Originally Posted by
DistortedPenguin
Maybe you've got a defective paddle. I just received two SRD paddles myself and one of them is being sent back for an exchange tomorrow because, like yours, it has a hump. Actually in my case it has a lump. It's a spot the size of a quater in the middle of the paddle and you can tell it's that the wood was not properly sanded / cut flat before gluing the leather. I love my paddles, always have, and the SRD is the best I've seen in a long time but maybe they need to do a little better on QC as I have heard others express concerns with their paddles.