Ranger - News To Shock

[[old] John Rupp]

Rich's form looks excellent to me, and very powerful.<br /><br />It looks quite a low stroke rate for the effort though, i.e. 31.4 spm.<br /><br />Was this his warmup or the race?<br /><br />

[[old] John Rupp]

Is there a way to rotate this to being right side up?

[[old] Coach Gus]

<!--QuoteBegin-John Rupp+Feb 2 2006, 10:30 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(John Rupp @ Feb 2 2006, 10:30 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Is there a way to rotate this to being right side up? <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Yes, turn your monitor on it's side.<br />

[[old] JimR]

<!--QuoteBegin-Coach Gus+Feb 2 2006, 02:33 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Coach Gus @ Feb 2 2006, 02:33 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-John Rupp+Feb 2 2006, 10:30 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(John Rupp @ Feb 2 2006, 10:30 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Is there a way to rotate this to being right side up? <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Yes, turn your monitor on it's side. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />No, you have to rotate the monitor 180 degrees and walk around ... just like if physically standing next to Ranger. <br /><br />JimR

[[old] John Rupp]

Hey I tried both of these things.<br /><br />Now I'm getting a 360 degree view right side up!<br /><br />Thanks!!!!

[[old] PaulH]

<!--QuoteBegin-John Rupp+Feb 2 2006, 01:27 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(John Rupp @ Feb 2 2006, 01:27 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Rich's form looks excellent to me, and very powerful.<br /><br />It looks quite a low stroke rate for the effort though, i.e. 31.4 spm.<br /><br />Was this his warmup or the race? <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Clearly it's hard to tell from the given angle, and erging is different from rowing, but...<br /><br />He's opening his back pretty much at the beginning of the drive, and bending his arms before the leg drive is complete, so he's introducing a couple of weak points into the strength of his drive. His hands move into his body pretty violently, which is fine on the erg but wouldn't be so good in a shell.<br /><br />On the upside, the ratio looks pretty good, especially by erging standards and it certainly looks like a powerful stroke!<br /><br />Anyone else?<br /><br />Cheers, Paul

[[old] John Rupp]

Actually I was going to add that his ratio is lousy. <br /><br />That's a result of his excessively low rating and, therefore, should be obvious. <br /><br />If you want to see a good ratio, then watch the clip of Eskild Ebbesen.

[[old] FrancoisA]

Unless Ranger has discovered the Fountain of Youth, I doubt it is him on the video. Ranger's hair should be grey and less dense! <br /><br />Also, after three years of relentless pursuit towards the perfect stroke, it should look more refined, with more "suspension", than what we see on the video.<br /><br />I expect Ranger's stroke to be quite close to what I have seen on Xeno's DVDs.<br /><br />Just my 2 cents.

[[old] mpukita]

<!--QuoteBegin-FrancoisA+Feb 2 2006, 06:21 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(FrancoisA @ Feb 2 2006, 06:21 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Unless Ranger has discovered the Fountain of Youth, I doubt it is him on the video. Ranger's hair should be grey and less dense! <br /><br />Also, after three years of relentless pursuit towards the perfect stroke, it should look more refined, with more "suspension", than what we see on the video.<br /><br />I expect Ranger's stroke to be quite close to what I have seen on Xeno's DVDs.<br /><br />Just my 2 cents. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />It's Ranger, and it was the race ... I was there.

[[old] cbrock]

<!--QuoteBegin-mpukita+Feb 3 2006, 06:31 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(mpukita @ Feb 3 2006, 06:31 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><br />It's Ranger, and it was the race ... I was there. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />Mark,<br />How do we know that in fact you and Ranger did not swap places.<br /><br />No one even knows what Ranger looks like (For Sure) AND you look much older than your age.<br /><br />I mean anybody whose record alcohol consumption is only 3 pints of Boddington's in one sitting does not give me cause for confidence.<br /><br />What about if Ranger rowed your time AND in an action of reckless overconfidence you tried to row a World Record in Rangers age division.<br />Hence the DNF.<br /><br />Now that probably explains everything and why you have been so quiet on the subject, allowing us mortals to praise you continual 2k improvements.<br /><br />You had us fooled for a while there Mark, but no doubt Chad would have picked up on this eventually.<br /><br /><br />....Chris

[[old] John Rupp]

Chris.......

[[old] Sir Pirate]

Yep, that is Ranger <br /><br />I have meet him and done a session with him before, he has got a different hat on from when I last saw him though.<br /><br />Looking good on the Video <br /><br />Sir Pirate

[[old] Alan Maddocks]

Please don't start to criticise the new stroke!!<br />Or we will have another 2 years of Ranger redefining his stroke.<br /><br />Ranger's absence from the forum this week ....<br /><br />Any chance he will race (& complete a 2K) this weekend?<br /><br />Maybe, he's decided to "walk the walk" rather than "talk the talk"<br /><br /><br /><br />

[[old] mpukita]

<!--QuoteBegin-cbrock+Feb 3 2006, 12:42 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(cbrock @ Feb 3 2006, 12:42 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-mpukita+Feb 3 2006, 06:31 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(mpukita @ Feb 3 2006, 06:31 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><br />It's Ranger, and it was the race ... I was there. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />Mark,<br />How do we know that in fact you and Ranger did not swap places.<br /><br />No one even knows what Ranger looks like (For Sure) AND you look much older than your age.<br /><br />I mean anybody whose record alcohol consumption is only 3 pints of Boddington's in one sitting does not give me cause for confidence.<br /><br />What about if Ranger rowed your time AND in an action of reckless overconfidence you tried to row a World Record in Rangers age division.<br />Hence the DNF.<br /><br />Now that probably explains everything and why you have been so quiet on the subject, allowing us mortals to praise you continual 2k improvements.<br /><br />You had us fooled for a while there Mark, but no doubt Chad would have picked up on this eventually.<br /><br /><br />....Chris <br /> </td></tr></table><br />I refuse to respond on the grounds I may incriminate myself ...<br /><br />Chris, if you saw me row, you'd know ... I'm no Ranger, regardless of age difference ... I am short, slow, and have a crappy stroke ...<br /><br />I'm working on the Boddington's record ... that stuff is incredibly expensive here, so I have to make sure I have complete confidence in my ability BEFORE I attempt a PB.<br />

[[old] Spectator]

Interesting to note that Ranger has removed his name from the race at the Canadian Indoors this Sunday. He had previously registered.<br /><br /><a href='http://www.roninracing.com/eventlist.as ... &Width=400' target='_blank'>http://www.roninracing.com/eventlist.as ... dth=400</a>