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The Art of Rowing,

Requisites for a Perfect Stroke. 1. Taking the whole reach forward, and falling back gradually a little past the perpendicular, preserving the shoulders throughout square, and the chest developed at the end. 2. Catching the water and beginning the stroke with a full tension on the arms at the instant of contact. 3. A horizontal and dashing pull through the water immediately the blade is covered, without deepening in the space subsequently traversed. 4. Rapid recovery after feathering by an elastic motion of the body from the hips, the arms being thrown forward perfectly straight simultaneously with the body, and the forward motion of each ceasing at the same time.