Mike is "placing with the back" at the catch. Legs go down faster than Armando's because he doesn't have the body weight hanging behind the handle at the catch, so there is no resistance in the first part of the drive.
Armando has a small lunge into the catch, where the body dives and shoulders extend suddenly in the last few inches.
The 8 is moving along well. Good on both set and rhythm.
Be mindful of "rowing it in". Two things are causing this here: 1) Hands and arms are not loose enough to let the blades "drop in" at the catch; 2) bodies are swinging forward for the duration of the recovery -- body angle should "set" before the 2nd half of the slide. The body swinging forward and down at the catch makes it difficult for the hands to come up to place the blade.
Webb rowing well. Mark doing better at catch but can still work on getting the body in a strong position at the catch. Chuck and Butler not bad, but note that the hands are barely passing the knees before the knees come up. Need more patience with the legs on the recovery, reaching further out (but loosely) with the shoulders before letting the knees bend.
How did we get so lucky?
now what we have here is an excellent example of fantastic rowing. Notice the total relaxation, the eyes looking up and forward, and he is generating great speed with very little effort. There also is no pause at the catch. Well done, sir. Well done.
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