Concept2 Forum

Never heard of Xero before. I'll have to check out some day to day shoes! Cheers!

Some good suggestions. I think what I like the most about these ones from amazon is that they're actually shaped like a foot so my toes have much more freedom. I have wide feet with misaligned toes which doesn't help.

Yes but I found that didn't give enough protection on my heel. Plus the sock meant that the heel strap is very slippy so sometimes the heel strap would slip off. A lot of that is probably just me because of my rowing form.

I was interested in barefoot rowing but can't get comfortable-the heel strap irritates and I'm sweaty so my foot starts to slide. I found these on amazon which people in the same boat might like. They're different from typical 'barefoot' shoes because there's no toe holes but they are foot shaped-an...

Thanks again for all the responses and guidance. I have notifications on but didn't get any notifications for your responses so would have thanked you sooner!

Thanks so much for the replies! On looking at my records my 4.03 1K was in 2020 and rowing has been a bit off and on since then. It was done at 29spm-195w-179 drag. Pretty sure that would have been with the damper at 10 as it was before I'd read up on drag-so it would have been an unhealthy row for ...

53yo Male. 5'8 200lbs. 1k best is 4.03. I'm a 2 breaths per stroke person. Inhale on catch. Exhale on finish. Inhale and exhale again on return. If I'm going upto a 28spm (rare) a single breath per stroke might be OK but just not an option for me at 20spm. I'm finding that stamina to be an issue on ...