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GONG PADDLE CARBON PRO 7

224,00 Price includes VAT, shipping excluded

High performance. Total priority to lightness and rowing pace.

A top-of-the-range paddle which, thanks to its dynamic qualities and its versatile shape with record weight, works as well in surfing as in racing.

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  • Direct sale from shaper to surfer.
  • Quality boards conceived in France
  • Pay in multiple installments or deferred payment 30 days Service available for orders of €100 or more.

Description

Program

High performance. Total priority to lightness and rowing pace.

A top-of-the-range paddle which, thanks to its dynamic qualities and its versatile shape with record weight, works as well in surfing as in racing.

The 7″ model is our size suitable for SUP riders under 75/80 kg, and those looking to increase their rowing pace.

Introduction

The blade

The shape of the blade is very fast, both at rowing acceleration; and in surfing where it glides wonderfully thanks to its convex upper surface at the tip.

When paddling, the outline is powerful at the head of the profile. The intrado is flat with a slight V minimizing water catch, but the rocker of this blade is very curved at the head. The catch is excellent.
It’s a paddle that accelerates really hard, from the first paddle stroke.
It keeps a small volume to lean on when stopped.

 

 

While surfing this blade skims the water fantastically due to its specific tip shape. Its very close to a boards shape that has great rocker. The water flumes quick and cleanly. You’ll never feel like you’re being pulled back when leaning on this paddle. There is no bouncing when skimming the water either.

 

 

Besides this paddle has no ridges. The Extrado and Intrado are both very fluid. In fact, when the blade is submerged while surfing it maintains its glide. It offers an incredible amount of fluidity on both faces and along all its angles. This point is very important for surfing and doing moves when switching the paddle. This guarantees some high level surfing.

In addition to its dynamic qualities, the strength of the paddle is reinforced by an ABS edge which protects it over the entire length of its perimeter exposed to shocks.

 

 

The handle

The handle is a mini ergonomic T, very thin, ideal for long sessions without losing precision. The sharp T allows great precision while negotiating the blade in the water or out.

 

Exiting the water is cleaner because your high hand perfectly manipulates the blade angle. The ergonomics have been focused on the faces and the tips of the T. No oversized volume on this handle, the ergometry is discrete and efficient. The grip in your palm is well tolerated and well repartitioned.
The ergonomics were specifically designed for intensive utilization. Prolonged contact discomfort is erased, the tips of the T were particularly conceived to not mark the contours of your hand and assure you optimal precision. No worrying about thumb pain after a long session. Ergonomic AND efficient.

The shaft

The Pro model shaft is round with an intermediate diameter that adds to its lightness.

It is more supple than our classic carbon models all while keeping the best dynamic qualities.

Stock Dimensions

Blade

  • Height : 41 cm
  •  Width : 17,5 cm
  •  Surface : 490 inches

Total Weight in 185 cm :  430 g (+ or – 5%)

Paddle delivered to the size of your choice, following your instructions when ordering.

Note that this intervention slightly lengthens the delivery time.

The length of your Paddle

The Maximum length of this Paddle is 220 cm, and is available at your choice :

  • Handle non glued/installed. To be cut and glued by the client so they may personalize their paddle exactly to their needs. We highly recommend a Dual Composite Epoxy (not included) for glueing the Handle.
  • Cut and glued by us to the size provided by the client (20 € addition). Please make note that this intervention will slightly delay the delivery.

We would like to remind you of a simple rule we go by to determine paddle size: When Surfing the Paddle should be equal to your own height, when Cruising add 10 cm and in between 10/20 cm for Race, in function with your board (dug out cockpits or not). If in doubt please consult our link for paddle size and/or contact us directly with your questions via our contact form.

Innovation is at the core of our products

Constructed with 100% Japonese PrePreg Carbon Fiber, assembled with Epoxy Resin. This paddle offers the highest level of performance to date!

The material is a real technological jewel and it makes this paddle one of the highest performing in the world.

Buying guide

For whom?

The shape of this paddle is intended for riders looking for a high-end performance paddle. The two sizes of blades allow each SUPer to choose the model corresponding to their needs.

What for?

This is the best performing paddle in the range, it is powerful yet lightweight. It works just as well in surfing as it does in racing.

What size Carbon Pro paddle?

Even if anything is possible, let’s point out the main uses:

The Carbon Pro 7” paddle

Size suitable for SUPers under 75/80 kg or to increase the paddling pace.

The Carbon Pro 8″ paddle

Size suitable for SUPers over 75/80 kg.

What quiver?

This paddle goes hand in hand with a rigid or inflatable SUP from our range.

Think about your personal equipment for your comfort with the right wetsuit, water, energy bars … and therefore the dry bag. But also and above all think about your safety because on this subject it is better to have too many resources than not enough (mirror, lights, tow line, survival blanket, etc.).

Included equipments

Pricing

GONG SUP PADDLE CARBON PRO 7  : 249€

  • We make quality products. We are not “low cost”.
  • We sell simply without an intermediary thanks to the internet : direct from shaper to surfer.
  • If we sold this paddle in a surfshop, it would cost 489€ (taking into account traditional margins that we should offer to distributers and stores).

Shipping

Availability:

The dates of availability of all our products are written on each product page, in the size and colour of the product concerned.

These dates are valid at the moment you consult the site and/or place an order. It is possible that this product may be ordered a few seconds after your consultation. It then becomes unavailable. If you have placed an order, this change does not concern you: the product you order is still available on the date indicated at the time of your order.

We sell several thousand products per week. The stocks are therefore very evolutionary. But our management always shows you the real availability live.

If it’s available online: it’s available ?

 

Pre-order:

Some articles are proposed in pre-order during their routing to our premises. You can buy this article which will arrive at our place in a few weeks. This method avoids the fair to grab upon receipt of the lot and the disappointed ones who would not order within the hour.

Upon receipt, we will ship it to you as a regular order.

The times indicated on the pre-orders are 95% reliable. First of all, because we only pre-sell finished products that are arriving to us after Customs, and therefore shipped right after. And also, because we add decent margins with concern to the dates announced by the shipping companies or railways.

However, a Worker Strike, a breakdown, an overbooking, can unfortunately happen. In the case of a delay, you will be notified by email (check your spam). It is generally less than a week and totally independent of our good will.

As soon as we receive the container in La Baule, we ship your order within three working days. Then the carrier takes over: delivery time and tracking numbers are under their responsibility.

It is possible that the date displayed on the online for the pre-order of the item you have ordered and paid for may change for two reasons:

  1. All quantities of the batch are sold (most common reason). In this case, orders placed for the first container will be delivered as scheduled.
  2. The container is late and we have to shift the date by a few days. (Strikes, breakdowns, overbooking, can unfortunately happen). You will be notified by email.

We never change the delivery dates of a container without notifying customers.

 

Delays:

The dates that we announce are shipping deadlines, which GONG has in stock and available here physically.

We usually give a shipping time within 3 days, but in most cases, we ship within 24/48 hours. Normally morning orders leave in the afternoon for example.

Then the transport service takes over. The variables are then important between the customer being delivered to France (very fast) or Bulgaria (a good week) or to a forwarding agent or to Asia or the USA… You understand that each location has its own type of delay.

We work with serious and well-known carriers. They do their utmost to make you happy even if a snafu can happen. In any case, we are there to make things easier and to arrange our customers.

 

Shipping Fees: 

Contrary to others, we do not hide shipping costs in the price of our products. At GONG everyone knows exactly what he pays. The transport is charged at its strictest value, and the person who comes to pick up his products does not pay hidden transport fees.

Shipping costs are calculated according to the weight and volume of each package, and your delivery address. To this is added a labour time of order preparation.

The invoicing of the shipping costs is identical in continental France and in the bordering European countries. A surcharge is automatically invoiced for deliveries to the most distant European countries and all European islands.

For a shipment in French overseas departments and territories or outside Europe, our logistics department will contact you before the payment stage to give you an estimate of the shipping costs. You will be able to accept this estimate and pay your order, or refuse it and cancel your order.

 

Any questions:

We answer you within 24 hours by email. But 95% of your questions are answered on the site. Try to use our contact form which will guide you to all these answers.

Don’t forget to read the Forum, where thousands of users exchange information and experiences.

In any case, don’t panic. If you don’t get an answer during the weekend, it’s normal: the team is resting ?

We are passionate and professional in our job. Our only goal is to make you happy, as much as possible ?

 

Eco-responsible packaging:

Preserving the environment is a top priority. That’s why we are doing everything possible to reduce our environmental footprint.

The first thing is to sell quality products that will last, be repairable and will please you for a long time.

The second thing is to sell for less. Most of the pollution coming from a Board is in its use (the km driven to use it) and in the countless environmental damages you have to do to pay for it. Each euro spent is a sum of damage related to your life quite simply: eating, working hard etc… By reducing the price of our products, we significantly reduce your ecological footprint on this item.

For our shipments we use:

  • Paper Craft Scotch Tape.
  • Final packaging made of high-end cardboard.

All this for:

  • Reusable and recyclable packaging.
  • An almost total reduction of single-use plastic.

 

Tracking of your parcels :

The tracking of deliveries is directly ensured by the carriers to whom we have entrusted your parcels. They will contact you by email or SMS to allow you to choose the delivery methods and to follow the route of your package.

If you ask us for this tracking, we will have to do as you do: we will go see on the carrier’s app because they are the ones who manage and are responsible for this job.

 

Delivery:

We collaborate with the best transport providers to deliver you everywhere in Europe and in the world in very short delays.

We have chosen them for their quality of service and their respect of deadlines. 80% of your orders reach their destination in less than 48 hours of processing in metropolitan and continental France.

For Europe, the delays vary from 3 to 6 days depending on the country of destination.

For the rest of the world, delays can be up to 15 days.

Please note that the transport time is added to the preparation/shipping time. Two companies work on your order (GONG and the carrier). Each one controls its activity and commits itself to optimize its delays so that you are delivered as soon as possible, in good condition and at a reasonable price.

 

Reception of your Board:

Upon delivery, simply open and inspect the condition of your Board in the presence of the carrier. A complete email explaining the procedure to follow will be sent to you when your order is shipped.

In spite of our requirements and all the care we take in packaging and protecting your Board, transportation hazards may occur. Even if it concerns less than 2% of everything we ship around the world, a Board can suffer a more or less important transportation shock.

But in any case, don’t worry, just refuse it, and a new Board will be shipped back to you.

 

Returns:

You can choose to return your products if:

  • You are not satisfied (14 days right of retraction).
  • You want to change an item.
  • You have refused your package.

 

For each situation, contact us by our contact form to help you.

9 reviews for GONG PADDLE CARBON PRO 7

  1. Moritz

    Riding the Paddle Pro over the last few years in all kind of conditions from small to big waves, flat water racing, downwinders etc I only have positive experiences with it. Nice and light in your hands, perfect shape and thickens on the shaft and extremely durable. Although getting washed into the rocks on some heavy waves or hitting the foil in a wipeout I never had any damage to it. Really happy with my daily tool to enjoy the ocean.

  2. Jean-Hugues Graingeot

    J’ai les deux. Une 7 pour la ballade et le surf gentil sur les petites vaguelettes (et elle est amplement suffisante) et je passe en 8 pour le surf pur dans les grosses vagues parce-que je préfère avoir de la puissance au décollage.

  3. Mataio

    7 au top, pour travailler la répétition et le cardio??

  4. Warrick Smith

    I am 97kg and can pull the 7 very hard – I prefer to row fast because I have some old shoulder injury. The 7 gives a lot of power ??

  5. Ced Ced Iø

    Moi je valide la 7 à 100% je préfère avoir de la fréquence plutôt que de la puissance quand je rame.
    La taille de la palle n’as rien a voire avec le gabarit du rameur.

  6. Colas

    La 7″ est plus légère que la 8″, donc plus agréable au surf.
    La 7″ est plus douce à la rame pour les articulations, important si vous avez tendance à avoir des tendinites ou simplement mal aux épaules ou coudes après une session. C’est utile dans les débuts où on a une technique encore imparfaite.
    Mais pour le takeoff, la 7″ est moins puissante, du coup l’accélération est moins franche, il faut donner plus de coups de pagaie pour partir. Ce n’est pas un souci sur les longues planches qui glissent bien, mais la puissance de la 8″ est utile sur les planches courtes (moins de 8″).
    Certains préfèrent “mouliner” à une cadence plus élevée avec la 7″ au takeoff que donner moins de coups de rame mais plus puissants avec la 8″.
    Mon conseil est de plutôt la 7″ si on rame au takeoff pieds parallèles (donc sans trop de force), mais la 8″ si on fait plus de 80kg et on la technique pour ramer pieds décalés.
    J’ai 7″ et 8″ pour mes 100kg. La 7″ me va (je l’ai sur cette video), mais je préfère la 8″ car j’aime ramer en force.

  7. Charles Bessard

    Reprise de l’entraînement pour le Mid Summer Viking Challenge, (24h relais) la légèreté de la pagaie et sa flexibilité équilibrée sont très agréables et tempèrent la surface assez importante de la pale. Sortie de l’eau très fluide et bon « catch ». Je regrette pas même si idéalement j’aurais voulu 10-15% de moins en surface. La 7’ était trop petite pour la race et pour mon poids. Une taille intermédiaire entre 8’ et 7’ serait top. Merci pour les conseils et les échanges d’expériences.

  8. Vince Hlgt

    Elles sont top ces pagaies pro

  9. Fabien

    Super légère et réactive. Top pagaie haut de gamme à un super prix.

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