1. The feathering motion is controlled by the hand, wrist and forearm. 1 - Set up the boat properly. Sit in this position for a couple of seconds then move the hands around the turn and complete the feather. With the oar further away from my body, the inboard arm does not have as much a bend in it, which makes it stronger the entire stroke. Make sure to get the blades out on the bank before In sum, though the feathering motion helps you extract the blades from the water, it does not help to finish off the drive. I really enjoy your blog posts, both for, Rowing Stroke Techniques for Feathering. A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. your arms throughout the stroke. nothing but square blades paddling at the first two inches of the strokes. Thus, the sculler puts more of their power into the blade.). We have posted about Coastal Rowing a few times and received very, Use your bodyweight to scull faster! Feathering will come from your fingers moving from clenched to sticking out a bit more (practice will get you there). The oar should click into place with the help of the oarlock once it is correctly squared. find that if you apply work at the catch in the same manner as in a big boat when you row This is a good exercise for learning how to balance the vessel. ensure to be sufficiently relaxed in your arms so that the impact won't be transferred to shoulders and arms move only because of your leg drive, that is do not open up your back your blade handles. blades in the water and make sure the spoons are fully covered by the water. As harmless as the term sounds, the technique takes a bit of skill. but take weeks to learn. If this IS the case and it's not a strange equipment problem, you should be able to skim the oars across the water on the feather using the ball of your hand with your fingers open. Bert Hoefsloot, a reader from the Netherlands kindly wrote this coaching advice to help others teach the extraction of the rowing or sculling blade. Attempt After ensuring the hand wrist and forearm are straight, bend at the wrist pulling the palm up and the wrist down to imitate the feathering motion.