Technique

[[old] Lee Buckley]

Hi George<br><br>1-I have 3 holes showing and I'm 6'3" and size 10 feet.<br><br>2-I draw back to the HR monitor strap, just seems to be the most comfortable and effective.<br><br>3-My legs aren't locked straight, probably slightly bent.<br><br>4-I have a reasonable back lean, short sprints have almost no lean, 1-5km I have quite a lot of lean, but then 5km+ I reduce the amount of lean because it seems more comfortable this way.

[[old] jbhoren]

1: Two holes showing, and I'm 6'1" with size 13 feet.<br><br>2: I draw back to my lower abdomen, below my belly-button.<br><br>3: My legs aren't locked straight, but remain slightly bent.<br><br>4: I have a good amount of back lean.<br><br>I probably have lousy technique -- begin pulling with my arms before my legs are as-fully-extended as they're gonna get, and leaning back too early, as well. I also don't shave every day.<br><br>What gets me, is how you folks can keep your SRPM in the low 20s! I have to pretend that I'm underwater, just to keep it at 25, and my "natural" SRPM seems to be 26-27 (regardless of damper setting, which is usually 6 or 7).

[[old] Ericr]

1) 3 holes showing (size 9 feet)<br>2) Just below my HR-strap<br>3) Almost straight, but no lockout<br>4) Small backlean on all the distances

[[old] Sir Pirate]

For me<br><br>1) 2 holes showing 6ft Tall (size 10 feet)<br>2) Just above tummy button<br>3) Legs lockout<br>4) Straight back, vertical at end of recovery storke, no real lean back.<br><br>Sir Pirate

[[old] Andrew Burrows]

1) 3 holes showing (6ft 2" and size 11 feet)<br>2) Heart rate monitor<br>3) Legs lock out straight<br>4) A little back lean but not much<br><br>My biggest problem is that I slouch and round my back which as I try to row longer distances makes my back hurt a fair bit. If I try and straighten my back it feels like I have bones trying to pop out of my arse cheeks. Dont know what to do about it so might have to just live with it!