Navigating a Rowing Head Race 🙈

Hello KZbinrs! Back to Inverness in this weeks episode. Last year I won in the four, quad and in the single. We head back to see if I can do as well as that this year! As always, it was a pleasure to head up to Inverness to race and train, the canal there is a great place to row and recommend to anyone to go and try it out if you're looking for somewhere to row or train in the North of Scotland.
Big steps made in the single over the past couple of weeks that I am really proud of and the aim for the weekend was to take those changes and put them into practice. At British Rowing trials I had difficulty taking the strokes I wanted to take. Partly because I was unsure how those good strokes felt and partly because I was unsure on the intensity and how it felt vs what I could do. Tweaks are really helping and the aim is to continue making the changes aswell as hold on to the changes made. Excited for what's to come! I hope you enjoy this episode!
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[@Nomads_Rowing]

It’s bad enough doing a head on your stretch of water but steering the unfamiliar is always challenging especially if you’re fortunate enough to be overtaking - Google maps satellite imagery is my default go-to just to have something in your head 😎

[@samcaplan4646]

yeah, i do that and sometimes i’ll put the course map in a binder cover and tape it to my stretchers (i bow a double)

[@firebolt-kp2if]

All these images of the water and the sunrise made me miss summer rowing! I'm so excited to get back on the water in Canada and row on some glass!

[@CameronBuchan]

Aren't we all?!

[@EamonGlavin]

Mouth cam is unmatched

[@jamesoconnor5659]

Much harder though 😭

[@Nomads_Rowing]

Water super glassy smooth on the canal - saves hunting for the stream on rivers when head rowing. Impressive that you hardly take a look which is another benefit without the challenge of trees and width changes on the rivers. Still a lot of speed to gain if you can dial out that wobble as your knees drop to your rhs on the recovery. Excellent two pieces though and congratulations to Mr Burns - he’s just a sculling animal 😎

[@CameronBuchan]

Helps when you know nobody is coming the other way! Yes been working on that wobble for a while. Not quite sure what the reason is. I think I'm getting close though!

[@Nomads_Rowing]

The only downside of long levers 🤣

[@MrBradleykeith]

I watched your past videos and it seems to me that your stroke side always dips at the catch and when you apply pressure, when you train long steady state do you tend to drift off course?

[@CameronBuchan]

@@MrBradleykeith yeah it does dip. Still figuring out why that is. Don't really drift though

[@mattgwawr]

Another great video and performance improving all the time. Thanks for posting. Regarding the wobble, and speaking as a chiropractor, has anyone checked the biomechanics of your pelvis? As well as the knee drop, you look to rotate right a little on the recovery. Perhaps R Sacroiliac joint restricted?

[@jeanellingson6845]

Love! Love! Love! your footage Cam!!!! I'm currently in a wheelchair overcoming mobility issues due to a motor vehicle accident. Watching your footage let's me feel what I dream of doing once again ....climbing back into a boat and rowing.

[@MrBradleykeith]

It will come 😎💪🏻

[@Nomads_Rowing]

Here’s to a return to rowing Jean - all the best 😎

[@karnage04]

Awesome footage and a job well done! Small margin for a head race too, great stuff Cam and Jack!

[@euan1234]

That filming going under the bridge at 7:55 was fantastic - looks so dangerous if you don't quite get the layback in time!!

[@ryanmichael3125]

I've known the single for a while. The one biggest change I've made is controlling the change in direction of the slide as much as possible to not disturb my momentum. That means eliminating as much vertical motion as possible with soft and quick catches, and being mindful of how I push with the legs to maintain a good hold in the water. The word I think of is 'Elegance' to relate it all together. Strong but controlled. My boat used to visibly slow down while I approach the catch passively, the theory is to instead engage the hamstrings to snap the boat back underneath you whilst still carrying momentum in the direction of travel. The timing is difficult but the better I get at it the faster I move. Let me know what you guys think, I'd love to chat.

[@jameswalker2998]

Amazing water to race on and great to see you and your squad doing well and enjoying your rowing. It's what it's all about #yamsquad

[@micahmalloy]

Great racing and some positive progress to continue to build upon!

[@perrimccluskey9914]

you guys are a hoot ! !

[@josefstein9062]

I like Jack's mustache

[@ChrisK-rz1sy]

Try the Dart - Totnes head in April, just 14k. Very scenic and often challenging - I love it!

[@MrBradleykeith]

A cap with a mirror or a mirror on the rigger helps ... but only if you are use to them.

[@CameronBuchan]

For sure!

[@markricketts6957]

I never got on with a cap mirror, but my rigger mirror has saved my boat more than once.

[@twotone3871]

Hi Cameron, armchair coach here. I thought I posted a comment yesterday but its not here today. So, again: Watching your finishes, it's showing your hands not finishing the stroke at the same height which is influencing the timing at the finish sending a wobble through the boat. Watch your rigger at the finish and you'll note the difference in height of the gates. Also, feathering is occurring a little prematurely and blades are catching, even washing out a bit at times. Suggest bringing the blades cleanly out square then feathering - watch the vid of Lange posted in a previous comment for a great example. May I also suggest one degree of lateral pitch to help ease going too deep at the catch and easing out at the finish - though I do know that Hudsons are not lateral pitch friendly. Good luck with the trials.

[@CameronBuchan]

Thanks for the feedback. Been working on a solution to the unevenness as raising or dropping hands doesn't fix it unfortunately. I wish! Similar idea with the finishes, I have adjusted the pitch etc but not quite the solution I wanted it to be!

[@twotone3871]

@@CameronBuchan Hi. Armchair coach again. Hand heights through the recovery. After they are passed your knees, keep them low. They appear to work their way up towards the catch. So keep hands low then you can lift hands at the catch to drop the blade in. Talking of blades, the Comp blades are wider than the smoothies, suggest going back to the smoothies whilst you're working out the bugs! Good luck.

[@harrisonaero]

Come to HOCR 2023 and race the Champ Single. You'll have all kinds of fun with the navigation :)

[@CameronBuchan]

Raced it many times! Always a fun one. Maybe one day when it's not so close to trials!

[@jeremymartin1610]

Great video. Nice rowing. Keep squeezing out a little more every stroke.

[@jackknife1796]

What % on the first race? Love the videos!