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SkatEn
07-31-2009, 11:58 PM
My friend has an extra of this "rotation trainer (http://www.rosiewear.com/ultimatespinner.shtml)" which I've not heard much of.

http://www.rosiewear.com/images/ultimatetrainer.jpg
Is it good? Does it spin like spinning on the ice?

I'm also looking at this plastic spinner (http://www.northerniceanddance.com/store_/spinner-skate-spinner-p-925.html) which I know has been discussed in other threads, and also has a cool video on youtube.
http://www.northerniceanddance.com/store_/images/SPIN_l.jpg
It's said that you must be centered to spin, and that it feels like spinning on the ice. That is what makes me so attracted to it - replication of feeling on ice.

The idea of getting a spinner is so that I can work on my body posture and to get centering. I also will like to gain speed.

So the question is - which is the better spinner?
Mrs Redboots
08-01-2009, 06:20 AM
I have the plastic "foot-shaped" one, which I like very much for working turns on. Difficulty is, of course, that checking doesn't actually stop you rotating..... I was playing with it in the corridor of our block of flats the other day and only meant to do one turn.
blackmanskating
08-01-2009, 11:14 AM
I had a metal spinner back when I was trying to learn the backspin. I didn't feel like spinning on the ice at all. Is that thing made entirely of plastic? Wow I would be scared to spin on it. I'd rather fall on the ice trying. LOL



BlackManSkating
jp1andOnly
08-01-2009, 11:22 AM
not a fan of spinners. IMO they dont do much except make you dizzy and spin off.
saras
08-01-2009, 03:52 PM
I don't know about those two models of spinners (I like the square metal ones; I have the gold round metal one). IMO, they're great for jump rotation training, not as much for spin training.

there's a whole set of exercises to do on them - I took a seminar once that went over them by Tommy Litz - but others know them too. Basically you isolate positions and movements that occur within the whole jump envelope and work on those.

Sara
SkatEn
08-05-2009, 01:18 AM
Seems like the rotation trainer doesn't have many users.

Thanks for the replies!