Skated again tonight. I think I'll make Wednesday Night a regular thing. Worked on 3-turns extensively and I was able to do ALL of my forward 3-turns!!! Even the RFI3, which I was convinced i was going to snap my ankle on at some point.
I skated with more speed and power and it felt great! Not so fun dodging the little hockey boys though. They skate so wrecklessly sometimes!
I even tried some edge exercises I've seen other skaters do. I don't know what it is called, but say you're skating forward on your left foot, and your right foot is extended to the front. Then you do a slalom type move on the left foot going from outside edge to inside edge and repeat for the length of the rink. I can do it pretty well on the left, but not so much on the right yet.
Overall skating is improving and I feel I am finally getting back to where I was prior to October. N0w if I can just get a hold of my coach, I can have another lesson!
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
First Private Lesson, First Jump EVER
Ok, first private lesson...about 45minutes long. And boy did we cover a lot!!! I hope I can remember everything. And I know this is long, but this is also doubling as my skating notebook for the time being, so I'm describing things in great detail...
Change of edge: Outside to Inside, Inside to Outside. It took me a little while, but I finally got the concept. When on a LFO edge, the arms are open and the R leg is in the back. Then swing the R leg quickly to the front, then to the back. When the R leg is in the front, change arms so that the R arm is more in front, and the L arm is towards the back, and lean into the LFI edge. It is reveresed for RFO-RFI, with the left leg swinging to the front. This is a great thigh workout!!!
FO3s: These looked good...no work needed.
FI3s: These are not very different from FO3s, though I'm losing most all momentum with the turn.
One foot spin entry from BXOs: Ok, so I pretty much don't even know how to do a one foot spin, but I'm learning the entry. Do a couple of CW BXO's and hold the crossed foot position. Rotate the upper body to the outside of the circle. Then bring the free leg (Left) around and step forward onto a LFO edge, making a very small circle (think LFO3), BENDING THE KNEE. Keeping the arms aligned with the legs as if they were connected by a string, bring the R arm and leg around the the front, thus creating a spin. Yeahh........I'm having troubles with the step forward part and the whole spin thing. But I know what I need to work on.
Waltz Jump: First jump ever! I pretty much already knew the steps for this, but never attempted it. From a RBO edge keeping the arms open, step forward onto a LFO edge with arms behind and jump off the L toe, bringing arms in. Do a half-rotation in the air, landing on a RBO edge with arms open and L leg behind. After stepping through it in the lesson, I attempted this multiple times and had a couple of decent ones - though only a millimeter off the ice!!!! I get the concept...now to just practice. I find if I don't jump right away after stepping forward, I lose most of the momentum for the jump. No more hesitating!!!
Half-Flip: Holy cow. Two jumps in one lesson. Not successful at all, but I know the steps. We practiced this from a LFO3, bringing in the right leg back (leg straight) and jamming that toepick into the ice. Jumping off the R foot, do a half revolution in the air (arms in tight) and land on the R foot going forwards with arms open. The landing foot is the same as the picking foot. It's messy and puny and two-footed, but something I can definitely work on - on and off the ice.
So my jumping is wimpy...lack of strength??? Fear of cracking my ankle??? Boots weight too much??? hmmm...maybe it's lack of knee bend.
I feel challenged, and kept laughing at how terrible I was doing. I knew I looked horrible, but I felt great!!! My coach made sure I could at least fumble through the steps. There's no way things are going to be perfect in a lesson anyway, and this gives me tons to work on. Some things still seem impossible (one foot spin) but I will just chip away at it.
Coach agreed with me about getting new skates. No more recreational skates!!! She recommends boots with more support and better blades too. Good thing I worked extra hours this week!!!
Change of edge: Outside to Inside, Inside to Outside. It took me a little while, but I finally got the concept. When on a LFO edge, the arms are open and the R leg is in the back. Then swing the R leg quickly to the front, then to the back. When the R leg is in the front, change arms so that the R arm is more in front, and the L arm is towards the back, and lean into the LFI edge. It is reveresed for RFO-RFI, with the left leg swinging to the front. This is a great thigh workout!!!
FO3s: These looked good...no work needed.
FI3s: These are not very different from FO3s, though I'm losing most all momentum with the turn.
One foot spin entry from BXOs: Ok, so I pretty much don't even know how to do a one foot spin, but I'm learning the entry. Do a couple of CW BXO's and hold the crossed foot position. Rotate the upper body to the outside of the circle. Then bring the free leg (Left) around and step forward onto a LFO edge, making a very small circle (think LFO3), BENDING THE KNEE. Keeping the arms aligned with the legs as if they were connected by a string, bring the R arm and leg around the the front, thus creating a spin. Yeahh........I'm having troubles with the step forward part and the whole spin thing. But I know what I need to work on.
Waltz Jump: First jump ever! I pretty much already knew the steps for this, but never attempted it. From a RBO edge keeping the arms open, step forward onto a LFO edge with arms behind and jump off the L toe, bringing arms in. Do a half-rotation in the air, landing on a RBO edge with arms open and L leg behind. After stepping through it in the lesson, I attempted this multiple times and had a couple of decent ones - though only a millimeter off the ice!!!! I get the concept...now to just practice. I find if I don't jump right away after stepping forward, I lose most of the momentum for the jump. No more hesitating!!!
Half-Flip: Holy cow. Two jumps in one lesson. Not successful at all, but I know the steps. We practiced this from a LFO3, bringing in the right leg back (leg straight) and jamming that toepick into the ice. Jumping off the R foot, do a half revolution in the air (arms in tight) and land on the R foot going forwards with arms open. The landing foot is the same as the picking foot. It's messy and puny and two-footed, but something I can definitely work on - on and off the ice.
So my jumping is wimpy...lack of strength??? Fear of cracking my ankle??? Boots weight too much??? hmmm...maybe it's lack of knee bend.
I feel challenged, and kept laughing at how terrible I was doing. I knew I looked horrible, but I felt great!!! My coach made sure I could at least fumble through the steps. There's no way things are going to be perfect in a lesson anyway, and this gives me tons to work on. Some things still seem impossible (one foot spin) but I will just chip away at it.
Coach agreed with me about getting new skates. No more recreational skates!!! She recommends boots with more support and better blades too. Good thing I worked extra hours this week!!!
Monday, September 17, 2007
Makeup Class
Tonight was the makeup class for the one missed due to Hockey. I was the only one there (again), so I got yet another private lesson. Yay!
I have to get this out of my system...OMG I DID A 3-TURN!!!!!!
It was amazing. I did one RFO and one LFO 3-turn (out of 15+ attempts!! haha). It was a huge epiphany for me. I have been curious about 3-turns for awhile, and I know once I am proficient at these, so much will open up in my skating potential. For me, this is a milestone. Most recreational skaters that i've observed can't do 3-turns. Some can do two-foot spins, and many can do crossovers forwards and backwards. Being able to do a 3turn makes me feel like I am progressing to a higher level of skating. I think I actually shrieked when I did it - I was so happy! A tip for 3-turns...bend the knee!!! Doing 3-turns with a straight leg leads to that awful scratching sound.
I was able to do a couple of things on the Adult 4 list, and attempted backwards chasses. I think it's a move used a lot in ice dancing. These will take a lot of practice because I'm not totally confident on where to put my weight yet. I can picture it in my head, but my feet haven't gotten that message yet.
There is a local skating competition this weekend, and a couple of adults competing. I'm going to check it out, and see what skating competitions are like.
Now I get to talk to my husband about private lessons. :) I think I'm progressing faster than the group classes are going. My instructor recommended that I take private lessons. and she's right - I'd be bored in the group class. I'm sure I could afford a lesson every other week.
I have to get this out of my system...OMG I DID A 3-TURN!!!!!!
It was amazing. I did one RFO and one LFO 3-turn (out of 15+ attempts!! haha). It was a huge epiphany for me. I have been curious about 3-turns for awhile, and I know once I am proficient at these, so much will open up in my skating potential. For me, this is a milestone. Most recreational skaters that i've observed can't do 3-turns. Some can do two-foot spins, and many can do crossovers forwards and backwards. Being able to do a 3turn makes me feel like I am progressing to a higher level of skating. I think I actually shrieked when I did it - I was so happy! A tip for 3-turns...bend the knee!!! Doing 3-turns with a straight leg leads to that awful scratching sound.
I was able to do a couple of things on the Adult 4 list, and attempted backwards chasses. I think it's a move used a lot in ice dancing. These will take a lot of practice because I'm not totally confident on where to put my weight yet. I can picture it in my head, but my feet haven't gotten that message yet.
There is a local skating competition this weekend, and a couple of adults competing. I'm going to check it out, and see what skating competitions are like.
Now I get to talk to my husband about private lessons. :) I think I'm progressing faster than the group classes are going. My instructor recommended that I take private lessons. and she's right - I'd be bored in the group class. I'm sure I could afford a lesson every other week.
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