SkwooshRow Pad Seat Cushion for Masters, Students, Scullers, Dragonboat, Outriggers, Accessories | Fits Concept2 | Gel Pressure Sitz Bone Comfort Relief | Made in USA (Pink)

When plantar fasciitis and heel spurs made running a thing of the past, I turned to the water rower at the gym for cardiovascular exercise and HIIT. All was good until I started spending more time on the rower perfecting my stroke and burning fat, at which point I started to develop saddle sores on my not very well padded bum. Ouch! I didn't have high expectations for this little pad when I pulled it out of the package, but boy was I wrong! It is the answer to my problem and makes rowing for extended periods of time not only tolerable, but enjoyable. I hardly know it's there except for the fact that I'm not in excruciating pain. I will never row without my Skwoosh!

It was so thin, I did not think it would offer much improvement over the uncomfortable seat on my rowing machine, but it has made a welcome improvement in comfort.

I have a Kettler LS Ergo rowing machine and although the seat is rather cushy I needed more padding. I was surprised that after 40 minutes of rowing my backside and back felt fine. It must be the placement of the gel pads. I do think this is rather pricey but because it worked I didn't return it. Also it does stay put while I'm rowing but when I get up it moves so I bought some velcro straps and secured it to the seat.

I purchased a Concept 2 rower and immediately knew that I needed something to help cushion the seat. For my first purchase from Amazon, I bought the Concept 2 Rower Foam Seat Pad. The rower was awesome so the seat pad from the same brand should be great too right? Nope. If you row for a half hour and your butt is killing you, then the product is not doing the job. I came back to Amazon after looking everywhere else online too and decided to try out this Skwoosh Master Row Pad. Apparently these 2 products are the only seat pads for a rowing machine. I did not find anything anywhere else on the internet at all, only ones designed for actual boats and kayak's. So, I purchased this product, removed the foam seat pad, and this really was no better. It is flat as a pancake and the small amount of gel in the butt circles does not provide enough cushioning to keep me comfortable during a rowing session. After that, I decided to make my own solution on the problem, since there were really no other options out there that I found. I put the Concept 2 Foam Pad back on the seat, and then put this Skwoosh Row Pad on top of that. Surprisingly, it actually works. I can now go through a good 30 minute rowing session without any discomfort on my bum.My conclusion, this product alone will not keep you comfortable. The Concept 2 Foam Pad on its own will not keep you comfortable. But I decided to share my solution of using the two together in case anyone else wants to give it a try.

Purchased my gel pad to complete a challenge row on the Concept2 website. The factory standard seat is a bit hard and long rows become uncomfortable without some padding.The gel pad performs as advertised and definitely provides more padding, especially for pressure points. It takes a while to figure out where to position the pad on the rower seat, but once in place, makes rowing much more comfortable. Completed 1/2 marathon on 4/28 with no discomfort.

Every butt is different in shape and tolerance for pain so what works for one person may not for others. The bottom line (excuse the pun) is that this pad doesn’t work for ME. I had high hopes that the gel sections would make this a good pad. They don’t and the gel seems to be pushed totally to one edge of the section after a few minutes.I scull for 90 minutes daily and did not have butt pain until a few years ago. 2 years I bought one of these Skwoosh pads to be used on a 3-hour row our club does from time to time. It did not help significantly on that row and I have tried it on a few occasions.Our club has several home-made pads made from an old yoga mat. A few months ago, I decided to give one of these a try. They provide far better pain avoidance than does the Skwoosh. The ones we have are about 3/8 of an inch and softer than the Skwoosh.

I took off one star because it's expensive. Forty dolars for this thing is too, too much. But it's indispensable. I use it for rowing and for erging. Keeps my butt from getting too sore. So far, so good. No signs of wear yet, but I've only had it for a few months.

initially i was not terribly happy with the cushion as it didnt seem to provide much relief at the expense of changing my position in the boat somewhat. however, following repeated trials i decided that for me what the cushion does is just different from what i expected it to do. again, for ME, the pad isnt that much more comfortable than my bare seat but if i row for 1.5 hour with bare seat and my butt starts aching there is no going back, my butt will hurt all the way home no matter what i do. if i row for 1.5 hour with the pad i just have to lay down in the boat and take pressure off for a few minutes and i am good to go. so i give two thumbs up.

Parfait, même si ça reste cher pour le produit

Not comfortable and very expensive mistake

Gel is so much better than foam. Worth the investment

Utilisé pour faire de l'aviron, bon amorti et confortable

Good quality but Not very adaptable to the body shape and It doesn’t prevent to form blister, main reason why i bought it . Will return it and buy the gel one instead hoping this time it will be ok