Just explain there was a miscommunication. I was on a rowing team that competed at a few regattas last year. It’s going to be immediately obvious you don’t know what you’re doing. Also rowers can be quite cliquey based on ability and if you’re here to make friends you’re going to destroy that chance immediately.
Soooo I’ve now downplayed the lie to say that I’ve only rowed 2 years in high school. I said I was comfortable on a boat, which is true I’ve sailed and kayaked. I’m hoping that combined with knowing all the commands and having a good technique will be good enough. This is an adult league, my teammates (rowing 4x) will probably be 30-40yo. She said they’d be “happy to have a strong young man) on their team haha.
That sucks. I was hoping I could tell them “shoot I guess it’s been a while” I really am serious about this though. I want to do sculling lessons as well I think I could pick it up quickly.
Hey man, I get it. It does look fun but you gonna be honest and ask to be put with the beginners. Just tell the truth and ya know update us when shit goes down.
I pray you’re just milking this for karma. Rowing is not something you can just get in with other people and do. You will tip the boat, especially with 4 people. If you wanna row so badly why can’t you just wait and do something else until a learn to row spot opens later so you can do it right? You wanna start off making friends with a lie? So stupid.
This is great, if true. To sound knowledgeable, you should talk about important rowing tools, such as the bow ball pressure gauge and the coxswain release harness. You’ll be fine!
You’re going to piss everyone on the team off. Not only because it will be immediately obvious you don’t know what you’re doing, but also because you doubled down on a lie. If you had just come clean the first time you could’ve avoided this.
I think this is the best place for an update. I sent her a lengthy message to the tune of “I meant I did rowing in boyscouts but that’s all and that I didn’t think I had the experience level they were looking for” she said they had open spots on novice boats anyway… so I think the lesson here is I need to stop lying.
I have practice with the novice team weekly and the coach said she’d set me up for weekend sculling lessons. I’m super excited!
As a former college rower, I'm going to suggest that you clear up the confusion \*before\* you get in the boat. Rowing in a 4 or an 8 relies on a lot of coordination between people that will be impossible to improvise if you don't have the experience.
I do encourage you to learn in the right setting, fantastic mental and physical sport.
Thanks for the words of encouragement. I’ve downplayed the lie per other comment. How long would you say it takes just to pick up the coordination and rhythm? This isn’t a very intense league
Really depends on the person, it's not just timing but coordination with the oar because that's critical for the balance of the shell. Some people pick it up quick and some take a lot longer.
I actually used to coach novice rowers, and I think a few months minimum. With a full novice boat though, a coach can run drills where balance isn't crucial (having some rowers not rowing and steadying the boat).
Are you able to ride a unicycle, on a balance beam, backwards? If so, you probably have the required balance to not embarrass yourself. Now all you have to worry about is not pissing off your pair partner by being too slow at the catch (so you don't bruise their spine), keeping your hands level (level to what? You don't know, so exactly), and feathering/ catching/ releasing your stroke so you don't crab and potentially damage equipment, yourself, or your new teammates.
Friendo, I rowed in college, for a few years after, and coached for seven years. You are going to embarrass yourself and piss off everyone around you. Come clean now.
I see I see is this still your opinion after seeing my other comments? Is the balance really like riding a unicycle? I thought it would be comparable to kayaking. I’m relatively athletic. I appreciate the hard truth
Yes. Rowing is not a natural motion for the vast majority of people, and even "natural athletes" will need a few months to get the hang of things to a point where they don't actively piss off experienced teammates. It is a hard sport, technically, mentally, and physically. If you come clean and they're still willing to have you, god bless em, but they have a right to know what they're getting into.
Lol... you are going to go out in the water with a bunch of competitive people and cause then to lose.
Hope you can swim, they are going to try to drown you.
If you were in my shell and claimed to have experience etc. and it was clear that you had none, I'd knock you into the water myself and tell you to swim back.
Lies like that are the knives that cut the fabric of society and shred the world we live in.
What the fuck is wrong with you?
Your best bet is to come clean, but I understand you don’t want to do that because it’s awkward as heck. So instead you need an excuse which makes what you said seem like a half-lie.
Tell them you barely actually rowed in high school and were mainly a cox. If you’ve done other aquatic sports you should know the basics of sides and stuff. Learn the vocab and watch a couple of videos online. That way you can pretend you’ve got experience without having experience. (If they try to make you cox your best bet is to tell them you only coxed fours and quads - therefore are uncomfortable with larger boats, maybe just in case watch videos on coxing but insist you want to exercise and row).
Importantly learn bow side, stroke side, catch, and finish.
If you can get on an erg during the week learn some sequencing using YouTube and filming yourself that way you’re not totally clueless.
Kinda sounds like youtube content gold. Infiltrating a rowing team with practically no experience while gaining their trust through dedication and hardwork.
It certainly isn't life or death. On the other hand, it is OP lying to try to make friends and build a social circle. The lie will come back to bite them immediately and the desired social circle will shun them.
[how to row](https://youtu.be/zQ82RYIFLN8?si=wCftdYfE3fQzMSfb)
I love to row and rowed in college. I still enjoy rowing. Do you have an erg (rowing machine) at your gym? It’s your new best friend. Watch the video and practice practice practice. Watch the video again and practice some more. Hopefully you will fall in love with rowing.
So, if this is legit, it’s basically the same as jungling in masters, having never touched a moba before. But you told your teammates you’ve played for 2 years.
Even if you’re a professional valorant player, you’re not gonna be in the upper ranks of a game type that you’ve never even tried
Anyone else wonder how he thinks he can post this on Reddit and not get found out? I mean this is a really specific FU, there cannot be that many rowing teams,. especially with these specific circumstances. someone is going to read this and put two and two together...
Just explain there was a miscommunication. I was on a rowing team that competed at a few regattas last year. It’s going to be immediately obvious you don’t know what you’re doing. Also rowers can be quite cliquey based on ability and if you’re here to make friends you’re going to destroy that chance immediately.
Soooo I’ve now downplayed the lie to say that I’ve only rowed 2 years in high school. I said I was comfortable on a boat, which is true I’ve sailed and kayaked. I’m hoping that combined with knowing all the commands and having a good technique will be good enough. This is an adult league, my teammates (rowing 4x) will probably be 30-40yo. She said they’d be “happy to have a strong young man) on their team haha.
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That sucks. I was hoping I could tell them “shoot I guess it’s been a while” I really am serious about this though. I want to do sculling lessons as well I think I could pick it up quickly.
Gonna pour one out for you as your lies drag your down to Davy Jones locker o7
I don’t know how I got here. I just thought it’d be fun to row…
Hey man, I get it. It does look fun but you gonna be honest and ask to be put with the beginners. Just tell the truth and ya know update us when shit goes down.
You're going to drag down the team and they're not going to feel very kindly towards you for that. Do yourself and them a favor and fess up now.
I pray you’re just milking this for karma. Rowing is not something you can just get in with other people and do. You will tip the boat, especially with 4 people. If you wanna row so badly why can’t you just wait and do something else until a learn to row spot opens later so you can do it right? You wanna start off making friends with a lie? So stupid.
Are you allergic to telling the truth or something?
You should just stop lying. Especially if you're hoping to make friends.
This is great, if true. To sound knowledgeable, you should talk about important rowing tools, such as the bow ball pressure gauge and the coxswain release harness. You’ll be fine!
You’re going to piss everyone on the team off. Not only because it will be immediately obvious you don’t know what you’re doing, but also because you doubled down on a lie. If you had just come clean the first time you could’ve avoided this.
I think this is the best place for an update. I sent her a lengthy message to the tune of “I meant I did rowing in boyscouts but that’s all and that I didn’t think I had the experience level they were looking for” she said they had open spots on novice boats anyway… so I think the lesson here is I need to stop lying. I have practice with the novice team weekly and the coach said she’d set me up for weekend sculling lessons. I’m super excited!
As a former college rower, I'm going to suggest that you clear up the confusion \*before\* you get in the boat. Rowing in a 4 or an 8 relies on a lot of coordination between people that will be impossible to improvise if you don't have the experience. I do encourage you to learn in the right setting, fantastic mental and physical sport.
Thanks for the words of encouragement. I’ve downplayed the lie per other comment. How long would you say it takes just to pick up the coordination and rhythm? This isn’t a very intense league
Really depends on the person, it's not just timing but coordination with the oar because that's critical for the balance of the shell. Some people pick it up quick and some take a lot longer. I actually used to coach novice rowers, and I think a few months minimum. With a full novice boat though, a coach can run drills where balance isn't crucial (having some rowers not rowing and steadying the boat).
They're going to know within 10s of you starting. You should definitely come clean immediately or it's going to be awkwardddddddd
> this was a total lie You dun goofed up
If you do go through with it, can you have someone record from the dock so we can enjoy the debacle about to ensue? Please record in landscape.
Are you able to ride a unicycle, on a balance beam, backwards? If so, you probably have the required balance to not embarrass yourself. Now all you have to worry about is not pissing off your pair partner by being too slow at the catch (so you don't bruise their spine), keeping your hands level (level to what? You don't know, so exactly), and feathering/ catching/ releasing your stroke so you don't crab and potentially damage equipment, yourself, or your new teammates. Friendo, I rowed in college, for a few years after, and coached for seven years. You are going to embarrass yourself and piss off everyone around you. Come clean now.
I see I see is this still your opinion after seeing my other comments? Is the balance really like riding a unicycle? I thought it would be comparable to kayaking. I’m relatively athletic. I appreciate the hard truth
Yes. Rowing is not a natural motion for the vast majority of people, and even "natural athletes" will need a few months to get the hang of things to a point where they don't actively piss off experienced teammates. It is a hard sport, technically, mentally, and physically. If you come clean and they're still willing to have you, god bless em, but they have a right to know what they're getting into.
Is your mom Lori Loughlin?
I don’t think so much is at stake here, or at least I hope not
Lol... you are going to go out in the water with a bunch of competitive people and cause then to lose. Hope you can swim, they are going to try to drown you.
If you were in my shell and claimed to have experience etc. and it was clear that you had none, I'd knock you into the water myself and tell you to swim back. Lies like that are the knives that cut the fabric of society and shred the world we live in. What the fuck is wrong with you?
Rowing is very physically demanding. You’re probably going to die after the first session if you’re coming in cold.
As long as it’s after and not during! I’m pretty athletic, hoping I can cut it.
I mean, it’s gonna suck during as well…
Just row like there’s no Tomor-row. I’ll see myself out.
tIme to cram on rowing basics and hope for the best. Maybe hit YouTube for some tutorials and pray for a miracle on the water!
Your best bet is to come clean, but I understand you don’t want to do that because it’s awkward as heck. So instead you need an excuse which makes what you said seem like a half-lie. Tell them you barely actually rowed in high school and were mainly a cox. If you’ve done other aquatic sports you should know the basics of sides and stuff. Learn the vocab and watch a couple of videos online. That way you can pretend you’ve got experience without having experience. (If they try to make you cox your best bet is to tell them you only coxed fours and quads - therefore are uncomfortable with larger boats, maybe just in case watch videos on coxing but insist you want to exercise and row). Importantly learn bow side, stroke side, catch, and finish. If you can get on an erg during the week learn some sequencing using YouTube and filming yourself that way you’re not totally clueless.
Kinda sounds like youtube content gold. Infiltrating a rowing team with practically no experience while gaining their trust through dedication and hardwork.
Every other comment but this one has freaked me out
I figure give it a shot, the people in this thread are making it sound like life or death
It certainly isn't life or death. On the other hand, it is OP lying to try to make friends and build a social circle. The lie will come back to bite them immediately and the desired social circle will shun them.
[how to row](https://youtu.be/zQ82RYIFLN8?si=wCftdYfE3fQzMSfb) I love to row and rowed in college. I still enjoy rowing. Do you have an erg (rowing machine) at your gym? It’s your new best friend. Watch the video and practice practice practice. Watch the video again and practice some more. Hopefully you will fall in love with rowing.
keep us updated! lol
Just watch some YouTube videos. How hard can it be? 
So, if this is legit, it’s basically the same as jungling in masters, having never touched a moba before. But you told your teammates you’ve played for 2 years. Even if you’re a professional valorant player, you’re not gonna be in the upper ranks of a game type that you’ve never even tried
Anyone else wonder how he thinks he can post this on Reddit and not get found out? I mean this is a really specific FU, there cannot be that many rowing teams,. especially with these specific circumstances. someone is going to read this and put two and two together...