Word: pulling
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Washington system, on the other hand, concentrates on obtaining a powerful pull by getting a long reach at the beginning of the stroke, and finishing with a slight enough layback so that a quick and smooth recovery is possible...
Only slight differences mark a Harvard crew's style from that of any other coached by a Washington graduate, Most crews take an even pull all the way through every stroke, ending with a final tug before removing their oars from the water...
Bolles' oarsmen, on the other hand, start each stroke with a gigantic pull which eases off toward the finish, enabling them to finish their stroke smoothly and shoot their hands back into position for the next cycle with a smooth, even motion...
...only does this give the shell a long, fast run between strokes, but it lets the crew pause before the catch rather than at the end of the pull, thereby reducing the possibility of catching a crab...
...shells leap away from the stake boats at 40 strokes a minute for the first few hundred yards, and then settle into a longer, lower pace for the long pull through the middle of the race. Here the first variation in strategy appears, as the different strokes set the beat. Bill Curwen, for instance, never takes more than 10 sprinting strokes at the start, and then drops the beat all the way down to 31 for the rest of the race...