tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:55:36 +0000I am beginning this blog at the start of the Fall 2007 rowing season. I plan to take a great deal of video this year and I think this will be the best way for everyone to watch it and discuss it, without taking time away from practice. I will also be making plenty of other posts, non-video related. Feel free to comment on everything, specifically your own video clips.http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (balthof)Blogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-3564271700478670171Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:54:00 +00002008-04-20T18:54:59.472-07:00 http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2008/04/4-17-and-4-18.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-8924920472598727388Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:15:00 +00002008-04-20T18:16:05.821-07:00http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2008/04/camp-bob-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-71852228573936836Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:12:00 +00002008-04-10T15:13:52.212-07:00My 8th graders are reading The Call of the Wild, by Jack London.Here's a quote to think about."There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of live, and beyond which life cannotrise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive,and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive. This ecstasy, thisforgetfulness of living, comes to the artist, caught up and http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2008/04/fun-quote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-691364020172447572Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:21:00 +00002008-02-02T17:28:38.589-08:00Please take a few minutes to share a 2k race plan that either worked very well or not very well at all. My personal favorite is what I did today. 10-15 hard strokes, then nail goal split until 1000m. At 500m in, there should be absolutely no problems. It should actually be more difficult to slow down to your goal split than anything else. 500m-1000m is still fairly easy. Coming into the http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2008/02/2k-race-plan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-6215234147949280197Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:53:00 +00002007-10-22T15:56:33.942-07:00This is only a short clip in which we mostly see Chris and Brian. Chris, make certain that the hands move away from the body quickly. You'll see a bit of a delay. Brian, watch the dip. You can see your outside shoulder drop down and your hands come down towards the gunwhale, just when you should be raising them to place the blade. Zach, make certain that your blade is in the water before youhttp://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/10/mens-light-4-10-13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-3007582198523877157Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:45:00 +00002007-10-22T15:50:24.599-07:00First of all, please blame Anthea for the video quality. Second, watch how much water we are getting. Every stroke needs to be a full stroke. Imagine how many strokes you took that day. If you miss only an inch of water per stroke, how much water is that? We need to be lifting the hands into the catch, almost at 3/4 slide. I'm sure you've all heard of "backing it in." That is exactly what http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/10/saturday-10-13-row-up-mon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-7433878295182750630Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:40:00 +00002007-10-09T18:41:06.326-07:0010/8/07TanksSetWe have spent that first several weeks of the fall season getting used to rowing with each other. The main focus has been connection. This has been a major change from what most rowers were initially taught. At this point, although there is still work to be done, I feel confident that everyone on the team understands what I am looking for are trying to figure out how to actuallyhttp://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/10/10807-tanks-set.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-2012214844934449691Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:35:00 +00002007-10-09T18:37:11.253-07:00http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/10/womens-open-4-hoto-2007.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-1943346125197281896Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:34:00 +00002007-10-09T18:35:10.135-07:00http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/10/womens-light-4-hoto-2007.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-3838373685434394118Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:26:00 +00002007-10-09T18:34:22.777-07:00http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/10/mens-light-4-hoto-2007.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-7995574145521163457Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:26:00 +00002007-09-18T18:34:03.270-07:00http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/09/cuyahoga-2007-mens-light-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-3507996995606322876Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:25:00 +00002007-09-18T18:26:41.201-07:00http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/09/cuyahoga-2007-womens-open8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-276984908296895189Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:20:00 +00002007-09-18T18:25:32.600-07:00http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/09/cuyahoga-2007-mens-open-8.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-2186377057148502155Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:19:00 +00002007-09-18T18:20:02.094-07:00Judith and Nataliehttp://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/09/cuyahoga-2007-cmu-mens-open-2x_18.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-5224354659340139678Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:18:00 +00002007-09-18T18:19:02.784-07:00Not sure what happened. Sorry.http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/09/cuyahoga-2007-cmu-womens-light-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-2236179243140980854Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:17:00 +00002007-09-18T18:18:06.443-07:00http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/09/cuyahoga-2007-cmu-womens-open-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-6936654852125399318Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:15:00 +00002007-09-18T18:17:04.598-07:00Alexa and Katiehttp://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/09/cuyahoga-2007-cmu-mens-open-2x.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-1046013854815248026Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:14:00 +00002007-09-05T18:17:50.466-07:00Watch the connection. Watch where your hands and the handle are when your legs are finished. You need to first bring the hands in sooner. Not faster; earlier. You may also need to "slow" the legs down. I don't mean pull lighter, I just mean to take your time with the legs. If they fire down right away, you've got nothing left for the rest of your drive.Connection is extremely important in http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/09/alexa-9507.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-5912274431122481818Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:04:00 +00002007-09-05T18:14:07.144-07:00Watch the connection. Watch where your hands and the handle are when your legs are finished. You need to first bring the hands in sooner. Not faster; earlier. You may also need to "slow" the legs down. I don't mean pull lighter, I just mean to take your time with the legs. If they fire down right away, you've got nothing left for the rest of your drive.Alex - you are opening the body way too http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/09/brad-alex-susan-emily-alyssa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-920677820311908248Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:39:00 +00002007-09-05T18:01:10.606-07:00Watch the connection. Watch where your hands and the handle are when your legs are finished. You need to first bring the hands in sooner. Not faster; earlier. You may also need to "slow" the legs down. I don't mean pull lighter, I just mean to take your time with the legs. If they fire down right away, you've got nothing left for the rest of your drive.Stroke pair: Connection looks ok. Timing http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/09/tom-adam-brian-giacamo-vladimir.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-2261999556891876876Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:31:00 +00002007-09-05T17:35:04.110-07:00Watch the connection. Watch where your hands and the handle are when your legs are finished. You need to first bring the hands in sooner. Not faster; earlier. You may also need to "slow" the legs down. I don't mean pull lighter, I just mean to take your time with the legs. If they fire down right away, you've got nothing left for the rest of your drive. Judith is close.Judith - watch your lunge.http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/09/elliot-natalie-judith-hannah-danielle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-361415883885575226Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:20:00 +00002007-09-05T17:25:40.309-07:00Watch the connection. Bow pair especially, watch where your hands and the handle are when your legs are finished. You need to first bring the hands in sooner. Not faster; earlier. You may also need to "slow" the legs down. I don't mean pull lighter, I just mean to take your time with the legs. If they fire down right away, you've got nothing left for the rest of your drive.Dave, you're http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/09/anthea-chris-zach-tyler-dave-9507.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-7352267210127386151Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:19:00 +00002007-09-05T17:20:26.184-07:00To begin the drive, once the blade is placed and just barely covered, we need to push off of the footplate with the balls of our feet. The abs remain engaged and the body remains forward. As the legs begin the drive and the boat starts moving, we begin to swing the body towards the bow, all the while keeping the abs engaged. The arms begin to draw the handle into the ribs and all three: legs, http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/09/drive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-7902949979475934682Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:41:00 +00002007-08-30T17:44:00.069-07:00Keep your hands moving. They should go out at the same speed at which they come in, with no hesitation at the body. Connection: Begin pulling with your arms a bit sooner. You want your hands and legs to finish at the same time. Your legs will provide the power to allow your drive to accelerate all of the way through to the release. Your arms and body are not strong enough to accelerate http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/08/hannah-8-28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290610854349237568.post-9122168315947457644Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:36:00 +00002007-08-30T17:40:26.663-07:00Sit up. Get your body angle through your hips, not your spine. Watch as you come up the slide and your upper body lunges forward. You need to minimize the movement coming out of your upper body as you compress.Connection: Watch where your hands are when your legs have finished. Ideally, the handle will come into the body just as the legs are finishing. The legs provide the power neccessary http://cmucrew.blogspot.com/2007/08/alyssa-8-28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (balthof)0