The Perfect Rowing Stroke

1:12 legs,body then arms.... Not arms and body at the same time

ú dont row that well..... Far from being an almost perfect stroke

far from being a even nice stroke

yeah your technique is pretty good but you are dipping your handle down at the front end resulting in a slow and sloppy catch on some of these strokes. when you tap the hands down at the finish you should maintain that hight throughout the stroke rather than not tapping down enough and then lowering your hands so you can square up. But hey, I'm just a novice so what do I know

You could use your glutes, if you want to bounce the boat and cause check, while wasting energy at the same time...

Wow there sure are a lot of "experts" here giving advice.

wish I could see more continuous strokes. Boats are down to port a little and allot. Starboard can't get in the water. rowers have good body mechanics. They know how to pull. To improve boat balance try a pause drill that pauses every stroke, 6 inches away from the body. By then you should have changed heights from drive to recovery. If the boat is down to one side the coach can help level the hands and get the balance and fun back in rowing an 8 fast.

"I puke all the time." was my favorite.

Catches are not good.  Rowing the blade in and not getting buried.  Nice video though.

covers much the blade will not flush water todabia not stretch well and is moving his arms and trunk, all round make very pronounced for 8 +

Hmm if you're going to call it the perfect stroke you're opening yourself up to a lot of criticism.

They're using their back during their drive

Great video with isolation on specific parts of the recovery and drive. To all the critics, has there ever been a perfect rower? No. Everyone has things to improve on. 

Neither the catch nor the release has the blade moving vertical to the water.
Gradual blade entry at the catch has the blad only partially buried the first two feet of pull.  Then they start dropping their hands before the release, washing out before the finish.

Finish is a push, down and away at the point of furthest pull into the body.
Catch is a vertical lift timed at the point of furthest reach.

strock man loses 15cm of water on each strock

that is the worst stroke i have ever seen

There is long way to be perfect. Don't call that kind of movies like that, because people who are looking for REAL good stroke could make mistakes because of it. There is nothing to call it perfect, sorry.

the best exercise for baseball players,good for throwing arms.

I was thinking to write something about how bullshit this video is, and how bullshit is theirs rowing technique and how fucking fake the title is. But then I read everything all the real scullers had wrote already and I simply gave up ;) But if you just land here and are starting to row, please go away and choose other video because this one is a total BULLSHIT.

Those rowers must have strong arms

Choppers

I don't think you should tilt/square your blade too soon, because it creates a slight resistance against the wind. I was taught to to use a technique called "flick square" where you quickly square your blade in a flicking motion just before your catch. 😄

Have been looking for this video, thank you!

This is great!

Decent timing out there but they need improvement over catch sequence.

Good video

That blade could be underwater for a longer time tbh. You start driving with the blade half out of the water and you don't finish it either.

Rowing is where your heart is. The water, the team, every stroke, the pain in your back, the feeling when you finish your training sequence. The relief when you leave the boat, straighten up your back and the wish to do the next trip. That means to me „ perfect stroke“

oof

some of their catches aren't even in time and some of them are putting their blades up really high.

How does complete beginners who have never rowed before get started?

the strokes here are not perfect but continue or your journey.