The examples shown in Figures 1 and Figure 2 demonstrate the radical difference in the efficiency between the industry standard flat blade vs. the curved Aroostook Paddles blade.

Figure 1 (flat blade) shows how the water slides off of a "flat" paddle during the typical paddle stroke. This is inefficient and causes the kayak to "waggle" or "zig-zag" off course. This also reduces the effective power of the stroke to a small portion of the overall stroke length. (Area of maximum efficiency)

Figure 2 (curved blade technology) shows just how the Aroostook Paddles' blade is always perpendicular to your direction of travel during the entire paddle stroke. This increases the efficiency of your stroke, gives you more power for a longer period of time throughout your stroke, and keeps you paddling in a straight line.