Improve - Elbow & Wrist  Position at the Sculling Finish - Front View (+ Common Problems)

Please look at the examples below and review your draw at the finish or that of your crew. Anthony Edwards, five times Olympic athlete, demonstrates a couple of common issues.
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It is vital to have the wrists flat and the forearms horizontal at the finish to have the body with the correct posture and the hands ready to feather correctly. Finish with the arms in an even style, don't wrench the finish. Carry the boat speed created by the leg and body drive.​

Correct Position:

Here Eddy has a relaxed grip and his elbows out a little just before the finish:

For more information, please review these videos: ​

• Pauses at the Finish
• Elbows at the Finish - Practise on the Ergo
• How to use the elbow at the finish to get maximum power

​Elbows close to the body:

​​As you can see here, Eddy has his elbows close to the body just before the finish. This means that the wrists need to be cocked up, and feathering will be an issue. Additionally, it is hard to pull the oar handle through to the finish if you do that. 

Uneven shoulder position:

The issue here is primarily one of the body being over tense. It is challenging to complete a relaxed finish if the athlete is tense. This tenseness here is reflected in Eddy having an uneven finish.
It is difficult to complete the finish in an even, relaxed manner if you have uneven pressure and shoulder position at the finish.

The solution here is to be relaxed, apply the power with the legs and body, finish with the arms in an even style, don't wrench the finish, and carry the boat speed created by the leg and body drive.