I was lucky enough to speak to Martino after his gold medal and he did tell me that oar length was shortened, inboard lengthened and feet back a touch to help counteract the load at the catch. Personally I love the extra load and connection you get at the catch, it enables a really great hang off the front and subsequent power to the end of the stroke. I have shortened my oars but kept the 87 inboard and 159 span. It feels great and ultra stable. Another thing Martino mentioned was that the foils tell you when you get the catch wrong....it should be soft and quiet, if it gets loud you hear it and can then adjust.....
Hey Aram, I asked my coach if he would consider getting these for our team. His issue with them is that there are some inexperienced rowers who catch with their arms and shoulders, pulling the handles upwards and burying too deep. Is it possible that the foils will solve the depth problem but not the underlying cause? Is it possible that these rowers might end up losing power because their poor technique becomes less noticeable?
Rich Kesor has his entire school equipped with Randallfoils. Every boat. Especially for beginners it is much easier to feel comfortable and stable. th-cam.com/video/NPekhJZUx6c/w-d-xo.html
Coach, in the 60s had me drill out the wood handles for the Lightweight 8 crew. We poured about 350 grams of lead in each handle to counterbalance the oar. It seemed to help on the recovery.
Its a no brainer , try them and you will understand, its as simple as that , i gave a friend of mine a short paddle with my blades and said it was like cheating and next day he bought a set what more can i say
How are these not banned by FISA? Would they not fall under the same category as the sliding rigging assembly where it’s more athlete versus technology instead of athlete versus athlete?
FISA has determined that the foil design complies with all current oar design laws - a copy of authorization can be found here drive.google.com/open?id=1KUcCgg9P3ONeDCasLI-gqjnxch285L06 The design was presented at the last International Coaches Conference and was made available to all athletes and national teams to use. All teams, coaches and athletes have had every opportunity to adopt the design.
I was lucky enough to speak to Martino after his gold medal and he did tell me that oar length was shortened, inboard lengthened and feet back a touch to help counteract the load at the catch.
Personally I love the extra load and connection you get at the catch, it enables a really great hang off the front and subsequent power to the end of the stroke. I have shortened my oars but kept the 87 inboard and 159 span. It feels great and ultra stable.
Another thing Martino mentioned was that the foils tell you when you get the catch wrong....it should be soft and quiet, if it gets loud you hear it and can then adjust.....
True, shorter oars work perfect when using foils. My oars are shortened to 2,81...inboard 89 and 159 span.
Those time gains are incredible at this level of athleticism.
Hey Aram, I asked my coach if he would consider getting these for our team. His issue with them is that there are some inexperienced rowers who catch with their arms and shoulders, pulling the handles upwards and burying too deep. Is it possible that the foils will solve the depth problem but not the underlying cause? Is it possible that these rowers might end up losing power because their poor technique becomes less noticeable?
Rich Kesor has his entire school equipped with Randallfoils. Every boat. Especially for beginners it is much easier to feel comfortable and stable. th-cam.com/video/NPekhJZUx6c/w-d-xo.html
Coach, in the 60s had me drill out the wood handles for the Lightweight 8 crew. We poured about 350 grams of lead in each handle to counterbalance the oar. It seemed to help on the recovery.
Martino is my rowing trainer.
Its a no brainer , try them and you will understand, its as simple as that , i gave a friend of mine a short paddle with my blades and said it was like cheating and next day he bought a set what more can i say
Please analyse Tim Roth 3rd on at the junior world champs
If you can make sure I get permission from Fisa to use their footage, I'm happy to do so
How are these not banned by FISA? Would they not fall under the same category as the sliding rigging assembly where it’s more athlete versus technology instead of athlete versus athlete?
FISA has determined that the foil design complies with all current oar design laws - a copy of authorization can be found here drive.google.com/open?id=1KUcCgg9P3ONeDCasLI-gqjnxch285L06
The design was presented at the last International Coaches Conference and was made available to all athletes and national teams to use. All teams, coaches and athletes have had every opportunity to adopt the design.
Exactly. The question should be, how come not more people had the guts to use them?
Following the ban of technology the boat should be wood and not carbon fibers made of