Practical rowing with scull and sweep (1906) (14784264162)

Identifier: practicalrowingw00stev (find matches)
Title: Practical rowing with scull and sweep
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Stevens, Arthur Wesselhoeft, 1875- Darling, Eugene Abraham
Subjects: Rowing Physical education and training
Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown, and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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owith the end, or finish, of the stroke. It is not apart of the recovery, nor should it in any way an-ticipate the recovery. In this instance I am con-sidering the motion of the blade in the water, andam presuming the balance to be even. If the finishis part of the stroke, then it must be governed bythe rules which govern the stroke. The most ob-vious of these is that it must be in the water. Itshares with the catch the quality of being instanta-neous,— more so, if possible, than the beginning,—for the reason that at the finish the boat is movingfaster, and the blade must be taken out moresharply if it is to avoid pulling the boat off keel.The finish may be the weakest part of the stroke,because while we had both the strength of the legsand that of the back combined in the first and mid-dle parts of the stroke, the finish must be left to thearms almost entirely. It must be rem.embered,however, that the value of the arms is hardly lessthan the combined legs and back, for it was for
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Rear View of Position at the Finish. Elbows down.Page 10. Rowing Terms 11 them to start or pick up the boat, and then, havinggiven the push, to leave the adjustment of balance,and the now comparatively easy task of carryingthe constant pressure of the blade in the water,through to the end to the quicker moving arms.It is much easier to keep the boat moving after ithas been started than to set it in motion, so that,while the arms may not compare favorably instrength with the combined effort of legs and back,their actual value is fully as great, if not greater;for it is for the arms not only to finish up whathas been started by the mechanical movement oflegs and back, but also to reduce and adapt themechanical movement to the requirements ofbalance. To get the full value of the arms in finishing thestroke, the elbows should be kept down by thebody, and not lifted out and away from it. Thisrule should be particularly observed with respectto the outside arm, — that is, the arm nearest t