Holy Smokes They're flying

short buildup piece leaves launch behind

[@DrDTPratt]

This crew illustrates an old rowing aphorism "row hard but make it look easy!"

[@Vinsanity_93]

HOLY SHIT, the cox sounds tough enough, and holy smokes theyre flying

[@DrDTPratt]

They are rowing 35-36 strokes per minute and getting nearly even spacing of their puddles(i.e., almost 30-32 ft per stroke.) I call that really flying!

[@michop21]

(continued from comment below) and if you listen closely, the coxswain is calling out their splits from the speedcoach of a 1:19 and then a 1:18, when there at a 36, thats a great amount of pulling pressure....i can only imagine what that split is at during the sprint . IDC what anyone says there are fast and flying!!

[@brianator97]

The Ferry Man's Finish if you haven't heard of it is when your arms are comming into the finish and your done pulling with your back, start using the handle to pull yourself back up towards the stern so you get maximum acceleration and the boat runs out very nicely.

[@Rudermaster]

Love the coxwains!! She´s got

[@BeRADMoto]

1:10 - "fuck ya" haha

[@thedimitrator]

They push hard as hell - LIKE IT!

[@highjuice]

@theSculler my tuppence worth! The boat is bouncing in the desirable direction. They are lifting the boat out the water on the drive. If you look at the stern it does not dip in the water. They're picking it up before driving the legs which at their rating is simply excellent rowing! Their fast hands and bodies off the back allow a controlled slide ratio which mean their not slamming into the front. I would like to see a better piece of rowing at their rating from any crew.

[@hamishgamble3870]

I'm not trying to say I could do it better, but that much up and down movement does mean that they're dumping the weight a bit at the finish, right?

[@jplivestreams9178]

Now that's fast. Holy shit!

[@MegaTim42]

Now imagine them sculling in an octupel.

[@jamespostle6894]

it's like spracklen style on steroids

[@hotelvasthorizon]

Looking real good, solid crew

[@crewguru93]

i love ithaca and cornell crew

[@redskater42]

Blade work win on starboard....wow the best technical lightweight rowers come from cornell.

[@techdeckasmr6131]

That’s light work solid build into the final gear though

[@highjuice]

@poiuy0174 my tuppence worth! The boat is bouncing in the desirable direction. They are lifting the boat out the water on the drive. If you look at the stern it does not dip in the water. They're picking it up before driving the legs which at their rating is simply excellent rowing!

[@dmwhoyt21x]

Good timing through the stroke cycle. Makes a huge difference for speed. And minimal torso swing before oars hit the water, reduces pre-catch deceleration common to poor rowing. Great crew. One fault, oars #1, #3, #5 perfect sync, but going in a touch ahead of #7. #7 oar

[@user-hj6tt7jf8w]

It's quick but for like 500 metres maximum because they are just rowing awfully. Slow catch, only connected to the water for about 130 cm but bodies moving as though it were 160 cm. Just sit up and push with the legs

[@kundis90]

that's some second half they have

[@jamespostle6894]

I'll say

[@kundis90]

I think some haven't shaven as well, that's definitely another 20secs per person over 500m.

[@picdubois4620]

Break between 4 &5 and 3 & 2 but they are clearing their puddles by a foot and a half, and that's what counts

[@joeecoollunder]

that cox... ohh the swearing

[@jamespostle6894]

I love it lol

[@k2477456]

THE HEAVIES WANT COOKIES!!!

[@Lulufizzer]

Damn I've been rowing for a while but holy crap a double oar eight boat(that's wat we call them) looks really friggin hard...

[@jackboyle5142]

Good thing this is a single oar eight boat

[@LetsGetRecklesss]

@theSculler cornell lightweight 8

[@brianator97]

I just have 2 things that could improve them just that tiny bit more that would make them go even faster.I have no idea if the coach posted this or not but here they are: 1) They need to get quicker catches. You can acomplish this by having a little break in the arms when going up the slide and then extend the arms completely and release all pressure on the handles at the catch. This will reduce the catch in the boat to little or none. 2)Try using the "Ferry Man's Finish" ill explain in next cmt

[@Charizardforever1384]

because if its the guy that started the company (michael vespoli), i hope you know he retired in 1980. he doesn't coach anymore.

[@theSculler]

Bouncing the boat just means you stop it. Yet this eight looks fast indeed. Who are they?

[@aschulz90]

hahaha, watching this got my heart racing sooo fast. if I had any critique there was alot of bobbing in the bow (the deck diggs into the water a bit too much). While that seems like an asshole comment, I promise I'm not trolling, the Cal Bears lost to washington in 2008 or 09 because they weren't controlling their weight at the finish. Awesome piece though!

[@MrSoc124124]

notice how stroke is rowing bow side! interesting..

[@foof123445]

I swear all american cox's sound the same :/

[@TurtleSauceGaming]

LATER TATER!

[@MojoRiverProductions]

Go Cornell!

[@Charizardforever1384]

you mean the boats, or the guys that started the company?

[@yambo9668]

I want one to crab

[@paulc396]

Good like. But blades should be squared slightly earlier and they could really be extending the cover with quicker catches but really good.

[@bennichols561]

Slow catch. They are bouncing the boat. Rushing the last piece of the slide.

[@chrispr4412]

Did I just hear 1:09 split? At the end sprint

[@BoganPr1de]

ive only ever been able to achieve a 7:01 :'( cuts deep when people pay out your pb

[@tageasvolos6633]

bounce bounce bounce. They are not smoth. Power look good

[@BoganPr1de]

... Mother of god

[@TheOriginalFlameBoy]

@IngloriousCarlos What? Illegal to go at race pace?... What??

[@hotrodhopp]

hahaha, probably

[@gshroom]

I'd like to see quicker more fluid hands around the corner...seems a bit paused

[@Shoxjie]

@brianator97

[@banana12455]

is it illegal to go race pace in an 8? maby its just in Australia.

[@xxellababiixx]

@banana12455 that's bollocks :L oxford and caimbridge boat race is in an 8 :L

[@thephillieshomer626]

@mrbicycletricks he obviously is much better than you

[@js425]

I also have some comments: 1) 7 seat's head moves to the side sometimes. This makes the aerodynamics offset and slows them down at least 30secs/500m. 2) The cox's hat is crooked. This too will upset aerodynamics. 3) She's also wearing a red top, this psychologically destabilises the rowers, slowing them down. 4) There's no blonde rowers which will certainly upset the rowing Nazis among these commenters. (I can't see eye colour but I hear there's some browns and greens in there. Aryan crew fail)

[@smatchimo645]

wow what a comment too bad no one watches rowing videos lmao. also, why the fuck am i here?!

[@mollygrove6914]

Jack Stevens I

[@not_shmoo6245]

Best comment ever, that was the most funny shiz i have heard in years.

[@TurtleSauceGaming]

As a rower, I can confirm the closeness to bulls. Red stands out to us and is distressing

[@mattwells9663]

ＨＯＬＹ ＳＭＯＫＥＳ

[@chrismattheu]

I was watching like. Ah. Yeah. They look damn good. 0:32 HOLY SHIT They're LIGHTWEIGHTS?!?!

[@dvmk]

0:32 *Beat the fucking heavyweights*

[@JOHartmusic]

i watched this thinking that it was going to be another horrendous crab catching video. I'm pleasantly surprised, great technique, well done.

[@Shoxjie]

I honestly laughed out load at some of these fools commenting on their technique... Please stick to JV high school rowing and don't bother us...

[@violaherkins5581]

That is beautiful.

[@edsurfmich]

Well, here is another serious of comments regarding how good or bad the crew was in this video. They looked good to me. But everyone has their opinion the "crew world". This is wrong, that is wrong, etc. Of course, everyone is still beating up on the coxs. The great thing here is once these rowers enter the real world they will remember the piece where they left the coaches launch behind them. This is what we all share in common -- so we have that going for us -- which is nice!!!!!!!!

[@goose1146]

And the catch timing too wow this crew is really quite good

[@kellyboyle8650]

Coxswains a beasttttt

[@Nufferz1]

That's a nice team. And good recoveries and 1:19? Wow

[@michop21]

they are clearing puddles by over a foot when their rating is at 41 or 42 during their sprint. If you can do that you are flying and you will go faster than the launch. And the launch doesnt go fast anyway bc it doesnt need to. these crews go an average of just under 15 mph, so why would you need a fast launch? lol

[@bennichols561]

Whats need got to do with it, more power!

[@TurtleSauceGaming]

I was lucky enough to have my coach get relegated to a v hull starcraft with like a 30hp motor. Took our group a bit to get some timing, but the moment we started to actually row like a college team, we'd leave him in the dust on race pieces. I remember sitting there for 2 minutes waiting for this boat to catch up after we finished our piece. My favorite, however, was the long haul for like 40 minutes and just giving a bit of extra pressure, hoping the boat would start to do the same. Sure enough, as we rounded a big bend, everyone else started to get the same idea. Next thing you know, we pulled away from him. What a great feeling. Just a nice day with the wind hitting you, rounding a bend with that gentle bank and watching the bow of the launch drop back out of view. Edit: we usually ran at around 28 strokes on racing pieces. I think that steady day was 24. Again, we weren't that good, but we got some nice improvement, and seeing us finally outpace that v hull was a great feeling!

[@SharathCK]

@poiuy0174 that's the sign of a good boat. means they're kicking down together and using their legs every stroke. really good rowing!

[@GenoKatz4]

I would kill to have a coxswain like that... And a boat like that.

[@picdubois4620]

This is a Cornell crew? They are rowing well, as I noted, inspite of the breaks.

[@edbowassrdon]

you must have a very slow launch

[@Yan-bs5qf]

Stroke drops his hands right before the catch.

[@w5winston]

That's a lightweight boat? Damn.

[@SharathCK]

@poiuy0174 i wouldn't say that boat is bouncing too much. the goal is to make the bouncing smooth. it shows connection: your weight is off the seat on the drive - you're pushing hard. during the finish your weight "returns" to the seat and the boat goes down a fractional amount. if you watch the olympic scullers its more obvious to see.

[@metalbyku]

in my opinion too much power in the begining of stroke and catch is too slow. That's just my opinion

[@elementric1]

@banana12455 Actually, to all the haters out there, if you mean an Oct then they're illegal for anything above J14 because they're too fast and you can't get insured. If you mean an VIII then only due to river regulations....

[@mrbicycletricks]

@thephillieshomer626 At no point in that did i say they were bad and i was way better. i was just giving them strong advice to make them even better.

[@Nubaeus]

@legraudal Are you talking about the lunge from properly times catches that have a pretty amazing amount of power? That boat seems like it clicks pretty damn well. You must've never rowed in a good boat before because fast boats actually do "jump".

[@santibalbis3785]

They are rowing too high ,around 36 stroke per minute,I practice rowing since I was a kid until turned 21 ,it’s amazing sport

[@RawBoins]

I love how the coach just screams "FUCKING SEND IT" not even timing or smth just fucking send it

[@user-hk9wg8cp8s]

what do you guys mean at 1:19? Isn't that past the end of the video? Please answer I'm confused :(

[@frallorfrallor3410]

its so cool to watch in the end you can clearly hear the stroke rythm getting quicker and lighter oh they sprinted in the end i guess

[@spicygolem9167]

so much layback but nonetheless savage

[@srsly101]

interesting how? loads of people do that, and much much more strange rigging..

[@suaveguy121]

@legraudal True, 3peat ira chaps shouts inexperienced to me too.

[@mrbicycletricks]

IM NO EXPERT! But the Stroke seat is hugely drawing in to his lap. Notice how his blade doesn't stay in the water for the full stroke? and how he doesn't tap down (His oar is being pulled out of the water not being tapped) Oars in the water longer = longer stroke = more meters each stroke= going faster!

[@B1gT22]

0:43 sounds like she says "Get ready to shit!" lol

[@roosc5765]

@slowmotony7 i love the rowing :P its so tight ha

[@js425]

I really hope you're not taking me seriously.

[@NoelRL2]

1:10 fuck yea, oh geez that coxswain is fucking awesome, her voice alone is just epic...

[@lukalukaluka7000]

@TheRCruise just kidding they are awesome

[@Acoontey]

O.O they have identical backsplash too

[@archiej6386]

4 seat has got some good connection

[@hellohellobyebyeful]

beat the fucking heavyweights! lol

[@SProkkrX]

@mcroberts101 nope it's cornell.

[@kundis90]

why would anyone dislike this?!

[@TheRCruise]

@lukalukaluka7000 good for you

[@theginger969]

bow seats hands are sloppy

[@rohangiga]

yea catch could be quicker

[@DahHumanTorch]

Well that's a nice pause then chop in at the catch!

[@bingers118]

Impressive rowing...

[@SuhaibMumtaz]

Nice starboard stroke

[@fsimpro]

lacks flatness

[@TheBluesLlama]

Lightweights FTW

[@Daffdoener]

Baam Olympia style