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The dynamic behaviour of a "fixed stretcher" ergometer differs quite considerably from that of a
light racing shell floating freely on the water. From a dynamic point of view, it reacts similarly to a boat that is infinitely heavy. Rowing on it, the oarsman moves his mass relative to the environment, back and forth, over
the full length of the slides, and the change in velocity at both turning points is high. Rowers who perform well on "fixed stretcher" ergometers are often - but not always - fast boat movers, and some fast boat
movers do not always perform well on these ergometers. To ensure that a closer relationship exists between rowing on a ergometer and performance on the water, it is important to get on the land as close a simulation of the boat
as possible.
The ROWPERFECT rowing simulator does exactly this and therefore is a perfect boat simulator.
On the water, the rower, while moving over the full length of the slide relative to the boat, moves
much less in relation to the environment (approximately one fifth of the slidelength), than rowing on a fixed stretcher machine. In this case, the relatively light racing shell moves a lot more than the much heavier rower, and
the change in velocity of the rower's body mass is relatively low.
In the ROWPERFECT's patented, mass balanced, design, the precise interplay of rower and boat, floating freely on the water, is faithfully reproduced. The
carriage represents the boat - it weighs about the same as your boat (or your part of it), and moves freely on the track - and is dynamically balanced between the leg drive and the hand-draw of the rower on his freely moving
seat. The dynamic simulation is complete. Immediately you start on the ROWPERFECT you feel its similarity to the real thing. A real catch, without slack, a solid, fluid stroke, without a shock load on the spine. And in addition
a real recovery and a very real warning when it is unsatisfactorily coordinated. Overcompressing knees is not possible on the ROWPERFECT machine. These characteristics effectively prevent injuries of the back and the knees.
Good rowing needs sensitivity towards the boat, and it needs finesse, smoothness and controlled power. Real rowing requires precise coordination of catch and drive. Blades must be in and drawing a split second before the
leg drive. The ROWPERFECT rowing simulator is the only rowing machine on which this essential skill can be developed.
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