Finish – The Rowing Playbook

Reverse Cat Paw

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 10:42:27 +0000

This is a combination of the Inside Arm Only and Outside Arm Only drills. The inside hand should be on the oar during the drive, and the outside hand on the oar during the recovery. The hand that is not actively holding the oar can be laid on top, so that it is ready to grip the oar at the changeover.

Note

This drill can only be done on the square (since the inside hand is not on the handle during the recovery).

Cat Paw

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 10:40:31 +0000

This is a combination of the Inside Arm Only and Outside Arm Only drills. The outside hand should be on the oar during the drive, and the inside hand on the oar during the recovery. The hand that is not actively holding the oar can be laid on top, so that it is ready to grip the oar at the changeover.

Note

This drill can be done either on the square or on the feather (since the inside hand is on the handle during the recovery, when the blade is first feathered and then squared).

Finish Pauses

admin — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 09:18:02 +0000

Taking full feather strokes, add a pause at the finish before the tap down. Blades should be rolled flat onto the water at the pause. Then rowers should tap down and bring their blades off the water as they begin the recovery, with enough clearance to square before the catch.

Progression

Move the pause to every other stroke, every three, and then go continuous. Ensure the technique is consistent between paused strokes and continuous strokes.

Note

If a blade comes off the water before the pause, that indicates handle heights were too low coming into the finish.

Finish Pauses

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 22:06:47 +0000

Full feather strokes, with a pause before the tap down at the finish. Blades should be rolled flat onto the water at the finish. After the pause, rowers should tap down and bring their blades off the water. Unlike Dragging Blades drill, should be no tap down at catch.

Progression

Can start by half boats, then progress to full boats. Also switch pause to every other, then every three, and finally go continuous.

Note

Boat should be very set at the finish, so this can be relatively safe in rougher water. Ensure blades are not coming off the water before the pause. Ensure there is a definite intention to tap down after the pause.