
+ Handle speed on the recovery is not equal to the combined movement of extending the elbows, hinging the body forward, and rolling into the catch. It is the succession of those movements that create a steady recovery with lots of boat run.
+ The right blade movement at the catch cuts into the water, like spear, or a spoon carving out ice cream from the container.
+ The most power a rower has at the oar handle is when the oar is at 90 degrees to the boat. It is also the moment the handle travels the fastest. To stay connected the forward body angle is activated as the last quarter of the leg drive is completed.
+ The handle on the recovery first travels away from the chest, then through the forward body angle away from the hip joint (body over position) and that is it! Through the draw of the hamstrings it is then the stern that comes to the hands.
+ The blade enters and exists the water on the square.
+ Catching and feathering only occurs with the hands moving to the stern.
+ The finish is completed with the lungs full of air.
+ The wheels of the seat accelerate to the finish. On the recovery their speed is steady.
+ The wheels on the seat stop at the finish, they don't stop at the catch, just change direction.
+ You spend more time on the recovery in a race, it is never too late to learn how to glide.
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