Weight Adjustment Calculator
Why Weight Adjustment
The Weight Adjustment Calculator is used simply to compare the power and distances between rowers of varying weight. In most cases a heavier rower can produce more power than smaller rower, and when using the rowing machine this results in larger distance covered or a lower 500m split rate.
Originally, we used 170 to normalize the weight adjusted scores because 170lb was approximately the average weight of all rowers. But about a year ago we realized that by using a different number to normalize the weight adjusted score we could give the adjusted score more meaning.
By using 270, the weight adjusted score becomes a pretty good estimate of a person's potential speed in an eight. To put it another way, if the average adjusted score using this formula of the 8 rowers in an eight is 6:00, then that boat should be capable of a 6:00 2k race on the water—given perfect conditions and near perfect rowing effectiveness (nobody rows perfectly).
We believe that this will be approximately true for all types of crews.
Weight Converter
Weight Adjustment Calculator
Weight Adjustment Factor:
Adjusted Time (h:m:s):
Adjusted Distance:
*Important: Your adjusted score cannot be entered into the Indoor Sport Services Online Ranking. Ranking results must be raw times and distances only.