"Think about the feet a little bit more" when rowing
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In this video, Lyall discusses how to apply the power through the feet and throughout the stroke. Where do the feet fit in in a world of catch, finish, recovery, blade work, and drive?
There are many different approaches to this aspect of power application. Some people advocate pressure on the heels, some on the balls of the feet. Should you point your toes at the finish or keep your feet flat? Hear what ultra-successful coach Lyall McCarthy thinks on the subject. |
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Video Transcript
I think you've got to think about the feet a little bit more feet connection is really important but think about it this way talk about the pelvis being a massive lever what about the feet
foot connection from the front i'm not saying be up on your toes not saying have vertical force what i am saying is if you're on the bottom on the balls of your feet think about getting the pressure from let's say on the balls of your feet that's where that would be let's call that the bottom of the the ball of your foot to underneath the bottom of the ball of your foot so get the pressure lower than the ball of your foot and push push as much weight through that so your heels are going to go down but this is a lever so from the ball of your foot to your heel is probably about that far now that little lever going down think about it has every other massive lever in your body connected to it so when i talked about the pelvis being a lever it is but every lever in your body is connected to that and so your feet your foot pushing down and you levering against the foot stretcher can be a weapon i'm certainly not saying delay it or use it and you'll manipulate it any other unnatural way than what is natural so it's like standing up if you do a full squat you stand up your foot goes down you're connected to the ground if i was doing a high pull i reckon i'd be back on the balls of my feet i like that idea because i feel that's extension and you can hold the seat firm in back chocks i think that if we can get a little bit more out of the stroke stay connected to the foot stretcher through pressure that way then i reckon that's an advantage any thoughts quickly because i've run out of time you can lift your heel and finish if you stay high above the pelvis, I've felt that and I like that but that's now what we get told to do now
well i i think it's more natural i i don't teach anything i don't think it's natural so i think you need to think about it i mean it's not something we get to the end of the stroke then we do this i think that if we're going to lift lift a weight for instance you would be you would be on the balls of your feet more i think keep the pressure through the balls of your feet more would be a better better scenario i i think about it like this like yeah if i was to draw a line through my shin bone out the bottom of my foot where would it be and i reckon cyclists have their pedals here for a reason i don't know
foot connection from the front i'm not saying be up on your toes not saying have vertical force what i am saying is if you're on the bottom on the balls of your feet think about getting the pressure from let's say on the balls of your feet that's where that would be let's call that the bottom of the the ball of your foot to underneath the bottom of the ball of your foot so get the pressure lower than the ball of your foot and push push as much weight through that so your heels are going to go down but this is a lever so from the ball of your foot to your heel is probably about that far now that little lever going down think about it has every other massive lever in your body connected to it so when i talked about the pelvis being a lever it is but every lever in your body is connected to that and so your feet your foot pushing down and you levering against the foot stretcher can be a weapon i'm certainly not saying delay it or use it and you'll manipulate it any other unnatural way than what is natural so it's like standing up if you do a full squat you stand up your foot goes down you're connected to the ground if i was doing a high pull i reckon i'd be back on the balls of my feet i like that idea because i feel that's extension and you can hold the seat firm in back chocks i think that if we can get a little bit more out of the stroke stay connected to the foot stretcher through pressure that way then i reckon that's an advantage any thoughts quickly because i've run out of time you can lift your heel and finish if you stay high above the pelvis, I've felt that and I like that but that's now what we get told to do now
well i i think it's more natural i i don't teach anything i don't think it's natural so i think you need to think about it i mean it's not something we get to the end of the stroke then we do this i think that if we're going to lift lift a weight for instance you would be you would be on the balls of your feet more i think keep the pressure through the balls of your feet more would be a better better scenario i i think about it like this like yeah if i was to draw a line through my shin bone out the bottom of my foot where would it be and i reckon cyclists have their pedals here for a reason i don't know