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I would have said a blade high off the water was something to be aimed for, not something to be corrected!

Compare the British Eight in Sydney. Particularly when paddling, they would basically keep their hands as low as possible in the boat. Didn't seem to slow them down!

I did. When you stop, the boat stops. When you climb up to your toes on the footstop it takes too long to get out of the catch. You cannot with the necessary power like that. You will spend way too long sitting at the catch. The weight drops and the boat settles and it rapes your boat run. Clear en...

The guy in the red on the end that John mentions is smooth, but there are several key things that he needs to do: 1. Stretch his hamstrings, glutes and ITB area (they all appear tight - you can particularly see that his knees pull outwards slightly as he slides forwards). 2. Set his body earlier in ...

A couple of things. Stabilisation & sequencing. On the drive the sequencing is off in several areas. The change of direction at the front end needs to happen off the feet (as Paul said). The arms need to stay out of the stroke longer. Once they start to draw, the body needs to start stabilising so t...