Re: Technical: heels on foot plate?

Mike Sullivan wrote:
"KC" <kc_news@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:WJEZf.27$s77.26@xxxxxxxxxxx
paul_v_smith@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Mike Sullivan wrote:

How about answering your own question, which way did you propel your
craft without the use of oars, with the rapid recovery/slow drive
method?


He already did. Or didn't you READ the posts?? ;^) Read 'em again,
you'll find Mike's answer.


Hey! I can't find it. It was there yesterday, there
was a follow up post where I mentioned it.

Thanks for that K! I suppose I could have missed it for that reason
too.

But no matter, since this isn't the point anyway,
I can propel the 1x net to bow. It seems like
you shouldn't be able to, I know, but the trick
is to be not too violent on the reach forward,
stop, then creep back.

I move about 8 inches to bow, the boat checks dead when
I get to the stern.
If you creep to quick, the boat starts moving and you can
end up back at start again, but I can hold it to about halfway
with no trouble.

So hold on a second, either it's "all the way" or "not all the way"
through the same range of motion. Otherwise you are making a great
case to rush the recovery for an increase in efficiency during regular
rowing. Please continue with that, and I hope that it worls out for
y'all.

By no means do I use this as somehow to mean that
the system accelerates after the release. I've learned
my lesson, and just the hull does.

Mike

I don't think I recall ever thinking that you might have meant that.
(Even though it pretty much has to mean something close to that, since
you are somehow accelerating the system to attain forward movement
through rapid drawing of the hull forward and slowly returning to the
finish to do it again.) But now that we're all up on this, as well as
Doggy psychology, thanks to Kieran; I have to admit, I'm impressed.

- Paul Smith

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