Sculling
It is very essential that a boy should be able to scull neatly, and this is only done by practice. The first thing is to pull so that your sculls shall not "jam" your fingers together, and this can be obviated by the beginner by pulling one hand a trifle behind the other, till, when you lean back, you naturally separate the hands; or, better still, shift the body an inch or two to either side, and the hands will clear each other. In beginning the pull, lean well forward, dip both sculls at once and to the same depth, and not too deep, in the water. The only difficulty is in the meeting of the hands, and this got over, as explained, the sculler will pull his elbows to his hips and his hands just below the chest. Feather by slightly lowering the wrists (if necessary) and by a quick recovery of the body lean forward with straightened arms. Let arms and body work together like machinery all the time. Jerking will never do. Smoothness and steadiness are essential to the sculler as well as to the rower.