Subj : Re: Rowing Shoe Holes - building a database?
To   : rec.sport.rowing
From : Jonny
Date : Thu Dec 03 2020 06:31 am

On Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 6:40:33 PM UTC, carl wrote:
> On 01/12/2020 21:52, Richard wrote: 
> > On Tuesday, 1 December 2020 at 20:30:46 UTC, Phil wrote: 
> > 
> >> Clogs are the way forward, for all sorts of reasons! 
> > 
> > Couldn't agree more! Why don't more clubs / rowers / boat-builders consider
 this simple, safe and inexpensive option? Forget old-fashioned leather clogs
with brass or plastic heel cups - surely modern materials lend themselves to a
solution that provides adequate support while rowing, yet enables more or less
instant release in the event of a capsize. Or have we become totally fixated on
 fitted shoes being the only possible solution? 
> >
> I, too regret the passing of clogs! But back to shoes: 
> 
> I understand the concern over shoe bolt positions, but any reputable 
> shoe supplier provides, as we always have at CDRS, a template precisely 
> defining shoe-bolt positions. 
> 
I think the market has spoken about the clog issue in racing boats!
The problem I face often eludes Carl's answer. Even his company has changed
shoe supplier over the years so a footplate in a 30 year old CD scull can be a
hassle with new shoes! Many old footplates actually only have 3 holes drilled
or only 3 bolts installed! I have even faced the issue of a rower having a
preference for a different shoe to the one that actually fits the boat. 
Quite a few shoe makers are actually unable to provide a drawing or details of
the hole pattern when asked! I know - I've asked.
Separate shoe plates (from the footboard) can be one way to solve some of the
issues, but even that isn't universal to all boat types and has drawbacks of
it's own.
I've started by taking pencil rubbings from the bottom of the shoes I have in
the workshop (no flat bed copier there) that look pretty accurate.
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