http://www.maxrigging.com/57-ways-to-rig-1-8 how to get more out of your rowing, and rowing equipment Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:43:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.maxrigging.com/57-ways-to-rig-1-8/comment-page-1#comment-775 Get Your Oar Grip Race Ready-Right Now | Max Rigging Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:11:28 +0000 http://maxrigging.com/?p=62#comment-775 [...] An oar grip is an incredibly important place - it is where the rower meets the oar.  If that grip is not ready to race, the rower won’t be either.  Today, most (but not all) grips are made of synthetics. There are many different types of materials, sizes, and colors used. Regardless of these differences I found one commonality—if the grip is not clean it can be very difficult for the rower to have it do what she wants it to do.  Over time a grip can get dirty with such things as skin, sweat, blood, oil, plain old dirt, or aging pieces of the surface layer of the grip.  All of these can add up to cover an oar grip with a slippery coating.  Dirty grips will slip in a rower’s hand and if a dirty grip gets wet it can be extremely difficult to control.  A clean grip is easier to control, and as I wrote about before it can also cut down on infections. [...] [...] An oar grip is an incredibly important place – it is where the rower meets the oar.  If that grip is not ready to race, the rower won’t be either.  Today, most (but not all) grips are made of synthetics. There are many different types of materials, sizes, and colors used. Regardless of these differences I found one commonality—if the grip is not clean it can be very difficult for the rower to have it do what she wants it to do.  Over time a grip can get dirty with such things as skin, sweat, blood, oil, plain old dirt, or aging pieces of the surface layer of the grip.  All of these can add up to cover an oar grip with a slippery coating.  Dirty grips will slip in a rower’s hand and if a dirty grip gets wet it can be extremely difficult to control.  A clean grip is easier to control, and as I wrote about before it can also cut down on infections. [...]

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