Paddle Locator Finger Grip Indexer

Paddle shaft locators are added to paddle shafts to index them so you can tell what angle the paddle is relative to your hands without looking at the blade or feeling it in the water. This is done securing the locator (using glue or tape) to the paddle shaft in line with the spine of your paddle in a position where your fingers will grip the shaft. The locator is then covered (usually) with heat shrink to secure it further and make it more comfortable to grip.

Using locators makes it easier to roll and brace and many kayak paddles have some form of locators as standard.

Made of a light white semi translucent plastic these locators are curved to follow the shape of the shaft and the ends are tapered to blend nicely to the paddle shaft once fitted

The overall length of the paddle locator is approx. 21 cm and width is approx. 2.4.cm straight across (longer if you follow the curve)

These locators may be used to index only one side (your key hand typically the right hand) or both sides (very common in white water or surf paddling but also used by recreational and others). Some people use two locators on top of each other two build up the size of the bump to make the indexing more obvious.

Locators may be installed on any (most) existing paddles but to put heat shrink over the shaft (to secure the locator and hide it away etc) you need either a split paddle or one of the blades must be removed heat shrink will not fit over paddle blades, T Grips (Canoe Paddles) or even some larger paddle joiners.

This is a single Locator