I have a three-ply walnut three foot long paddle. And I rarely use it like a paddle.
So what do I use it for?
Massage.
But when I pick it up....well....it's a bit threatening.
I use the face of the paddle part of the paddle to run across the body....like a backside, a thigh, across the chest, over the ass cheeks. I put some pressure down on it. I tilt the face and run the edge over the body part I am working on.
Go ahead and try it. Find different ways to use it.
I use the end of it ....the edge to pull across the body.
I bounce the edge of it off the body to work a muscle area.
I vary an edge and drop the angle to the face to smooth an area.