From behind a row of rowers you see backs, not strokes. Round Connect reads every stroke and tells you where to look — whether you’ve rowed for twenty years or teach rowing as one of your classes.
Who to watch
The brief, before you start
Newcomers and whether they did the intro, back and knee notes, the limits you set, pregnancy or return stages, who said “it hurts” last time — with rower numbers.
The damper, sorted in the first strokes
Too heavy for a newcomer or for a lower-back note, and their tile says so before they get tired. Fewer “10 is better” conversations.
Who is rushing
High rate, low power per stroke, a short recovery: their tile says “slower up the slide”. If it keeps going, you get it too.
When a stroke falls apart In development
A stroke that gets shorter and changes shape against that person’s usual one for several minutes — your watch vibrates with the rower number. A rower stopped mid-piece too.
Your limits, remembered
“Shorter at the catch” for a knee, “no flat-out sprints” for the first weeks — set once, a quiet signal when crossed.
A crew in one rhythm
Crew mode puts a boat on screen and shows how well the class rows in time with the stroke. The best moment of the class, for a beginner and a strong rower alike.
You decide
Round Connect shows where to look; it doesn’t diagnose, and it can’t see anyone’s back. What to change — a lighter piece, “legs first” — is your call.