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I think you can see that easily for yourself in a stationary boat or an erg. Have your rotation complete so the low leg is straight and while keeping the core and upper body static past the catch, note where your blade is. I suspect you will find that your blade is past vertical and past your knees making too long a stroke.As the power phase effectively ends once the top hand passes bottom, often called blade passes vertical you start entering exit phase. So the question is should the drive leg have reached bottom by this stage (half way through total rotation)
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waverider wrote:
Actively pulling the hip forward by bracing on the foot strap, even though oscar is dead against this, does help keep the heel on the footplate meaning there is no slack to take up once drive is instigated. It is also psychologically easier to learn rotation when the pull action induces natural "cycling" motion. I find it helps my stability. In fact I really struggled with balance on a ICF K1 without doing this, though as I get better balance the degree of "pull" diminishes and its more of a toe hook handle brace.
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