Rowingchat

Istvan Nemeth talks sport shoes and why rowing has been slow to join the party. Timestamps 01:00 Istvan Nemeth has a background in sport science and started rowing as a child and more recently cycling and surf ski. 03:15 Performance enhancement is our focus. We developed a shoe based on this first and injury prevention second. What does it take to drive through your foot during rowing? Stability in the kinetic chain. 06:30 What is the shape of the human foot? We did 20,000 laser scans of feet around the world. 09:15 Rowers should look at orthotics more. When your foot drives the foot splays out a bit. The heel cup in our shoe is anatomical - if you grip with your toes check your insoles for indentations from your toes. 13:00 The average rowing shoe is quite narrow. Shoe materials are carbon - not a shock absorber like rubber. This is a waste of energy in rowing. soles are 3mm thin. Waterproofed inside and outside using super stretch fabric for flex, 17:00 Heel restraints - loose shoes make it harder to get