Best way to generate an effective drive

[@theskullsculler7991]

59 years old. Just started sculling 3 years ago. Totally addicted. The perfect exercise is hidden beneath the fun of rowing. Getting in shape while having FUN doesn't seem fair. I haven't been in this good of shape since high school.

[@InFin8RowingIntl]

And long may it last. I am not that much younger and plan to still be going to World's in my 80s! Just make sure you prioritize form over what seems like initial speed. We want to build a community of healthy, competitive, and efficient athleats. Glad you will be part of it.

[@jeremymartin1610]

Great explanation.

[@kriskorzeniowski5992]

Great video , excellent explanation, simple without making too scientific like some gurus on KZbin. However it does exists a little different power application with the emphasis on front end where all three group of the muscles work almost simultaneously.❤

[@InFin8RowingIntl]

Thanks for the comment. It's certainly our aim to put things in a more intrinsic way than come across all prescriptive. Please explain what you mean on this one though. I'm not understanding you properly.

[@kriskorzeniowski5992]

What you showed it is a typical sequential type of the power application with a good length in the front and at the back of the stroke. The rowers are hanging on the oar handle and using body swing from the hips to accelerate the boat. The best examples of this technique are the boats from Greece , Italy ,Australia from the past , and some US boats from 80 ties and 90 ties . The other power application is using suspension of the , body weight on the oar handle and unweighting the seat. The stroke is more compact , more dynamic , the rowers sit up more at the catch , step on the footboards and toss themself backwards , the arms and body finish together , there is almost no layback at all. Sinkovic brother row with heavy suspension and all the Dutch boats row with very light suspension . Some athletes bend the arms at the catch to suspend the body e.g. Ned m2x , Ned m1x , and 1996 Ned m8 . Watch my video on KZbin, The perfect connection , the stroke rows with the classic suspension and the bow rows traditional way. The bow is trying to learn how to suspend the body weight on the oar handle .

[@InFin8RowingIntl]

@@kriskorzeniowski5992 Sorry but we are going to have to agree to disagree my friend, and that's ok. I am about to do a vid on some of what you have raised though so that may be interesting, and lets see what the tribe thinks. Its not been my experience that little to no forward lean at the placement, and no body swing at the end of the drive is very effective. Opening the body through the perpendicular against the pressure of the end of your legs is, for me, the biggest contributor to acceleration. I have some thoughts on why some top athletes row with bent arms, but will add the desire to suspend as part of it and we will grapple with the subject. If you have rocked your pelvis forward and commence the drive with your legs, then lightening on the seat is a natural by-product. I am reluctant to tell people to try and suspend because I have found that they then try over do it, and this affects how horizontal they make their drive. After all, where does the weight go at the end of the drive if you have over suspended..? It has to land on the seat at the time that your body weight is closest to the bow, causing some degree or bounce and porpoising. I hope you keep watching and commenting. It gives me the chance to prove that what we say has been well considered. We are all entitled to do what we think is best to make the boat move. I will ask you however not to come on with a comment that directs anyone to your channel. Thats not cool KZbin etiquette.

[@rowingcrackhamburg]

Thanks for this fantastic video.

[@InFin8RowingIntl]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-qo1wz6mv2h]

Very well explained and I feel for Jordan as a kid on that swing. Quick question which I don't see addressed very often is the role the flex in the shaft plays through the stroke. My thought being similar to the flex of a shaft in a golf club, it provides for significant acceleration through the release once you have loaded the blade in the initial drive phase. Is there any significance to this flex and release in the rowing stroke or should I stick to golf?

[@InFin8RowingIntl]

Thanks for the question. It is a good one! The short answer is yes, kind of... (for the rowing part. As for your golf... No comment), An oar with some flex in it does help you achieve an acceleration through the drive by "storing" any excess force that could be added at the beginning of the drive and returning it later. That said we should still try not overload the front end as it is inefficient. If the oars had no flex in them, unless you were mechanically perfect in applying consistent acceleration, there are two things that could tear; the water and/or the rower. Neither is a good idea. I think a separate video on this topic is needed, because depending on your strength, and how you apply the power, too much flex will be as bad as too little. Too much will just serve as a damper (playing golf with a rope shaft). There is a bit of science as well as trial an error to get this right so that it achieves the acceleration that we are looking for, with the return happening through the perpendicular.