Feathering On The C2

[old] Byron Drachman · Post by **[old] Byron Drachman** » December 11th, 2005, 5:34 pm

I mentioned on a different thread that I was practicing feathering on my C2. I asked if anyone wanted to see how. I was swamped with requests. Well not exactly, but Alissa did ask, so this is for you, Alissa. Here is my handle that allows me to feather and see the blade position. It is a wooden dowel drilled out and with a piece of aluminum tubing inside which serves as an axle. Then that piece of tubing is filled with another wooden dowel. The wooden handle rotates 90 degrees. There is a pin, a nail inserted and cut off, that hits the plastic washers which serve as stops. The blades are made from cardstock. <img src='http://www.math.msu.edu/~drachman/row/f ... handle.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> I have a mirror in front and I can watch the blades, and try to keep them squared when I release and put the blades back into the water. My wife took a video of me taking a couple of easy strokes, just partial slide, to demonstrate the feathering. She brutally cut off my head. Is there a message there? Here is the URL of the video: <a href='http://www.math.msu.edu/~drachman/row/f ... _on_C2.avi' target='_blank'>http://www.math.msu.edu/~drachman/row/f ... avi</a> A more elaborate setup would throw you off the ergometer if you completely messed up the finish. But that's for another day. By the way, ignore the technique. Yes, I buried the blades during the drive (very naughty of me,) and I exaggerated the tap down and dropping the blades into the water. Byron

[old] Alissa · Post by **[old] Alissa** » December 11th, 2005, 6:09 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(Byron Drachman @ Dec 11 2005, 01:34 PM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'> I was swamped with requests. Well not exactly, but Alissa did ask, so this is for you, Alissa. [snip] My wife took a video of me taking a couple of easy strokes, just partial slide, to demonstrate the feathering. She brutally cut off my head. Is there a message there?[right] </td></tr></table> Dear Bryon, Thank you very much! (You should have been swamped w/ requests.) Very interesting, not to mention ingenious. I had a little trouble getting to the video from your link, but by dropping off the last level: <a href='http://www.math.msu.edu/~drachman/row/f ... _on_C2.avi' target='_blank'>http://www.math.msu.edu/~drachman/row/f ... avi</a> to: <a href='http://www.math.msu.edu/~drachman/row/' target='_blank'>http://www.math.msu.edu/~drachman/row/</a> I got to your rowing directory and was able to access it there. Very, very interesting. And I doubt there's a message. I wasn't clear what you're doing with your wrists from the video, but since I've never rowed in a boat, it may be obvious to those who do. At any rate, I also enjoyed your other rowing videos...they let me see your head, as well as your other rowers. Are you coaching Karina and Juliianna? If so, they're very lucky to have you. Best wishes. Alissa

[old] Byron Drachman · Post by **[old] Byron Drachman** » December 11th, 2005, 7:12 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Are you coaching Karina and Juliianna? If so, they're very lucky to have you. </td></tr></table> Hi Alissa, Karina and Julianna are my two lovely granddaughters. Usually when they come over they take a few strokes on the C2. Who knows, maybe some day they'll enjoy rowing. Thanks for requesting the information about the handle. I was hoping someone would ask to see it. By the way, having the hands slightly rotated, more like they would be on oars in a real boat and how I have them on the handle, is much easier on the elbows. All the best, Byron

[old] R S T · Post by **[old] R S T** » December 11th, 2005, 9:55 pm

Byron Fantastic! Thanks for sharing......I take it you got a patent in for the handle right? hehe....... Richard

[old] Xeno · Post by **[old] Xeno** » December 11th, 2005, 10:26 pm

All right Byron, I am impressed. I also was very interested in how you customized your rowing seat. In my opinion we need handles that allow us to adjust our hand position during workouts. Keep the pictures coming. I am going to send you guys a pic of our dog which we adopted four months ago. XENO

[old] Xeno · Post by **[old] Xeno** » December 11th, 2005, 10:28 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(R S T @ Dec 11 2005, 06:55 PM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Byron Fantastic! Thanks for sharing......I take it you got a patent in for the handle right? hehe....... Richard </td></tr></table> Hi Richard, Today I spoke to a father and son from NJ and they mentioned to me a rowing group called RST, is that you or something completely different? XENO

[old] R S T · Post by **[old] R S T** » December 12th, 2005, 8:33 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(Xeno @ Dec 12 2005, 02:28 AM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(R S T @ Dec 11 2005, 06:55 PM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Byron Fantastic! Thanks for sharing......I take it you got a patent in for the handle right? hehe....... Richard </td></tr></table> Hi Richard, Today I spoke to a father and son from NJ and they mentioned to me a rowing group called RST, is that you or something completely different? XENO </td></tr></table> Not me Xeno - 'RST' represents my initials. Cheers Richard

[old] Byron Drachman · Post by **[old] Byron Drachman** » December 14th, 2005, 3:05 pm

I'm sure everybody has been anxiously waiting for an update on the handle that lets you feather. Heh, heh. Well, I moved one of the plastic washers to the other side. It makes a comfortable place to rest the thumb. I also painted with shellac the aluminum piece of flat stock that is formed into a curve to hold the grips. Otherwise the hands get black from the aluminum where they touch. The next version will have rollerblade bearings for the grips and a way to have you keep the hands level during the drive. The slides give you more of a feeling of being on the water, and feathering while erging adds to the on-the-water feeling. <img src='http://www.math.msu.edu/~drachman/row/f ... andle2.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> Byron

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