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What is a good way to prevent blisters while rowing?

Adjust your grip and technique.

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  1. Grip the oar as tightly as possible
  2. Row through pain without changes
  3. Adjust your grip and technique ✔

Why: Holding oars too tightly or poor technique can cause blisters, so grip and technique adjustments help prevent them.

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Answer: Adjust your grip and technique. Holding oars too tightly or poor technique can cause blisters, so grip and technique adjustments help prevent them.

  1. Rowing (sport) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowing_%28sport%29
    Holding the oars too tightly or making adjustments to technique may cause recurring or new blisters
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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