Ergometer
The Ergometer, a machine, on show among the rowing | exhibits at the Boat Show, is a recent development which is designed to meter the amount of man-power
produced in eath stroke of the blade. As the man in the boat rows, he turns a flywheel, and this indicates how much power he is putting into his stroke. Most important, it reveals whether an oarsman “dies away” towards the end of a race. This -is most important in the selection of a top-class crew. Before the development of this machine, which js owned by the West End club in Auckland the coach had to watch the puddles made by the oar to . see whether a man was slacking. If the blade makes only a small hole in the water, the man is only going through the motions of putting power into the stroke.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29609, 4 September 1961, Page 19
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143Ergometer Press, Volume C, Issue 29609, 4 September 1961, Page 19
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