Harper's boating book for boys; a guide to motor boating, sailing, canoeing and rowing (1912)
Davis, Charles G. (Charles Gerard), 1870-1959, ed · New York, London, Harper & Brothers · leaf 355
s point the body should beheld firmly, as in Fig. 3, without settling down, as is shownin Fig. 4. The commencement of the stroke should be hard,and the pull through the water should be strong and firm,not jerky. As the hands come in, the elbows should not 338 HOW TO ROW be spread out, neither… … Fig. 3 GOOD FINISH Fig* 4 BAD FINISH your hands to feather your oar until they are dropped.Later you can somewhat merge the two movements. Startyour hands and your body together as you swing towardthe stern of the boat, which movement is called the re-cover, but shoot your hands away from your body…
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