Hey Zach! Just wanna say I love these instructional videos on your "embarrassing little show". When I first heard you say "cutting the 'c'" I figured you meant cutting the corner. Makes sense, corner starts with c. That confused me a little bit because I've been told by old school boaters that rivers don't have corners, they bends. Semantics I suppose but whatever. But after seeing the drone view I now understand what you mean. One question though: I find that the inside of a bend (corner) is often shallow and it's hard to get an oar stroke in. So in this case would you work to stay just inside the c to give you more options but not so tight that your oars are hitting the bottom? Thanks for providing these videos, very much appreciated.
Yes you are right about oar management issues when staying on the inside of a C. The answer is “it depends” since every rapid is slightly different. The key is having good oar management and being able to both push and pull moves so you can choose your technique based on being able to use your oats best.
There is no substitute for being able to read water. Every corner is different. For example, so many people want to pull right at Upset in the GC, but the shallow bar and laterals make that a very hard move.
Hey Zach! Just wanna say I love these instructional videos on your "embarrassing little show". When I first heard you say "cutting the 'c'" I figured you meant cutting the corner. Makes sense, corner starts with c. That confused me a little bit because I've been told by old school boaters that rivers don't have corners, they bends. Semantics I suppose but whatever. But after seeing the drone view I now understand what you mean. One question though: I find that the inside of a bend (corner) is often shallow and it's hard to get an oar stroke in. So in this case would you work to stay just inside the c to give you more options but not so tight that your oars are hitting the bottom? Thanks for providing these videos, very much appreciated.
Yes you are right about oar management issues when staying on the inside of a C. The answer is “it depends” since every rapid is slightly different. The key is having good oar management and being able to both push and pull moves so you can choose your technique based on being able to use your oats best.
Always enjoy your videos and learn something new and that is from an “old school” dude🤙🏾🤙🏾
Thank you!
Great info. Your videos are extremely helpful. Can’t wait to see your online rowing school!!!
I'm so glad to hear the videos are helpful. Thank you for leaving a comment.
I have that hat! Haha
There is no substitute for being able to read water. Every corner is different. For example, so many people want to pull right at Upset in the GC, but the shallow bar and laterals make that a very hard move.
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