the more I try to learn the less I know ( more doubts ). I will try to rig with a lateral pitch as my oars go up in the and. As you write in the final, most important are both oars equal.
Good video, but pitch at the gate is not the angle of the bottom edge relative to the pin. the pitch angle is for the inner gate face and the large flat face of the oar collar pushes against this face during the drive. Also, go in a single scull and you will soon find out that lateral pitch is not ideal.
Further to this, at the finish, lateral pitch could lead to feathering the blade too early and at the catch it will be more difficult to get the blade burred and connected.
Hi Kahn, Thanks for your feedback! I agree the pitch angle is for the near vertical face the oar pushes back against during the stroke. I rewatched the video and this is indeed not clear, apologies! Re using lateral pitch, I am an experienced sculler, I know many experienced scullers and coaches. Most use lateral pitch, some do not. Regarding lateral pitch at the finish, I am confident you are wrong. Correct lateral pitch (reducing overall pitch at the finish) does not lead to early feathering at the finish. It makes it harder to take oars out of the water, which if anything would delay feathering. Thank you for your engagement and feedback I really appreciate it! Regards, Niall
@@niallbeggan4468 yes less pitch at the finish means it’s harder to get the blade out, which should delay feathering but what I have seen is that some start to feather early while the blade is still in the water to assist with popping the blade of. A bad habit response as a solution to not being able to pop the blades out clean.
Also you state it was not made clear that the pitch is measured from the near vertical face the oar pushes against during the stroke. What is clear is that you were mentioning the wrong face throughout the video. (The bottom face of the gate). So no, it’s not a case of you not being clear, it’s a case of you being wrong.
All this issue can be demonstrate pretty easy with proper scale down hinge and pin system which kind of strange that no one already created such a video?
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What is pitch ?
the more I try to learn the less I know ( more doubts ). I will try to rig with a lateral pitch as my oars go up in the and. As you write in the final, most important are both oars equal.
Many thanks
Good video, but pitch at the gate is not the angle of the bottom edge relative to the pin. the pitch angle is for the inner gate face and the large flat face of the oar collar pushes against this face during the drive. Also, go in a single scull and you will soon find out that lateral pitch is not ideal.
Further to this, at the finish, lateral pitch could lead to feathering the blade too early and at the catch it will be more difficult to get the blade burred and connected.
Hi Kahn,
Thanks for your feedback!
I agree the pitch angle is for the near vertical face the oar pushes back against during the stroke. I rewatched the video and this is indeed not clear, apologies!
Re using lateral pitch, I am an experienced sculler, I know many experienced scullers and coaches. Most use lateral pitch, some do not.
Regarding lateral pitch at the finish, I am confident you are wrong. Correct lateral pitch (reducing overall pitch at the finish) does not lead to early feathering at the finish. It makes it harder to take oars out of the water, which if anything would delay feathering.
Thank you for your engagement and feedback I really appreciate it!
Regards,
Niall
@@niallbeggan4468 yes less pitch at the finish means it’s harder to get the blade out, which should delay feathering but what I have seen is that some start to feather early while the blade is still in the water to assist with popping the blade of. A bad habit response as a solution to not being able to pop the blades out clean.
Also you state it was not made clear that the pitch is measured from the near vertical face the oar pushes against during the stroke. What is clear is that you were mentioning the wrong face throughout the video. (The bottom face of the gate). So no, it’s not a case of you not being clear, it’s a case of you being wrong.
All this issue can be demonstrate pretty easy with proper scale down hinge and pin system which kind of strange that no one already created such a video?