Thanks for the critique!
1-Jumps-yeah, I anticipate too much, rush through, speed up, etc! We've been working on slowing down and riding out the entrance but I think I've got a great ways to go on that road. I also don't get down in the knee enough for "oomph" but maybe that's a security issue (any psychoanalysts out there?)
2-I bend where I'm not supposed to, and straighten when I'm supposed to bend (see above)
3-I will keep practicing these-just not comfortable with these yet (that's why I look at the ice)
4-I wish I could stop looking down when I exit a spin Gosh, that's a hard thing to keep from doing!!!

Let me know if it doesn't work and I'll put a different format up-I had problems saving to .avi and to a different format but I think I can. It's probably the video

Did make it to the rink today, for both public session (crowded with rugrats gone wild) and adult skate. Found out our adult skate session will end after December because there never was enough people to support it. Hopefully, we don't lose any more ice time. Anywho, session was ok.

Managed a few decent scratch spins (while on migraine meds). Waltz jump is getting better-higher and further! Yes, I try to take my time and when I do, it's good. Did some waltz-waltz just for fun and worked on really kicking the free leg through. Worked on the salchow-did 2 without 2-footing any part of it.

Back crossovers were not good today for some reason, even though my head was up and I wasn't looking "under" my arm-Honest!. Forward was. Go figure!

That's all I worked on. Ended session with a really bad stomach-ache.

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Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!

Great:

• Landed a good handful of loops... once I calm down well enough to concentrate on where my body position should be... Did 3 in a row and said "I'm gonna call it quits here!!!"
• Landed some flips too, but it's not as consistent.
• Sit spin and scratch spin stable...
• Got a few GOOD salchows today too!!!

Grim:

• Couldn't do much in the way of moves. The rink was REALLY crowded this afternoon!!! (Sat. morning FS, here I come... )
• Almost killed myself trying to do a good fast backscratch. (Well, it was on a BO edge when I almost fell off the edge anyway...)
• Camel spins sucks...

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jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

CONGRATULATIONS for FINISHING!!! My mind cannot get around the idea of running that far for ANY reason. I knew you were a "stud-ette" (i.e. you'd be a real stud, but I've seen you in a skating dress and it's obvious you are a girl).. but you've jumped to the head of that class! Wow!!! What an inspiration.. no matter HOW long it took to finish!

Skate@del
Nice pics!

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Thanks!
Looking forward to seeing you at HC-now officially have 2 passengers to see an adult comp. and I told one about your scarves so we are bringing our money $$$$$!!

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Skate@Delaware
Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!

Thanks Del! Let me know if you want special colors. Wait 'till you see the Dress that Mika painted this weekend. My fingers are still blue!

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It does works at work. I think it's just that my network at home is a DSL network and doesn't handle streaming videos (.wmv) files. My network at work is probably broadband, but I'll check with our sys admin guy.

The one note I'll make right off the bat:

Scratch spin: Nice scratch spin! Next thing to work on (and I know my coaches will ding 'ya for this) is the spin entry! Be careful NOT to step and turn your spinning foot going into the spin. When you step into the spin, it should be on a strong deep FO edge. (Which means you will have to bend your knees (not your back) deeply going on that BI edge to help you get more stability to step into the FO edge.) It is NOT an easy habit to break, lemme tell 'ya. (I don't know if I'm still doing it in fact. I doubt it though!)

I'll get around to the other stuff later. Boss is watching...

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jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

Maybe that's why I've been hooking it? My coach doesn't understand why I make my circle smaller before I step into my spin.....I wish I knew! I've been practicing on the hockey circle and trying really hard to stay on the line so I don't....no luck so far..

I go to the rink tomorrow for practice (hopefully medication free-no migraine today) and I will take all the advice given and practice it!!! (maybe I'll bring the camera)

Yeah, I don't bend enough...AAAGGHH!!! It's so aggravating! I'm not sure what's more frustrating, not bending or not lifting my leg up... or pointing toes, or straightening leg on spirals, or not hunching over on crossovers, or .......

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Skate@Delaware
Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!

Great:

• Landed more loops and flips.
• Hubby says that my sit spins tonight "are the lowest he's ever seen..." Darn it! I wish I filmed it too!!!

Grim:

• The ratio of landing vs. two footing the landing is now 30% landed cleanly, 55% two footed landing, 14% aborted, 1% near killed myself getting myself twisted around as I tried to stay landed cleanly...
• Lower back is hurting again. I think I did enough jumps for today.
• 5 step mohawks went AWOL and I ended up skating too close to the wall and getting my blade caught along the wall... Yeap! WHAM!!! (I'm okay. The ice was still smooth enough that the impact wasn't as bad.)

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jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

Great:

• I'm getting new skates!
• On Saturday, I went skating with an OLD skating friend that I met back when I first started skating and just re-met a couple weeks ago (she's the one who told me I needed to get new skates when I was skating in my $25 eBay specials).
  • We were working on various stuff, and then I tried to get her to try the flip which she apparently hadn't made any progress on since ages ago when I was just starting to learn the toe loop and salchow because she didn't skate much all spring & summer. She couldn't do it without two-footing the landing, but when I tried mine, she said it wasn't a flip, it looked like a confused toe loop because I wasn't doing the correct entry. So then I tried it her way (which starts on a forward left outside edge with the free leg in front), and could do them fine, so then she was mad at me for being able to do them before her. She can still spin better though.
  • Was able to do some passable attempts at sit spins...erm...not that I'd call them passable but she did and she's a pretty harsh judge.
  • Gave her a 20-session punch card that I had gotten from trading in my unused freestyle sessions for at that rink, because I almost never go there anymore and she's attending college and otherwise too broke to skate much at all. Felt really good about that.
• Since learning the new flip entry, I've come to like it quite a lot, and my flips are much more controlled and consistant now. I landed rather a lot of them today, which is probably why my screws were so loose (pun intended).
• The kids at the rink have all headed off for Regionals I guess, which meant that A> the rink director didn't tell me to slow down today, and B> the rink was nicely deserted.

Grim:

• Loop still isn't consistant. I don't get it. I can do it pretty easily in a combo after any other jump, I even do a few flip-toeloop-loop combos every time I skate, but doing it from back crossovers is hard and on some days (like today) nearly impossible to pull off. I think I finally figured out that it was because I'm not leaning back quite enough and jumping too much off the toe rather than the edge when it doesn't work. But by that time I was pretty tired so I didn't try too much. Only landed a couple decent ones.
• What the heck are my arms doing in jumps? I don't know either. Goodness...I've got to figure out how to teach them better control.
• Started practicing back edges again recently so I can finally take the stupid pre-bronze MIF test. They need a lot of work. >_<
• I'm coming up on my one-year skating anniversary (11 Novemeber), and while I try to be thankful all that I've accomplished, I can't help but feel like I haven't made enough progress. And I feel generally too old and depressed about it...stupid birthdays...

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"At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable" ~ Christopher Reeve

GREAT: Program is coming along, I like the music, placement of elements and the overall character. I am doing run throughs and working the elements and feel I am right on track for a decent first time competition.

Jumps are doing good, I have been back with my jump coach for 3 consecutive lessons and it is paying off. I sometimes am having trouble controlling any combos that start with a lutz...My coach and one skater last night said that the reason was my single lutz is just too high! I like having that problem! I have, however, landed some really great 1z,half-loop,1f combos and even did a 1t, 1l,,1t,1l combo last night!


GRIM: Spins! I just need to relax and think about the timing!

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Why are you skating so slowly? Get out of my way!

If you skate faster, it makes everything look better!

Glad to hear about your skates!! Yay!
Loops-maybe you should try from a 3-turn entry? Couldn't hurt.
Arms-perhaps your arms act like my legs-they just don't listen to the brain! In my group class we have one woman who has "wild arms" so her work is to hold them out to the sides during jumps-that's it....once she gets her legs working right, she is allowed to bring her arms in. Worth a try.
Edges-want to see bad back edges-check out my uploaded video! (see my previous post for url-(too tired to look it up right now)
Feeling too old and depressed??????? No sympathy from me!! I'll rag you when you hit 40++++ Just remember-the only ones who don't have birthdays are dead!

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Skate@Delaware
Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!

Yeah, I can do them from that entry fine too. 3-turn entry - no problem, in combos - no problem, from back crossovers - very challenging!

Also my back edges aren't much if any better than yours! LOL, stupid edges!

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"What matters is not experience per se but 'effortful study'."
"At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable" ~ Christopher Reeve

Yeah, when I first learned the back edges, they were barely squiggles~~~ I didn't know until I got my private coach that they were supposed to be as rounded and nice as forward edges Not really my group coach's fault as we never really hit on them (she loves power pulls).

Last year we tried loops from a 3-turn, but it was at the end of the season so I dropped it (my jumps were crap-fear factor ) but I'm better now, really, and I like the back crossovers....as long as I can bend deep enough, get that hip over, lift the free leg, roll off the toe, scoop my arms, AND remember to breathe! ALL AT ONCE!! and, I always manage to leave something out!

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Skate@Delaware
Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!