Word: jerking
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Simms, '90 S., is very slow with his hands on the recover, swings his shoulders up after the other men, kicks his slide out from under him, and catches the water with a jerk instead of with a careful catch...
...better than the '92 men looked last year. They have less hang and more dash. In the latter respect they have been making a great improvement. They have the roughness one would expect to see in freshmen. They row short, go back too far, reach out too far, and jerk the oars out of the water, but on the other hand they control their slides pretty well and get some power into the oars. Alexander, L. S., has been coaching. The men are, Keyes stroke, Davis 7, Vail 6, Kelton 5, Slade 4, Earle 3, Hathaway 2, Burgess...
...best only a poor substitute for a boat of any kind. If the crew rows till the end of this month is the tank they are sure to have the faults of having a bad hang at full reach, a great splash at the catch, a great jerk at the finish, and a general feeling of helplessness. The faults of the crew at present are a lack of life, a want of stretcher work, and a hang at the full reach. To be sure the men are not trying to row hard but there is a very glaring want...
...pegging away to the extent of five or six hundred strokes a day and running up to Porter's Station and back. They also go through some calisthenics every day. Exactly what they are trying to do on the rowing weights it is hard to say-a lively jerk at the beginning of the stroke seems essential. Of course it is absolutely necessary to keep the back straight and keep up a strong feeling of expectancy. Tallant and Hale are promising new men for the crew but they have much to learn in the way of rowing. Fitzhugh, Blanchard...
...Watriss-159 pounds. Overreaches. His oar does not travel steadily through the water, and is pulled out at the finish with a jerk...