Help - messy jumps! - Page 2

kander · #26 04-27-2007, 05:50 PM

Thought you might like to know that your axel is similar to the way Sonjia Henie used to do it.

You need more speed to get more height, but if you speed up your jumps you'll have a heckuva time controlling the jump. You either need to dampen the swingy free leg or skid the take off. I'd recommend a little of each.

Kevin

chowskates · #27 04-28-2007, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by kateskate

Argh. I videoed some of my jumps at the weekend and they just look messy. I try to pull my arms in and cross my feet but it doesn't seem to translate. I practise them off ice (although not as much as I could) and they are better off ice (although feet still don't cross) and I'm going to do more rotational exercises on ice too from now on. Any other tips gratefully received. Does anyone else have such a mental block about pulling their arms in and crossing their feet? How did you fix it? And I don't quite understand why my arms fly up at the end of a jump (well on axels at least). And my free leg sticks out in a very ugly fashion on landings.

Also I know they are all underrotated and the axel is particularly bad take-off wise. Argh. I can't seem to make myself stay in for the last bit of the turn (which presumably would be easier if I was actually pulled in correctly). And that axel - I know what to do but can't quite manage it.

Hi, as many have said, more kick, higher jump and straighter position in the air would make your jumps much much better. The suggestion of working on the single-loop combination would help. Also try single-backspin, concentrating on the free-leg position. :-)

Just a caution on your Axels that were pre-rotated - I saw someone do something rather similar at Mountain Cup last year, and it got called as a salchow instead!!

[A bit OT: As for YouTube, you can also post the video as "private" so it won't appear on YouTube searches & only those who have the link would be able to view the videos.]

Cheers,
Chow

SynchroSk8r114 · #28 05-06-2007, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TreSk8sAZ

Along with the others who have commented, you need to really bring your knee up and through on the axel and double sal. Concentrate on jumping UP and then rotate. The video shows that you are really taking off already rotating, which gives you no height and makes you wrap your free leg like you are. The big single with big loop on the end is a good idea. Singles working on going as big as you can while as straight in the air as possible might also be a good idea.

Great advice. I agree that you can really get some major lift by powering your free leg through with a little more knee. Sometimes it appears (on the axel and double salchow) that you are not taking off from your toe completely. Also, maybe you can try working on your core strength. You seem to break at the waist a little, so you really should work on pulling your belly button into your spine, which will also help control whippy landings. Good luck!

looplover · #29 05-06-2007, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Skittl1321

My jumps aren't good, so I can't offer any advice- but I wish there was a way From skaters I tend to get nice comments about my progress from you tube I get "u sux" or "why bother posting this crap"

I too don't see the point in posting that. So generally I take the video down after a week so that skatingforums and people who read my blog can reply to it.

Google video has a new "unlisted" feature - you can just send the link around to people.

Isk8NYC · #30 05-06-2007, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by looplover

Google video has a new "unlisted" feature - you can just send the link around to people.

So does Yahoo!360.

doubletoe · #31 05-06-2007, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Skittl1321

My jumps aren't good, so I can't offer any advice- but I wish there was a way to turn youtube comments off. I find posting videos helpful- because I can ask advice of others here, as well as post them to my blog- so that people know that when I say "I did a great waltz jump today" that great is WAY relative. I don't want blog readers to think I'm amazing, because I'm clearly not. From skaters I tend to get nice comments about my progress from you tube I get "u sux" or "why bother posting this crap"

I too don't see the point in posting that. So generally I take the video down after a week so that skatingforums and people who read my blog can reply to it.

Thanks for sharing your videos, sorry I have nothing to offer.

Actually, you can click a box that requires that all comments be approved by you before they are posted. If you don't like them, they don't get posted!

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