Why the blade pathway from crossover to catch is so different between the left and right hands. If you aren’t going straight, three things to check.
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01:00 What generally causes difficulties?
Beginner errors are straightforward to work out if these are affecting you.
- squaring late
- balance issues
- missing water at the catch
03:30 Know if you are going straight
Look from your stern to the horizon and line up your stern with a fixed point (house, power pole, tree) and watch the wake off your stern. You can see if the vee of the wake is symmetrical.
04:30 Blade extraction – are the blades coming out at the same time and are you pressing down symmetrically? If one blade drags that affects the boat course.
05:30 Blade crossover – from extraction to handle crossover it’s important the boat is level. The rig is left higher than the right – your handle heights have to reflect the difference in oarlock height. Ensure your hands are “nested” close together.
08:00 Blade catch – the handles have to be symmetrical around a similar arc from the oarlock so the tips of the blades are the same distance from the side of the boat.
The right hand has to move a greater distance from crossover to the catch than the left hand. It’s probably 2 cm greater distance. Practice the fine motor skills to make subtle adjustments to the handles using pontoon floats on a single scull. Your arms have to go out to the same distance at the catch (not the same handle height). Listen to the sound of the oars going into the water – you can hear if one oar goes in before the other.
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