Sculling technique: Your pelvis controls your drive (can he row like Ntouskos?)

Efficient rowing technique, or efficient sculling technique to be more precise requires full control of your pelvis, and your low trunk. Sebastian has sent me his video, and asked for a review.
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[@banjonick6200]

Excellent analysis. I have recently returned to marathon sculling after 20plus year hiatus...age 60...and I am finding that a stable, strong core is everything! I found that a four-stroke cycle was most effective over long distances...longer and harder one stroke in four. This ensured arms did not burn out...a gearing system.

[@banjonick6200]

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[@berthoefsloot8006]

Great analysis, and I have one observation to add.
I think a prerequisite for the proposed redesign of this rowers stroke is lowering his feet in the boat by a considerable amount.
Note that Aram in this video has the tips of his toes below the bottom of his seat on the Biorower, which may be a little bit below optimal.

[@karnage04]

Lowering the feet will help but it will not fix the root cause of the problem. Would just be a work around

[@berthoefsloot8006]

I think very few people would be able to rock their pelvis forward with their feet this high in the boat. Therefore I think that lowering the feet is not a work-around to but a necessary condition for executing Aram's advice.

[@GralphW]

Feet height is fine, look elsewhere. Place the blade with the hands, not the hip swing. Aram on exactly the right track. "flat hands, stay low". One stroke in ten sit the blades flat on the water and let them float by, monitoring the handle height - then replicate the handle height (almost) in the drive phase sequence at power. "Two things make the boat faster both equally important - more power in the water and more relaxation out of it".

[@jimmyharlow2826]

@@GralphW the feet hight is not fine at all, you can see his feet are out the boat. I had this in my single and once I dropped the feet everything became so much more comfortable.

[@GralphW]

@@jimmyharlow2826 Pleased that it worked for you Jimmy. My assessment was based on the fact that his shins are vertical at the point of maximum compression / catch which is ideal. Lowering feet will see them move past vertical at the catch resulting in a late dip of the body at the catch followed by a more vertical drive motion and upward swing of the body - not what you want at all. Happy paddling mate 🙂

[@wangping2857]

very helpful, Aram! I understand it but put it into action is so difficult. I'll keep trying. Thanks for this!

[@jhontompsan365]

For analysis on Olympic races and other copyrighted stuff. If the video is available on UA-cam you could link it in the description and have your video just be the webcam or even a blank screen with a timer corresponding to the time of the footage. You probably couldn't pause and frame by frame like you do now but maybe some scripting could solve that.

[@johannes19476]

Bedankt

[@AramTraining]

thank you very much!