What do you think about during a Spiral

[jskater49]

"What is she yelling at me for? My leg IS up!"

"My back is killing me"

j

[liz_on_ice]

Is the path clear?
Ok, balance, tighten tummy, go!
head up, leg higher, where are my arms?
is anyone coming across my path?
argh!, can't you tell I can't steer?
leg down, regain control. Start over.

[1C3 5K4T3R]

I think
"This is fun :) but i had better put my leg down before i fall on my face o_O"

[doubletoe]

"ONE-Mississippi, TWO-Mississippi, THREE-Mississippi. . . God, I'm sick of Mississippi!"

[jazzpants]

"The spiral feels high... (then looks at her reflection on the Plexi-Glass...) oh, it's only hip level. :roll: :frus: "

"Geez, it's PAINFUL turning out my foot" :x

"WHAT!?!?! My knees aren't locked!?!?!" 8O

(Regarding skaters in my path....) "Oh, I hope that skater gets out of my path... oh, thank you for moving!!!" :lol:

"I better be careful! I might go and split a chin or something..."

LIFT TOES!!! (Thinking of doubletoe's suggestion...)

(Re: Catch foot spirals...) My body feels crooked...

Needless to say, I HATE spirals!!! :P

[Joan]

Open the hip, turn out the foot!

[dbny]

Squeeze tighter, get leg higher, stay back on blade! God, I hope no one is looking!

[*JennaD*]

How is my leg bent? It can't be bent! It's soooo straight geez...what are you talking about??? (looks into glass)Ooooh wow this is ugly.

[Morgail]

"Straighten the knees! Point the toes! Am I actually on an edge? Don't forget the knees!"

"What the heck am I doing with my arms?"

"Push the leg back!" (for left spirals, because my leg tends to wander out to the side)

And lastly, "Straighten the knees!"

For back spirals, it's usually "Don't go up on the toepick...don't go up on the toepick...don't go up on the toepick."

[Bill_S]

I've done enough face-plants practicing spirals for Silver moves that my first thought is:

GET THE WEIGHT BACK!

STAY OFF THE TOES!

Then come the usual thoughts about straight knees and leg elevation.

Heavens, those toe-pick snags during a spiral hurt!

[xofivebyfive]

Is my leg high enough? AHHH LITTLE KID, ABORT ABORT!

[peanutskates]

higher.. higher.. STRAIGHT!! straighten... ok now hold
ohmygod i have to hold it for seven counts in my program...
stop flailing your arms... you are not swimming
aaahh... pretty spiral... :D oh no, time to end it :cry:

(and now, after it in my program):
what do i do now???8O

[SynchroSk8r114]

Locking my knee
Pointing my toe
Making the big toe of my free leg point to the ceiling
Extension
Arched back
Separating my free leg from my skating hip
Beautiful arm positions

And of course...the points of tension in a spiral shown in my diagram I created:
http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/b...ralCircles.png

[Skate@Delaware]

Hmmm, I never used to think of anything until my coach GAVE me things to think about! Imagine that!!!

Lift torso
lock legs
lower torso
PUSH legs out LONGER
POINT toes!!!!

all the while I'm thinking:


NO TOEPICKS 8O NO TOEPICKS8O NO TOEPICKS8O !!!!!!!

[mikawendy]

Uncurl the toes! Uncurl the toes! Oh god I'm still gripping with my toes!
Straighten the skating knee! Weight more back! Oh no, there's a rut in the ice!

[sue123]

Please don't let my pants rip. Please don't let my pants rip. Oh crap, there's a toepick that just came from nowhere.

[TimDavidSkate]

chest up, on the heel, and express the music :halo:

[tidesong]

non-competition mode:
wheeee and then ooh ok balance going/ getting too slow/ someone right in the way = prepare to finish

competition mode:
1 mississippi giggle 2.... i can't believe i'm actually counting this 3....

[pennybeagle]

Lift! - mississippi
SMILE! - mississippi
BREATHE!!! - mississippi

I usually forget the breathing part.

[Hannah]

"ohmygodohmygodohmygod / don'tfalldon'tfalldon'tfall" 8O

[Figureskates]

"The cracking noises coming out of my back must be really annoying the other skaters!":lol:

(They are loud!)

[herniated]

Today, during program-

Great, no one in my way.
OH - crap here comes a kid:x
lower the leg
no- kid gone-continue with spiral
go to outside edge-crap again here's another kid:frus:
oh well - spiral's over

[Mel On Ice]

Lift!

Don't Hit That Rut!

Hey, I Didn't Know He/she Was On My Judging Panel... Hi!

Crap, I Hit That Rut!

Smile!

Point That Toe!

[Mel On Ice]

Uncurl the toes! Uncurl the toes! Oh god I'm still gripping with my toes!



I don't do it in the spiral, but it's nice to know someone else grips with their toes. I do it in my spins, which probably explains a lot.

[chowskates]

This is me trying to do the change-edge spiral (and since I start on LFI, I would be going the "wrong" way to public)

Make sure to get the *inside* edge...
(keep the R leg up!)
I think I have some space on the right of that guy...
(keep the R leg up!)
and I should pass before that lady gets here...
(keep the R leg up!)
now, change edge... am I on the outside edge yet?
ok, that should be enough, grab blade
is it high enough? no? higher, higher...
but... why am I going so slow now? i'm almost stoped...
but its not 3 sec yet let's wait just a little more...

[Careygram]

Do I have a wedgie? Who invented liquid soap anyway? Has it been three seconds yet? Or does it have to be four? Wait, where am I?........

[peanutskates]

liquid soap???

[looplover]

All I ever think about are these two things (1) is leg above head, and (2) don't let this be like the time I fell on my chin as a teenager, when I was trying to impress some hockey kid with my (non) magnificent spiral

(he at least came over to check on me after my fall)

[Careygram]

liquid soap???

Yeah, they're usually where I do my best and most random thinking. I think I get bored kind of easily maybe?:roll:

[peanutskates]

oh ok... that explains it!

[Mrs Redboots]

"Up, up, UP - oh b*gg*r it, I bet my free leg is only about 2 inches off the ice!"

[liya_skatergirl]

*Looks around* good, no one's in my way. *pushes off for spiral.* OH GOD, NOW THERE IS. *moves somewhere else*

from here, there are two ways it can go. first would be repeating the whole process, second...

*looks around again* GOod, no one there. *looks up at the people looking down the mall balcony. *God I hope I dont fall splat on my face. *pushes of for spiral*

if that is the case, it happens in either of two:

~I get the spiral right
~I trip on my toepick

now during the spiral... it's "don't fall over... yeah, now move to your outside edge.... still not enough"haha

[sk8_4fun]

please dont fall, shoulders back, please dont fall, dont fall,.........ok you can stop now..............................

[Careygram]

"Up, up, UP - oh b*gg*r it, I bet my free leg is only about 2 inches off the ice!"

B*gg*r it? That's HYSTERICAL! I love the english-isms but that ones particularly good.:lol:

and honestly, I think I'd rather throw up than faint on the ice. Fainting hurts you, throwing up just hurts everyone AROUND you.....8-)

[Jeanne D]

What do you think about during a Spiral

'stretch...lift...point the toe....higher...leg higher...squeeze.....stay on the heel....don't rock....here comes the wall...don't hit the wall!....too late'