- Concepts for an upstream.
- One Stroke Bow Rudder upstream.
In this PART 2 we will cover
- Bow Rudder Into Exit Sweep/Drive upstreams.
(we will look at reverses in a part 3)
The bow rudder into sweep/drive (two types, sweep and drop shoulder under and Vertical drive exit)
Key Points for a one stroke bow rudder into sweep/drive
- Using a bow rudder into a sweep/drive
- Keeping hips around inside pole.
- Getting hips from below bearer line to above bearer line.
- Keeping bow rudder outside and above inside pole.
- Using edges to help hips move upstream, and stop slide in.
- J line in and putting bows under or above outside pole.
- Ending either in a vertical exit drive out of the gate, or a low sweep to drop the shoulder under the inside pole.
- This sweep/drive want to be pushing the boat down towards the finish.
In essence we have exactly the same set up as a One Stroke Bow Rudder upstream. We want our hips moving up through the gateline in order to exit. However due to the exit stroke it means we can stay even tighter to the inside pole on the first half of the up if we desire, due to not needing as much room around the pole to slice around with the bow rudder.
See video below.
(Right screen is a Bow Rudder Into Exit Drive and the left a One Stroke Bow Rudder upstream, followed by an overlay of the two up styles.)
We can see although we stay around the inside pole, we do naturally travel a little higher, and loop a little more so our time around the pole stays the same. We pass back down past the gateline at the same time.
Vertical blade exits.
Remember that the stroke sequence in these ups has been planned! This is important. The exit drive/sweep should be adding to the turn and the speed away. The exit drive sweep should not be there because not enough turn was achieved. It is there because it was planned.
If you need an exit drive sweep, and you have not achieved enough rotation, then the boat will “loop upstream” and be propelled away from the finish gate.
See this example below. Watch the line of the hips.
We can see in the image above the "looping exit" and the hips being pushed away from the finish gate.
Edit 31/12/15
After watching video, discussing, and comparing post the first filming. I re filmed Evie in a separate session.
The image below shows the results.
We can see in the first image more rotation achieved and hips are higher
(in the gateline rather than below)
The middle two images of the sequence show the blade entering the water and being able to pull the boat out and down towards the next gate, rather than up and away from the finish gate.
The final image of the sequence shows the exit is no longer "looping" and the time saved due to this more direct line to the finish gate.
END OF PART 2