while standing, paddle on the ground, the grip at the end of the shaft comes up to your chin.
while sitting on a chair with the grip resting on the seat the shaft ends at your eyebrows.
while sitting on a chair measure to the chin and add 6 inches to find the shaft length.
while sitting on a chair with the grip resting on the seat, measure the distance to your nose plus the distance from your canoe seat to the water to find the shaft length.
while standing hold the paddle over the head arms bent at 90 degrees measure the distance from elbow to elbow or hand to hand to find 