Sunday, 29 March Practice

Focus of the practice was on preparation and getting the blade in at the catch at the end of the recovery and not missing water. The sweep boats were supposed to row with outside hand only by pairs and then row all four (or all eight). What I want to see in the video is getting complete body angle by 1/4 slide, getting full compression and having the blade dropped in at full compression.

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Fitz is rowing very well in this capture. His preparation is good, and his trunk locks into a good solid position by 1/4 slide. His catch (although hard to see is at full compression). John Greenwood is getting body preparation but then does not get his blade placed in by full compression. John also has to work on a very horizontal drive which will come by using the legs first, not lifitng the back and keeping the head very steady. In the stern pair, Tom and Brian are getting good preparation. Tom with better reach than Brian, with a consequently longer stroke. However Tom's catch is not as good with consequent missing of the water. This video does not show that stern pair with a representative stroke so I will comment on that next week.