Word: jerking
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First, as to the stroke: so much has been written about this matter that little remains to be added. In brief, the stroke used is this: smoothness throughout the stroke is aimed at; the catch is made without a jerk, and is made with just that force which can be carried through to the finish; the body is kept in motion all the time, without a hang at either end; the legs are used hard and the hands are drawn in with life at the finish; the slide and back are used at the same time; the blade is well...
...been partly overcome, though some of the men, especially 3, need to pay strict attention to this point. The time is still poor, and the crew as a whole rows short. The men (except bow and stroke) still swing back too far, and when they get back they jerk in their hands badly instead of flnishing smoothly. This failure to row smoothly applies all through the stroke and, to a greater or less extent, throughout the boat. The great improvement, however, has been in overcoming to a great extent the bad hang which the crew had on both the catch...
...fizzles a little on the finish; his chief fault is that he does not pay attention to time or to the boat. 3: very hard worker, but gets in work at the wrong time; does not get weight on to his stretcher until half through his stroke; has bad jerk at finish; slumps badly at finish, and swings back too far; covers his blade well at the beginning. 4: works hard, and is getting a good deal of work out of the crew; swings back and forward too far; should try to work more from his stretcher and less from...
...were consumed in manoeuvering and falls on the face. The bout was so protracted that several times the contestants were compelled to rest and get their wind. Once both were thrown together, and came down flat like a pair of turtles. Finally they locked, and Hughes, with a quick jerk, threw Coolidge...
...bound they are rowing on the water. The men are lighter than last year, but are making good progress. Appleton will be the permanent stroke. Their stroke this year is slower than last, and all the power seems to be put in at the beginning, causing the boat to jerk forward, which serious defects will be remedied later under Captain Cook's supervision. The Yale men think that this crew, in spite of its rawness, offers as much hope as did our crew of two years ago to us. This is saying a great...