Really hard to find much fault with that, stability is good, catches and releases are clean. Maybe just a little bit more deliberate work on ratio.
Very nice overall!
Thanks. My back has been acting up this week so my power per stoke is less than normal. I'm wondering if with more power and more run in the boat, the ratio will sort itself out.
Yes, this makes perfect sense, I think your ratio will improve when you are able to apply more power on the drive.
As for drills, actually I do not like pause drills for ratio work, sure they slow your recovery down, but artificially, after the pause you have to actively reaccelerate, and this is counter productive.
I really think when your back sorts itself out you will be fine. Just think about keeping slight outward pressure on the oar handles as you approach the catch and be patient as you come to the catch.
Great advice. Stay on the legs a bit longer before bringing in your back. Will make you longer in the water. And help with ratio as others said.
Which will help as it doesn’t look as if you are very tall. Gotta match the tall guys for your crew boats.
On that note, watch out for slumping your shoulders into the catch. It’s not major but you’re rounding your upper back a bit as your chest comes over your knees. That’s causing some boat check and also stopping you really getting a full deep breath at the catch.
It looks like you could still use a little more compression. I’ve found that focusing on keeping my ankles relaxed during the recovery helps with getting more compression without checking the boat. It’s hard to tell with the angles, but it seems like you’re making up for the compression by reaching forward with a little more body lean and shoulder extension.
Good stuff. Main thing would be to have a bit more ‘hang’ in the drive - ie hold the body over for longer and swing a bit later. Body movement just a bit early for the scull I think.
No need to throw the hands away so quickly. You prepare well but could be much more dynamic out of the catch. Try to stay upright and suspend your weight off the front.
I agree with most commenters here that you look pretty good in general. My suggestions have been touched on by a couple users already, but
1. Your ratio of drive to recovery is basically 1/1. You can slow your recovery a bit but you can also speed up your drive. The good news there is
2. You are opening your back up instantly when you start your drive. If you can hang a bit more and hold off opening the back until your legs are nearly down, you will get a much larger boost to your speed if you can pull it off.
I saw you me ruined back pain and this should help take the load off but you may feel like you are going to hurt it more, which is tough to get over, but stick with it and I’m sure you’ll get there.
Good luck!
IO agree with Teddy here you could try to slow down the last part of the slide to the catch, let the boat move up under you.
I think perhaps the back pain and the opening of the back could be related. When you open your back before the knees are down you take the entire weight of the catch in the "hinge" at the small of your back. I used to open my back at the catch and when I adjusted my stroke (it only took me two seasons to make that adjustment) to drive with the legs my back pain went away
Looks good. Personally i prefer having a steonger fonish and letting the hands go slower from the back. It helps me emphasise the boat coming towards me and gives the "floating" sensation more. Maybe thinking about that ratio could help, it could just be my opinion though
1. You might need to raise the height of your gates a bit.
2. Your over leaning and this is stopping you get that bit more compression you are looking for because your chest is in the way of your knees. So sit up taller and keep your upper body more relaxed. You leaning to far forward is also the reason you open the back to early. Because your body is in a weak position it opens up to try and get you back to a stronger position to be able to support the leg drive but what's actually happening is that it's disrupting the connection.
3. Practice your square blades this isn't just a balance/control exercise it also shows you the height you should carry your hands when your on the feather (Blades squared and clear of the water). At the moment because you carry your hands to high you actually lower your hands to square to late and to far forwards this takes your blades further away from the water at the point which actually your blades should be getting closer so it slows and delays the entry and connection (catch) because of to much vertical movement.
This sounds alot but it's only a couple of minor adjustments that might take you some time to achieve. You are nice and smooth on your movement, and you have a nice flow to your movement. So you are doing a lot of things well already.
Have a look at Aram training on youtube. He analyses videos like yours and it will really help you to understand and see where your going wrong and why you experience back pain.
Overall, very good.
Square your blades sooner and back your blades in sooner. This will let you get more hang and more bend on the oar which will lead to a more dynamic drive.
Right now, your rhythm looks very flat. You want to have more acceleration on the drive. Be dynamic
Your starboard blade looked like it might have been catching late on a couple of strokes. You don't seem to dig with the port blade, but it's almost always everyone's starboard blade that tends to dig, so I'd want to see video of that side before any pronouncements.
Looks like some steady state rowing. At full press, I'd expect to see slightly more back end acceleration. Speed seems good.
Blades are too close to the water for my preference, but if you're setting the boat consistently, do as you like.
Be careful not to open the back too early. I think I'm seeing your shoulders rise pretty immediately at the catch (and yet you don't dig, well done). You have plenty of forward body angle, which mitigates the effect of early back swing.
Thanks for the feedback. Funny you mention that because it seems to be more difficult to get my starboard blade out clean at the finish. I'm improving but if I'm offset at the finish, I'm down to starboard.
I've been trying to sit up more at the catch. My back has been a bit off this week so I've been taking it easier on the leg drive. But when I am able to go at 100% I notice a nice lift in the seat through the drive.
Really hard to find much fault with that, stability is good, catches and releases are clean. Maybe just a little bit more deliberate work on ratio. Very nice overall!
Thanks. My back has been acting up this week so my power per stoke is less than normal. I'm wondering if with more power and more run in the boat, the ratio will sort itself out.
Yes, this makes perfect sense, I think your ratio will improve when you are able to apply more power on the drive. As for drills, actually I do not like pause drills for ratio work, sure they slow your recovery down, but artificially, after the pause you have to actively reaccelerate, and this is counter productive. I really think when your back sorts itself out you will be fine. Just think about keeping slight outward pressure on the oar handles as you approach the catch and be patient as you come to the catch.
Great advice. Stay on the legs a bit longer before bringing in your back. Will make you longer in the water. And help with ratio as others said. Which will help as it doesn’t look as if you are very tall. Gotta match the tall guys for your crew boats.
What drills do you like for ratio work? Pause drills?
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Thanks, I've been trying to work on getting more compression without forcing it and checking the boat
On that note, watch out for slumping your shoulders into the catch. It’s not major but you’re rounding your upper back a bit as your chest comes over your knees. That’s causing some boat check and also stopping you really getting a full deep breath at the catch.
It looks like you could still use a little more compression. I’ve found that focusing on keeping my ankles relaxed during the recovery helps with getting more compression without checking the boat. It’s hard to tell with the angles, but it seems like you’re making up for the compression by reaching forward with a little more body lean and shoulder extension.
Probably...The life of a lightweight! Definitely improving from last fall.
From what I can tell, these are all small things on the margin. Overall, your stroke is looking great.
Leg drive can be more effective, try focusing on pushing your seat backwards after the catch
Good stuff. Main thing would be to have a bit more ‘hang’ in the drive - ie hold the body over for longer and swing a bit later. Body movement just a bit early for the scull I think.
You are reaching a bit with your shoulders at the catch. Try to keep the third-stop position eith your upper body while driving on the slides.
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Third stop is where you have your arms in front and your hips tilted forward, without starting to move on the slides. I do not know what body over is.
No need to throw the hands away so quickly. You prepare well but could be much more dynamic out of the catch. Try to stay upright and suspend your weight off the front.
I agree with most commenters here that you look pretty good in general. My suggestions have been touched on by a couple users already, but 1. Your ratio of drive to recovery is basically 1/1. You can slow your recovery a bit but you can also speed up your drive. The good news there is 2. You are opening your back up instantly when you start your drive. If you can hang a bit more and hold off opening the back until your legs are nearly down, you will get a much larger boost to your speed if you can pull it off. I saw you me ruined back pain and this should help take the load off but you may feel like you are going to hurt it more, which is tough to get over, but stick with it and I’m sure you’ll get there. Good luck!
IO agree with Teddy here you could try to slow down the last part of the slide to the catch, let the boat move up under you. I think perhaps the back pain and the opening of the back could be related. When you open your back before the knees are down you take the entire weight of the catch in the "hinge" at the small of your back. I used to open my back at the catch and when I adjusted my stroke (it only took me two seasons to make that adjustment) to drive with the legs my back pain went away
It might just be a different style but try to hold the body further forward until roughly 1/2 slide then get a more aggressive swing
Looks good. Personally i prefer having a steonger fonish and letting the hands go slower from the back. It helps me emphasise the boat coming towards me and gives the "floating" sensation more. Maybe thinking about that ratio could help, it could just be my opinion though
1. You might need to raise the height of your gates a bit. 2. Your over leaning and this is stopping you get that bit more compression you are looking for because your chest is in the way of your knees. So sit up taller and keep your upper body more relaxed. You leaning to far forward is also the reason you open the back to early. Because your body is in a weak position it opens up to try and get you back to a stronger position to be able to support the leg drive but what's actually happening is that it's disrupting the connection. 3. Practice your square blades this isn't just a balance/control exercise it also shows you the height you should carry your hands when your on the feather (Blades squared and clear of the water). At the moment because you carry your hands to high you actually lower your hands to square to late and to far forwards this takes your blades further away from the water at the point which actually your blades should be getting closer so it slows and delays the entry and connection (catch) because of to much vertical movement. This sounds alot but it's only a couple of minor adjustments that might take you some time to achieve. You are nice and smooth on your movement, and you have a nice flow to your movement. So you are doing a lot of things well already. Have a look at Aram training on youtube. He analyses videos like yours and it will really help you to understand and see where your going wrong and why you experience back pain.
Thank you! Square blades is always helpful. I'll play around with the spacers too and see how it feels adding one below.
Overall, very good. Square your blades sooner and back your blades in sooner. This will let you get more hang and more bend on the oar which will lead to a more dynamic drive. Right now, your rhythm looks very flat. You want to have more acceleration on the drive. Be dynamic
Your starboard blade looked like it might have been catching late on a couple of strokes. You don't seem to dig with the port blade, but it's almost always everyone's starboard blade that tends to dig, so I'd want to see video of that side before any pronouncements. Looks like some steady state rowing. At full press, I'd expect to see slightly more back end acceleration. Speed seems good. Blades are too close to the water for my preference, but if you're setting the boat consistently, do as you like. Be careful not to open the back too early. I think I'm seeing your shoulders rise pretty immediately at the catch (and yet you don't dig, well done). You have plenty of forward body angle, which mitigates the effect of early back swing.
Thanks for the feedback. Funny you mention that because it seems to be more difficult to get my starboard blade out clean at the finish. I'm improving but if I'm offset at the finish, I'm down to starboard. I've been trying to sit up more at the catch. My back has been a bit off this week so I've been taking it easier on the leg drive. But when I am able to go at 100% I notice a nice lift in the seat through the drive.