More Damper Settings Questions.

[[old] tjod]

Hi all;<br /><br />I'm a new rower trying to sort out a lot of details. I'm reading various plans, reading this forum and the C2 UK forum and various other sites around the world. <br /><br />I just found one site that's fairly new in New Zealand that seems to be quite contrary about damper settings vs what I've read almost everywhere else (i.e. setting of 3-4):<br /><br /><a href='http://www.nzira.org/tips.shtml' target='_blank'>http://www.nzira.org/tips.shtml</a><br /><br /><!--QuoteBegin--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->"Open-weight men and women, or lightweight men and women aged 18 years and over should try rowing the 100/300m on a 10 setting. The 100m should be rowed at 60 strokes per minute; the 300m at 46‑50 s.p.m. Take a few weeks to gradually raise the damper setting and stroke rate." </td></tr></table><br /><br />I notice that it's for a fairly short distance - 300 meters - and wonder if it's specifically for that distance or for longer distances as well. <br /><br />I'd be interested to see what the reasoning is behind this and if it's a general or specific rule.<br /><br />Thanks!

[[old] george nz]

Hi TJ - yes this advice is very much for races of 100m and 300m where the idea is to just get the drag up and the rate up and the wheel spinning and go for it. It really has nothing to do with erging or rowing in any form (I know as I have the NZ record for 300m in my age group )<br /><br />I think it is only raced in NZ but I dont fancy doing it again as the hardest part is staying on the seat at these rates and the second hardest is stopping your lower back for disintegrating.<br /><br />I think this thread is much more relevant to your situation <a href='http://concept2.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=3195' target='_blank'>The trend for low DF's</a><br /><br />regds George

[[old] tjod]

<!--QuoteBegin-george nz+Dec 4 2005, 04:10 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(george nz @ Dec 4 2005, 04:10 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Hi TJ - yes this advice is very much for races of 100m and 300m where the idea is to just get the drag up and the rate up and the wheel spinning and go for it.  It really has nothing to do with erging or rowing in any form (I know as I have the NZ record for 300m in my age group  ) <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Hi George;<br /><br />I thought that might be the case. I have rowed at a 10 setting, but that was on bad advice from an "instructor" at a [former] health club - for fairly long time/distance. I wondered why it seemed so difficult and heavy!<br /><br />Thanks for clarifying that.<br /><br /><br />