. Practical rowing with scull and sweep. way, those who are not rowingkeep out of the way of those who are, and at thesame time they can keep the boat on keel by hold-ing the oar handles well up and maintaining asteady pressure with the oar blades on ^the surfaceof the water. Waist-four In order to give the whole crew practice andalso to link the Bow and Stern Four together with-out rowing the whole eight, what is called the* Waist-four, comprising numbers Three, Four,Five, and Six, may alternate with the Bow andStern Fours, and as the crew gets to handling it-self better the two men at the bo
. Practical rowing with scull and sweep. way, those who are not rowingkeep out of the way of those who are, and at thesame time they can keep the boat on keel by hold-ing the oar handles well up and maintaining asteady pressure with the oar blades on ^the surfaceof the water. Waist-four In order to give the whole crew practice andalso to link the Bow and Stern Four together with-out rowing the whole eight, what is called the* Waist-four, comprising numbers Three, Four,Five, and Six, may alternate with the Bow andStern Fours, and as the crew gets to handling it-self better the two men at the bow or at the sternmay join with the Waist-four, while the remainingtwo steady the boat. In the early stages of rowing there is enough tothink of without the added effort of trying to rowwith the boat first with one set of outriggers in thewater and then the other. It is for this reason thatpractice in the tank or on the machines, or else ina broad, steady boat, or a narrow, steadied boat,is quite necessary until skill and confidence are. The Position of Attention. Page 35. Oars and a Boat 35 acquired. As soon as confidence and skill permit,the whole crew should row together, else with toomuch work in fours, the men will find that with alleight rowing, the boat will run away from them atthe beginning of the stroke and they will be slowin catching up, or will fail really to drive the boatuntil the stroke is half over. A half stroke may bebetter than no rowing, if one iswilHng to do thingsby halves, but it is at best a lazy way of getting aboat along. Each man in the boat should be sure, since hisoar is in an oarlock, that he has fastened the oarlock, if left open, is liable to spread, andlet the oar slip out at an awkward moment whenthe crew is backing or holding, or when the wateris rough and the oar strikes a wave during therecover. The Stroke Unit Having pushed off from the float let us supposethat the coxswain gives the order Attention,Stern Four. Five, Six, Seven, an
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