Apparatus for the improvement of rowing technique
First Claim
1. A position reference device for a rowing apparatus, comprising:
- a seat locator attached to the rowing apparatus, the seat locator to indicate hip location of a rower positioned on a seat on the rowing apparatus; and
a hand locator attached to the rowing apparatus to indicate hand position of the rower, the seat locator and hand locator positioned relative to each other according to biometric data of the rower such that the position reference device indicates the rower'"'"'s body position during at least one selected stroke point.
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Abstract
A position reference device for rowing indicates the relative hip and hand positions of the rower over the course of each rowing stroke. The position reference device provides a reference for kinesthetic learning through constant feedback about torso and hand position. Embodiments of the feedback device can be used on either a boat or on a rowing machine. The embodiments for boats in particular provide the immediate on-water feedback that enables a rower to improve technique in a way that conventional feedback devices generally do not. The rowing machine embodiments enable rowers to improve skill while off the water thus enabling the rower to learn better technique even when it is not possible to row on water.
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1. A position reference device for a rowing apparatus, comprising:
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a seat locator attached to the rowing apparatus, the seat locator to indicate hip location of a rower positioned on a seat on the rowing apparatus; and
a hand locator attached to the rowing apparatus to indicate hand position of the rower, the seat locator and hand locator positioned relative to each other according to biometric data of the rower such that the position reference device indicates the rower'"'"'s body position during at least one selected stroke point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 49, 50)
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43. A position reference device for a rowing boat, comprising:
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a fixed reference on the rowing apparatus;
a camera located at the fixed reference, the camera to take a plurality of sequential images of a rower operating the rowing boat; and
a display device located in the rowing boat to receive the images from the camera, the display device viewable by the rower. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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