My friend has an extra of this "rotation trainer" which I've not heard much of.


Is it good? Does it spin like spinning on the ice?

I'm also looking at this plastic spinner which I know has been discussed in other threads, and also has a cool video on youtube.

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?

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.

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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



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not a fan of spinners. IMO they dont do much except make you dizzy and spin off.

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

Seems like the rotation trainer doesn't have many users.

Thanks for the replies!