Mel On Ice
05-27-2004, 08:37 AM
What have you naturally done on the ice that surprised you coach or fellow skaters?
When I was learning the half lutz, I managed to land a full lutz because I didn't know any better. It was completely by accident, I didn't even have the salchow consistent yet. My coach looked at me, gaping in amazement, and asked me to do it again, informing me what I had done. Of course, I've never been able to do it again. :frus:
When I was learning loops and half loops, I mixed them up and did one when I thought I was doing the other. When I had to think about it, the loop disappeared for a few years. Boy, thinking about the proper mechanics really does mess you up!
Finally, I was always fearful of blades clicking on inside mohawks, so I varied my approach. My coach asked me when I learned choctaws and said I did them really well. Didn't tell her my skill was based on fear, let her think I'm a natural. ;)
And out of frustration with certain elements I wasn't getting, I asked my coach to teach me something, just so I could say I learned a new skill. I managed to learn the inside spread eagle in 10 minutes. I'm actually glad we did that, because that helped "break" that mental plateau that I'm not learning anything, and I got the backspin, then the change-foot, then the loop.
When I was learning the half lutz, I managed to land a full lutz because I didn't know any better. It was completely by accident, I didn't even have the salchow consistent yet. My coach looked at me, gaping in amazement, and asked me to do it again, informing me what I had done. Of course, I've never been able to do it again. :frus:
When I was learning loops and half loops, I mixed them up and did one when I thought I was doing the other. When I had to think about it, the loop disappeared for a few years. Boy, thinking about the proper mechanics really does mess you up!
Finally, I was always fearful of blades clicking on inside mohawks, so I varied my approach. My coach asked me when I learned choctaws and said I did them really well. Didn't tell her my skill was based on fear, let her think I'm a natural. ;)
And out of frustration with certain elements I wasn't getting, I asked my coach to teach me something, just so I could say I learned a new skill. I managed to learn the inside spread eagle in 10 minutes. I'm actually glad we did that, because that helped "break" that mental plateau that I'm not learning anything, and I got the backspin, then the change-foot, then the loop.