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Old 07-15-2006, 02:15 PM
skating_life skating_life is offline
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To tight.

Well I am having troubles with my double toe and double loop.
I had them down pat, but then I started trying too hard.
Well thats what my coach said.
So now I am over rotating both of them by half of a rotation.
Which is really agravating.
I cant seem to relax while doing them.
DOes anyone have any suggestions?
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Old 07-15-2006, 02:54 PM
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Sounds to me like you're ready to start learning triples!
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Old 07-15-2006, 03:33 PM
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I was just gonna say that too, why not try for a tripple? sorry I cant be more helpful im not up to jumping myself yet.
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Old 07-15-2006, 03:47 PM
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hmm, over-rotation is not something i ever had a problem with while earning those lol.

It really helps to take a break for a while from those jumps and work on them off-ice.
Sometimes if you think through it too much you throw yourself off. Just relax and let your muscle memory do it for you.

Work on the single jumps...make sure you are not over-rotating them.
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Old 07-17-2006, 11:39 AM
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Check out hard - it will help you to know where you are in the air and in the jump.
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Old 07-17-2006, 01:58 PM
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Thanks everyone.
I will be sure to try those.
But i am not too sure about the triple idea, i am only wokring on my double flip.
But thanks anyways.
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Doug: "Hey, hold on! What to do with these uh,claws up here?"
Anton: "Is toe-pick."
Doug: "Toe-pick? Let me guess....it has something to do with personal hygiene?"
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Old 07-17-2006, 03:15 PM
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It might help if you focus on lifting the knee of your free leg when you're in the air. That will make your leg position a little less tight and also make it easier to check out before you land.
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Old 07-18-2006, 01:07 PM
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Should I go fast or slow into these jumps?
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Old 07-18-2006, 01:19 PM
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for me, going faster usually increases my chances of sucess especially on a jump i don't have consistent.
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Old 07-20-2006, 03:06 PM
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Interesting beach babe. I do find it much harder to do an axel from a standstill - the way many (not mine thankfully) coaches teach.
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