Word: bladework
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Since all the crews are in good physical condition, Coolidge has stressed high stroke work again this week in order to smooth out bladework. The results, he feels, are visible in a marked improvement in the crews' rowing...
Love stated that changes in the line-up are still possible, although he had not made any at last report. While several of the oarsmen's bladework and timing remain quite rough, Love evidently intends to let the faults slowly work themselves...
...fine power in pre-season time trials. In the Monday workout Coach Harvey Love pushed the crews through a grueling three and a half mile row at racing beat, which should have served to develop this power further. The rest of the week has been devoted to smoothing out bladework and boat balance, in order to establish a firm technical foundation upon which to apply the hoped-for power...
...today's other race the lightweights at Annapolis will be rowing on a difficult tidal course which is often quite rough. Besides familiarity with the course, Navy possesses another advantage in its month head-start in getting on the water. The consequent differences in bladework may be a telling margin...
...Bladework, and getting sufficiently set for the catch at the beginning of a stroke, are the two main handicaps of the Crimson at the present, according to Coach Laury Coolidge. In these regards the varsity has "a long way to improve," he said. But he also indicated that he thought this past week had shown real progress...