# Blade tip to hand distances

## Step 1. Attach the end of the measuring tape to the left blade tip

![](https://2711382635-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LAFl-quJvXSIV-V8Y2Z%2F-LAKmo2Lr-QmnYgyDwlI%2F-LAKmrpyk7F1YwJQOJMv%2Fblade-tip%20\(2\).jpg?alt=media\&token=3cbc5951-83cb-44be-be7a-732aabbb6660)

## Step 2. Measure the distance from the left blade tip to the left hand

* Measure from the left blade tip to the knuckle of the middle finger of the left hand (the hand closest to the left blade).
* The **left blade tip to left hand distance** is 610mm in the example image below.

![the distance here is 610 mm](https://2711382635-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LAFl-quJvXSIV-V8Y2Z%2F-M-bJcDNnabu7DSFZzd6%2F-M-bNa-Qq9c0EXCSLdpb%2Fhand%20position.png?alt=media\&token=0985ead8-2b32-4a74-8ab8-e9ac348b3b98)

## Step 3. Attach the end of the measuring tape to the right blade tip

## Step 4. Measure the distance from the right blade tip to the right hand

* Measure from the right blade tip to the knuckle of the middle finger of the right hand (the hand closest to the right blade).
* The **right blade tip to right hand distance** is 610 mm in the example image below.

## Step 5. Enter the distances into the 'Blade tip to hand distances' setting

![](https://2711382635-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LAFl-quJvXSIV-V8Y2Z%2F-M-bJcDNnabu7DSFZzd6%2F-M-bNnEuakFtVKetTpuG%2Fkayak12.png?alt=media\&token=aa5e5d8c-de3b-49ac-8345-9d3ac9bc6195)