Weight Adjustment

[[old] Janice]

posted wrong place, can't delete, sorry.

[[old] davidmiller]

I can vouch for the validity of weight adjusted times. At my local club we had a 220 pounder who pulled a 6:30 versus a 145 pounder who pulled a 7:14. they had pretty equal technuiqe, so it was an even matchup. the 7:14 beat him by about 4 seconds, a huge margin over 2000 meters, especially on water. The validity of weight adjusted ratings has been proven over and over again.

[[old] frozenrower]

The weight adjusted question is driving me a bit insane right now. On my JrB team (16years& under, openweight), I right now find my 2k score 10th fastest on my team. My goal, however, is to make the top 4+ and 8+, and that will most likely be determined by seat racing in fours. <br><br>Although my erg score is a bit off, I also find that 8 of the 9 people ahead of me weigh around 190lbs, while I weigh 158. The best score is a 6:45, while I pull a 7:00.8. After plugging in the formula that Concept 2 provided, I found that my adjusted time is a 6:13.8, and his is a 6:14.8. <br><br>My question is who would move a boat faster, either in a four or an eight. It should also be noted that I am extremely lanky, so the heavier oarsman have no advantage over me when it comes to height and reach on the water (and let's just assume that neither of us have an advantage with regards to technique ). <br><br>Thanks<br> -FrozenRower<br><br>2k: 7:00.8, Ht: 6'2", Wt: 158lbs

[[old] Coach Gus]

To answer your question, if everything else is equal, the lighter rower would usually make the boat faster.<br><br>No coach who knows what he or she is doing, sets up their boat strictly by erg times/scores. We've talked about it many times before, but what it takes to do well on the erg does not always translate well into a boat. Quite often the "fastest" on the erg actually makes the boat slower because of their "unorthodox" rowing style. In my opinion seat racing remains the best way to establish who moves the boat the fastest.<br><br>One can use erg times with and without conversions to help you decide who might be better for the boat. If technique and scores are fairly equal, one would expect the lighter rower to make for a faster boat. A boat is set up based on a lot of things besides erg scores. Compatibility of rowers in technique, size, power, commitment, and heart is all part of the decision. A boat is a team that has to work well together to go fast. Sometimes the superstar erger just doesn't fit into the team. <br>

[[old] eurofoot13]

that and - lightweights can go fast. this spring I rowed in a jr. 4+ that averaged 167 lbs. we ended up 4th in new england for second boat fours, and 15th overall. most of the crews we beat were guys who weighed 180-200 and had erg scores 5-15 seconds lower than ours. <br><br>You can do it!