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Hi, do you have any tips on crossing my foot over on 1 foot spins? I find it really hard when doing so... I can't keep my balance at all
Try to pull your core up and expand your chest while spinning. Try to keep your hips and shoulders centered over your spinning leg. Most people start losing their balance when they become off center, and start spinning in wide circles.
Do you have any tips for higher bunny hops?
Swing your leg back and when you go to hop pull up with your knee. It should be one smooth motion and with a lot of momentum/push.
Good Luck
hello! do you have any tips for lifting your free leg high when landing? i've started waltz jumps and it always feels like my toe is /so/ close to dragging (it's probably not that close) when i try to stay upright. it's definitely not getting anywhere near parallel to the ice. it may be a flexibility problem with my back, i'm not sure. do you any ideas on how to improve that? thanks!!
It’s more likely a matter of strength and balance, rather than flexibility. I would recommend holding onto the wall and practicing your landing position. Tighten your back muscles, pull your shoulders back, and lift your leg higher than what you would need it to be. Practice the landing on the wall, then go try it in the jump. When you feel your free leg starting to sink again, go back to the wall, and repeat.
I've been working on crossovers and I have the basic motion down, but I can't seem to get it smooth. Any tips you can give?
Practice, practice, practice. Ice skating seems smooth and graceful but really it’s the opposite at first. If you’re scared of falling, try bending your knees more. Slow down your actions so that you can move more evenly. Make sure all your weight is on your skating foot, so your free foot can move as you want it to.
how do I hold a camel spin for more than 3 rotations? I feel like going from a backwards crossover entrance doesn't help and all my spins just seem extremely slow :(
Enter your spin from a deep knee bend and make sure to push into it. Keep your hips aligned over your boot so you’re on a flat edge. Don’t let your shoulders rotate to face out of the circle. Try looking in the direction you’re spinning (to the left if you spin CCW, to the right if you spin CW). Try to have a faster entrance into the spin as well from your crossovers.
do you have any tips on back scratch spins? i've been working on them for a couple weeks and i can only get like 2 rotations in. i find that i keep moving up onto my toe picks. any way to help prevent that?
Find the ball of your skate, and concentrate on remaining there during your spin. Flexing your toes towards the top of your boot can help.
tips for backward outside 3 turns??? i find myself sliding up onto my toe pick or just falling over :/
Lean back on your edge and make sure to use the “down-up-down” motion. Bend your knee right before the turn, straighten it slightly as you turn, and then bend it again as you come out onto the inside edge. Backward outside three turns are placed mostly at the back of your blade, near the heel.
