<P> The average speed of a boat increases with the crew size and sculling boats are slightly faster than the equivalent sweep boats . </P> <P> The drive is the phase from the catch to the extraction . </P> <Ul> <Li> As soon as the oar blade is placed in the water at the catch, the rower begins to lever the boat past the blade by straightening the legs while the body remains leaned forward and the arms straight . This is called the leg drive . </Li> <Li> The rower continues pushing with the legs while beginning to apply additional power by opening up his or her back towards the bow of the boat . </Li> <Li> After the rower completes the leg drive, the rower finishes opening up his or her back towards the bow while at the same time using his or her arms to pull the oar (s) to his chest . This is called the draw . First, the shoulders heave, then the elbows bend . Often the shoulder heave is omitted, and power is wasted or lost </Li> <Li> The rower pushes the oar handle down so the oar blade comes out of the water . </Li> <Li> Just as the oar blade is being removed from the water, the rower rotates the oar handle 90 degrees so that the blade is again parallel to the water . This action is referred to as feathering . </Li> <Li> At this point the rower is in the same position as the beginning, torso leaning back, hands drawn in to the body, and legs extended . </Li> </Ul> <Li> As soon as the oar blade is placed in the water at the catch, the rower begins to lever the boat past the blade by straightening the legs while the body remains leaned forward and the arms straight . This is called the leg drive . </Li>

Describe how the hand is moved closer to the chest during the rowing stroke