I just received my new rowing DVD called: Golden Glory!
This DVD features the Olympic gold medalists of the men's lightweight double scull. The two scullers are Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter. The quality of the filming is very well done and it was a pleasure to watch and listen to.
On this DVD you will learn Zac and Mark's stretches, warm up in the double scull, and technique drills off and on the water. Zac and Mark take turns explaining how they scull, train, and what when through their minds during training and competition at the World Championship and the Olympics. For lightweight rowers it will be of great interest to listen to Mark, who chose to become a lightweight and became really successful as such.
It was great to watch the two perform the rowing stroke since it is very much the style of rowing that was taught to me by my old coach Harry Mahon from New Zealand. Harry also advised the British Rowing Team in the past so it is to no surprise that we have similar technique and boat moving understanding.
Besides the training Zac and Mark explain how to shuttle the boat from the rack to the water and back into the boathouse. I noticed that for the video they did not use the same brand boat as they did at the Olympics.
I enjoyed the level headedness of the scullers in telling their stories. They are on top of their game and this clearly comes through during the interviews. It was also fun to listen to Zac during their warm up and technique exercise while they were sculling their double. At each change of stroke length Zac explained aspects of the drills and warm up.
The DVD comes with a handy little rigging book which features Steven Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent on the cover.
The DVD does not go into detail how the training was done. However, it offers a valuable glimpse into the world of top of the food chain rowing. Their sculling style is effortless and the exercise they picked are building blocks for such effective rowing technique.
The cost of the DVD shipped was less than US$20. This is a treasure of information to have at a bargain price.
I would like to personally congratulate Zac, Mark, and their support team to have produced such a wonderful DVD.
