Word: strokes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...experience and inexperience. At the stroke position--number eight seat, staring the cox in the face--the name of the game is to be comfortable, smooth and authoritative...
...stroke you operate mostly by feel. You can't see anything, but you can feel everything," Strong says. "If you set your mind to a particular cadence, you have to go after it and hope the boat responds...
...feel more responsible at stroke," Kirk explains. "I felt I could be more aggressive at another seat." But as stroke, Kirk has to set the cadence and establish the stroke length--she has to lead the pack...
...quick review, that's the outline for the course. The final should be a multiple choice affair with longer essays on such topics as "Why the power ten at 500 didn't move us on Yale," and "How a choppy settle kept us from finding a smooth, long stroke." With a little cramming and some careful rereading, the final should be passable...
...side, we're talking about Cynthia Strong, co-captain of the Radcliffe heavies and the old (or ex) stroke. In the new camp, we have Kathy Kirk, a third-year crew veteran and the new stroke for the 'Cliffe lights...