In the article “What is new on my opinion about rigging” I said that for the same rower we can have the same L1 and “e” in 1x, 2x or 4x, only L2 will be different, and it will also be bigger in 2x than in 1x and bigger in 4x than in 2x and […]
Final Comments After the previous conclusions we can say that the drag factor, at any moment while passing through the water, is actually the ratio of the pushing force against the stretcher (Fs) and the boat propulsion force (F1). We will note the drag factor with Dr.f, thus obtaining the formula: The burden factor will […]
The propulsion force of the boat was already explained in the previous article but there I was referring only to sweep boats. For scull boats the situation is somewhat different. If in the case of the sweep boats, the vector of the force applied at the handle overlapped the longitudinal axis of the boat, respectively […]
Along the years in specialty literature there are noticed three approach methods of the drag factor (burden factor) in regards to rowing: 1 – Carl Adams and the German School for rowing defined the “drag factor” and noted it with K. The formula was: where: L – total length of oar L1 – inboard length […]
It is well known that 20 years ago there weren’t adjustable oars. The only way to prevent the burdening of the stroke for the same boat or different boats was by adjusting the oar’s handle length (inboard)(L1) and the distance between the pin and the mid-line of the boat (span/spread). Now, because we can adjust […]
Unlike amateur rowing, where a person comes to relax and enjoy nature, competitional rowing implies a greater attention from several points of view. If we refer only to the health and safety of the sportman then is obvious that a sick sportman can’t provided his best result. Training programs contain part effort and part relaxation, […]