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I rowed in a 4 and 8 in college. As we were a club sport, we didn't get much funding from the school. As a result we had numerous ancient watercraft with some n
by anonu 3y ago
I rowed in a 4 and 8 in college. As we were a club sport, we didn't get much funding from the school. As a result we had numerous ancient watercraft with some newer boats in the mix. It was always a joy to get to row in the newer boats, of course, as they were lighter and stronger.
We also had a thing called the "twinkie test". Rowing is a sport where everyone needs to be in perfect sync and "pulling their own weight". If you could replace a rower with a twinkie and the boat went faster, then it was fair to say you weren't contributing enough.
- prettyStandard 3y agoI have heard pulling your weight can also mean your butt lifting slightly off the seat on the drive. I'm not sure which is the case. I imagine the etymology is similar to "way enough" or is it "weigh enough"? Which could have roots in "make way" or "drop the anchor". At this point no one seems to know.
- prettyStandard 3y agohttps://www.rowsource.com/cox/weigh-enough https://www.rowsource.com/cox/weigh-enough Exaggerated example: https://youtu.be/zvqe9gGruxw https://youtu.be/zvqe9gGruxw