phoenix
09-25-2006, 11:57 AM
I've been playing w/ spins lately, w/ thoughts of testing bronze FS & I wanted some refreshing.....
Okay, so I've never been a good spinner, ever. I'm very tall & in dance blades which doesn't help, and any spin I've ever done that was centered was sheer coincidence or a result of Divine intervention. And I didn't do freestyle for very long, so I never had a ton of training on spin technique anyway.
So, a couple weeks ago I borrowed 2 Gus Lussi spin technique videos from a friend. In case you haven't heard of him (I barely had), he's the guy who invented a lot of the spins we do today, such as camel, any flying spin, & others. As well, he pioneered the technique of crossing your feet in the air during jumps & he based jump technique on spin technique to perfect mid-air positions. He was Dick Button's coach, among many others.
So I watched these tapes & have been playing w/ the techniques, most of which were totally new to my ears (but at the same time, relatively small adjustments). Today I played w/ scratch spins. Absolutely amazing results!! Once I got the pieces put together after a few tries, they were centered. Every. Time. I was so shocked, I kept doing them because I couldn't believe it.
Here's some shots of the tracings (shot about 10 minutes apart)--before:
http://phoenix.sk8rland.com/pictures/index.php?a=preview&i=before.jpg
And after:
http://phoenix.sk8rland.com/pictures/index.php?a=preview&i=after.jpg
The tapes are a little expensive, but I highly recommend them if you struggle w/ spins!
ETA--my previous note was wrong, scratch spin is covered on the first tape, at the end after sit spins.
Okay, so I've never been a good spinner, ever. I'm very tall & in dance blades which doesn't help, and any spin I've ever done that was centered was sheer coincidence or a result of Divine intervention. And I didn't do freestyle for very long, so I never had a ton of training on spin technique anyway.
So, a couple weeks ago I borrowed 2 Gus Lussi spin technique videos from a friend. In case you haven't heard of him (I barely had), he's the guy who invented a lot of the spins we do today, such as camel, any flying spin, & others. As well, he pioneered the technique of crossing your feet in the air during jumps & he based jump technique on spin technique to perfect mid-air positions. He was Dick Button's coach, among many others.
So I watched these tapes & have been playing w/ the techniques, most of which were totally new to my ears (but at the same time, relatively small adjustments). Today I played w/ scratch spins. Absolutely amazing results!! Once I got the pieces put together after a few tries, they were centered. Every. Time. I was so shocked, I kept doing them because I couldn't believe it.
Here's some shots of the tracings (shot about 10 minutes apart)--before:
http://phoenix.sk8rland.com/pictures/index.php?a=preview&i=before.jpg
And after:
http://phoenix.sk8rland.com/pictures/index.php?a=preview&i=after.jpg
The tapes are a little expensive, but I highly recommend them if you struggle w/ spins!
ETA--my previous note was wrong, scratch spin is covered on the first tape, at the end after sit spins.