The Rowing Experience

[jamiroquai14]

whats song name???? Name of song pleae!!!!

[br00mstick1014]

gee u sure made rowing sound nice... the erging is a bitch and u didnt even include it

[PuertoRicanator]

nice soundtrack but doesnt really capture what it is to row

[grigoroo]

It seems from the comments that competitive rowing turns a lot of people into jerks. I didn't see where the video was trying to instruct you on competitive rowing technique. Not everyone who goes out on the water to enjoy rowing is interested in a race, just as anyone who goes out to run, swim or play a sport.

[Rowingshots]

Just a note. She must come out of the water on the square and feather after she has released.

[the11eventhour]

Thought this the most hilarious thing at first, but the repetitiveness of the film does do justice to rowing, and thought there were a few good elements towards the end. I will definitely have those drum beats in my head when rowing next time!

[MrKroden]

where is this course?

[njordpromo10]

really nice rowing footage, love the camerawork here!

more rowing @ my channel ;)

[LNOL]

Dude! Look how slow you're going!

[edbowassrdon]

this is nothing like competitive training.

[jgriff47]

sorry but this isnt rowing, theres never been a morning iv rowed thats been like that, the water is ever that still, u cant listen to music like that, nd theres a lot of pain nd sweat and anger. nd i have a better boat than u

[Vancleave321]

some ppl like to row for fun to douche bag

[Burningpoodle]

LUBE YOUR RUNNERS/GATES! It burns my ears...

[mitchtickler]

That Boat is kinda squeeky... hjjjerrrrrrrr  my ears....

[360line]

you forgot to add the blisters sweat and uni-suit tan

[mclovin87u]

Hey! Great video! I don't row, but I erg, which is sort of the same thing I guess. Anyways, your video led me to buy the complete Cello Suites by Bach. Pure genius!

[Wing6066]

no, erging is completely different and it sucks, rowing is WAY better!

[benchicktheman]

you don't row but you ERG? whats the point of erging if it doesnt prepare you for racing

[hiumnobye]

@benchicktheman Who likes erging anyway...I'd rather be on the water.

[jaja830]

@mclovin87u veeeerrryyy DIFERENT xD i row normal, and row erg like to strenght and resistance training, but its definitely VERY different, and its WAY better normal rowing, you should try it sometime ;)

[rickumali]

I rowed a boat for the first time a few weeks ago, and it was quite the experience. This video was quite lyrical and evocative. I liked it!

[baumsy18]

Nice use of the Master and Commander soundtrack :-)

[Hypercheer4826]

Wow...

Talk about perfect rowing conditions.

Morning is the best time to go out on the water!

[jaja830]

@Hypercheer4826 def true, though im VERY lazy i do have 2 wake up very early 2 train in the morning, and its when i MOST like to row (: (although i would wish it was like that later in the day cuz i HATE waking up early D: but i guess i like more rowing than i hate waking up early... xD)

[juggsgotya88]

will someone stop that damned squeaking?? throw some water on the oarlocks

[capsaicinrain]

great video!

[inovationofme]

keep your oars off the water! lol nice vid

[pettet2231994]

how did u get this footage?

[dynoskielli]

Getting the footage was certainly interesting.

I duct-taped a mini dv camera to a bike helmet which I wore on my head while I rowed; I also strapped a camera set on a small tripod to the stern of the scull, again with massive amounts of duct-tape and some rope I think.

[BlackDog17]

Ugh, get some WD40 on those slides before you make another rowing video, please!

[GarraiEoin]

WD40 is NOT a lubricant

[BlackDog17]

Funny, considering it's advertised as one.

[GarraiEoin]

WD stands for water displacer, 40 is the 40th formula,,,,,, And after the water is out, and the item is unStuck-unSeized, then the lubricants should be applied. So, Tri-Flow with the teflon lubricant is probably a nicer choice from the get-go

[1710ben]

LOL they are sculling in bathtubs! plus try and push down with ur hands soo no water slapping cause that pisses every1 off in the boat....lol but yea cool man cool vid:)

[kisco9]

que bonito es el remo.yo fui campeon de españa en8 juvenil los dos años

[artful5ver]

Could there be a sillier "sport"? As a private school teacher I've participated in and coached soccer, hockey, fencing, tae kwondo, volleyball, alpine skiing, snowboarding, rock climbing, and just finished my last year (hopefully) of coaching crew. I've ridden across the U.S. twice by bicycle, so the idea of splashing back and forth in the same pond while facing the wrong way just seems ridiculous.

[Christiaan081]

Summary: I played soccer, hockey, blabla, bla, so rowing sucks... Good point! But seriously: try it sometime, before you judge.

[artful5ver]

Pay attention: I've just FINISHED my last year of rowing. I spent six years "trying it" so mine is not an uninformed opinion, but the position of someone who has been to Worcester and Henley. If you don't know those names YOU are the one rushing to judgement.

[capsaicinrain]

i am sorry you feel that way about the most perfect team sport there is.

with hockey, soccer, blah blah, there can be an under-par teammate and have other make up for him, in rowing one slacker will lose the race

so i hope you don't row anymore if you can't appreciate it as such a beautiful sport

[lafattack1234]

in a twisted way, rowers enjoy pain when moving in perfect synch with seven other people. they also are ok with getting up at 4:30 in the morning to perfect that synch. or wear spandex and stick water bottles in their shorts, along with an assortment of other crap. it's fine that you don't like it, but don't blatantly insult one the oldest, best, most disciplined sports in the world

[sheepeasy]

I cannot think of an activity other than torture that inspires more anger and fear than rowing. The sounds of the squeaking boats and the rush of water reminds me of the reasons I hate it.

Tomorrow I'm competing against other schools in the National Rowing Championships of Britain. In the weeks before the races I have attended no practices to try and convince my coaches to drop me. No matter what I do now I will attend the race. It'll be the last time I row.

Wish me luck.

[mikeandsouth]

Anybody else notice that this video about 'rowing' contains no rowing and only sculling? nice video otherwise

[kopilatrower]

emeis exoume kaliteres barkes

[marriedtogossipgirl]

i love rowing, i love the adrennelin you get from it and the skill you need to complete each stroke.

its pretty much the best sport. minus NRL , ofcourse :]

[cerlycacktis]

come on hit 38 strokes a minute and play some rock

[yevan14]

its really only glamerous from the spectators view.....

[richdude1991]

rowing sucks wang, did it for like 2 years and it sucks, fkn cold in the winter doin it on the thames in london, such a dirty place to row in, a body was found in the water where we rowed!!

[gilbertkustze]

the technique is not bad at all.  And the quietness... the serenity ! For Gods Sake ! I think I should start rowing again ! Alone on the 'Watersportbaan' in Ghent ! All alone on the rowing canal !

[ITALIA2296]

i fell off the skull on sunday morning!lol! the water was freezing!! anyways Skulling is a lot harder for me, i hate skulling, when my coach says 'we're doing skulling today' i feel like running away lol

[ymechaiekh]

ive never done skulling is it harder then sweeping??

[gorfdadwarf]

it takes more skill, but i think its eaiser, but then again i hate sweep rowing and love the 1x

[manlikeswitcher]

sculling is much harder than sweeping. If you can scull well, then sweeping is all the more easier

[hotty198]

WD-40 does wonders for squeaking oarlocks.

[kozid9]

haha xD right :D

[beachbabe81192]

haha too bad rowing isn't even close to being peaceful like this because it hurts like a bitch

[ikweetnietwatikinmoe]

well actualy it only hurts when u try to go fast or you are doing something wrong.

LOL

[91remy]

no, the seat hurts like a bitch no mather what... atleast if you had a break for a cuple of months....

[Jnoc]

WOW! I haven't been near or seen a shell or oars in a while. I hurt my back recently and was contemplating whether rowing again would be something to strengthen my back. This has put me back in the frame of mind for doing it!!!

[maltejs]

I just about your comment of the hands... It's not true that the right hand has to lead over the left. Germany is the best Think in the east side of Berlin you lead the right over the left and in the west side you get it other way round.. so in the end look at the last rowing championship in Munich... every country, nearly every city has his on rowing style...

to the video on itselfe... nice pictures and my respect to the pictures. I would have fear about my camera

[Fernandeznator]

Interesting idea... however i was expecting something a lot more. For a true rowing experience i would choose someone who can actually scull in a racing shell as opposed to a tub scull. Deffinitally skying and missing water at the catch and the most obviously annoying thing is the fact that the right hand has an excessive lead over the left. All this video did was get me to obsess over the poor technique. i agree with the squeaky slides... WD40 people

[stinkymonkeypoo]

i liked the the video, maybe I'm being paranoid becuause it is my biggest problem while rowing but almost looked you were missing water, just a teeny bit, i thought i also some scying of the blade. My biggest problem with it is that the video does seem complete like there could something added to it.

[hotty198]

ur legs are closed to tight on the catch and you handle the oar too lightly. beginning looks like its from the movie rowing through with the mist on the water. the rest looks kinda crappy as far as being "abstract"

[hazzer432]

Thats crap. ok they need to tap down a bit more, but you have to grip the handle lightly otherwise you begin to tense up. and wat is "closed to tight on the catch" meant to mean? hmm someone's trying to be clever by the seems of it, but failed...

[hotty198]

lol ya it was a joke m8

[AguilaExplorador]

WoW! Great Video! Keep up the good work!

[thisisinstant]

Look guys, I dont know what yiz are saying about this being "gentle" rowing, that mutha is clearly putting down yards of pain...cough...

[bmtb210]

really cool

great vid!

[bigtj1011]

well.... that was a waste of time.

[aranarmath]

square at arms and body people, ohh I hate squeaky slides

[iceman3091]

lmao i wish our team could row "gently" down the river...

[CrewGirlOARS]

what team are you on?

[ilurverowing]

this movie sucks because there aren't any real message conveyed in it. all it shows is the oar squaring and feathering and the rower's crotch moving up and down the slide. plus trying to make rowing look like some peaceful "row row row your boat gently down the stream" type thing is an insult to competetive rowers.

[Smackbox]

First you say there is no message, then that it is trying to make rowing look in a certain way. That's kind of contradictory.

If you had stayed with it for the whole part you would have seen two singles rowing it out to some wacky indian tribal drummy war music and so those instincts were also captured to some extension. Sure, the rowers could not bring elite rowing, but the emotion was there in the film.

[BaxterLeman]

looks like sratoga lake to me

[BaxterLeman]

looks like saratoga lake to me.

[BaxterLeman]

looks like saratoga lake to me.

[Smackbox]

How can 7 people have rated this a one star. Clearly they are not rowers. Thought it was really good.