Best way to generate an effective drive

Starting the drive from a powerful position, and sequencing through the phases of the drive with the best form, and power application, will make the best use of our bodies, as well as the boat and oars.
In our Technique series, we plan to do detailed videos on each part of the stroke. In this video we look at how to achieving the maximum speed possible for the energy expended through work done in the drive.
Together with this we will bring you content from all aspects of rowing, including, fitness and training, health and longevity, tips, trick and hacks.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:31 Title sequence
00:38 Explaining The Drive
04:00 Swing demo
04:59 Sequencing through the drive
07:05 Exercise
07:37 Summary
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[@jeremymartin1610]

Great explanation.

[@rowingcrackhamburg]

Thanks for this fantastic video.

[@InFin8RowingIntl]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-qo1wz6mv2h]

Very well explained and I feel for Jordan as a kid on that swing. Quick question which I don't see addressed very often is the role the flex in the shaft plays through the stroke. My thought being similar to the flex of a shaft in a golf club, it provides for significant acceleration through the release once you have loaded the blade in the initial drive phase. Is there any significance to this flex and release in the rowing stroke or should I stick to golf?

[@InFin8RowingIntl]

Thanks for the question. It is a good one! The short answer is yes, kind of... (for the rowing part. As for your golf... No comment), An oar with some flex in it does help you achieve an acceleration through the drive by "storing" any excess force that could be added at the beginning of the drive and returning it later. That said we should still try not overload the front end as it is inefficient. If the oars had no flex in them, unless you were mechanically perfect in applying consistent acceleration, there are two things that could tear; the water and/or the rower. Neither is a good idea. I think a separate video on this topic is needed, because depending on your strength, and how you apply the power, too much flex will be as bad as too little. Too much will just serve as a damper (playing golf with a rope shaft). There is a bit of science as well as trial an error to get this right so that it achieves the acceleration that we are looking for, with the return happening through the perpendicular.