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how to measure your impact on rowing boat speed
how to measure your impact on rowing boat speed
This video highlights the crucial parts of the rowing stroke and through testing and measurement arrives at the most effective way to execute them.
powerline example
powerline example
Here is a sample of a crew’s power line data. The top half of the page shows two strokes. At the beginning of the stroke (the bottom, left-hand side of the mountain) you can see a little disruption as the rowers put the blades in the water. Similarly, at the end of the stroke (the bottom, right-hand side of the mountain) the is a pretty significant disruption as they remove their blades from the water. It’s important to row cleanly!!
The bottom half of the page show the speed of the boat. You can see that the boat is slowest right after the catch. It might surprise you to see that the boat is traveling the fastest half-way through the recovery! What’s up with that?! have a think about it and we’ll talk it through next week.
One of the drills we'll do this fall will be a pause at the finish. We do this drill for a couple of reasons:
• To practice sending the boat away
• To practice finishing together
• To work on extracting the blade as cleanly and quietly as possible
• To practice using our bodies to balance the boat
• To reset the crew before beginning the next recovery
The first two clips in this video are of the New Zealand Olympic men's eight, that won the gold medal in Tokyo a few short weeks ago. They rowed with a pronounced "gather" at the finish that is only a small adjustment from the pause we will be practicing.
In the first clip you can see how cleanly they get out of the water, allowing the boat to glide. You can also see how little fuss there is as they finish the drive. It is loose and easy.
In the second clip it is easier to see that they are doing a great job of sending the boat away each stroke. You can see them push the boat and release it.
The third clip is a past RCRC crew cruising along. Although the gather is less pronounced, it is still loose and not hurried around the turn at the beginning of the recovery.
The fourth clip is another RCRC crew- but they are at full pressure. The rate is higher, so everything has to move quicker- but they are still pretty relaxed and not hurrying around their bodies at the end of the drive/beginning of the recovery.
Your coaches will be talking about how we send the boat away: how we stay connected to the water and boat, how we keep the blades buried and when we let it go and take the blade out. Nothing has to be tight of rushed. We'll do it easy first and build pressure as we figure it out.
The NZ eight rowed very well. I'll be posting more videos of them later.
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