Re: Technical: heels on foot plate?

Paul,

Also, consider your own example of the kayaker lunging for the finish with his boat. He throws the lightweight part of the system (the boat) forward by throwing the heavy part of the system (his torso) sternward, resulting in a surge of the hull toward the finish line.

The rowing example I illustrated to Mike is exactly the same... throw the body to stern, the bow lunges forward, then creep back toward bow, without overcoming hull/water friction, and you'll be able to inch your way sternward.

I just went and tried this in a rolling chair on a hard floor. I couldn't spin in circles (chair was too cumbersome) but I could inch forward: I lurched the chair and my feet forward, by throwing my torso backward. Then I slowly moved my torso forward again, so as not to overcome the friction of the wheels on the ground, then repeated... I inched along in forward progression, with technique opposite to your claims.

-Kieran
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