New Directions or Missed Resolutions? (Practice thread 1/14 - 1/20/2008) - Page 6

jskater49 · #**126** 01-20-2008, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by techskater

Are you sure the age requirement was 25 for the competition? Most are 21 now (including Nationals).

Maybe she was a synchro skater in a previous life?

No it was 25 for this one - they did have an event for "young adult" which is 21. Synchro skater is a good guess...she definately has been skating a while!

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Helen88 · #**127** 01-20-2008, 02:51 PM

New:
Learnt two dances today!! Foxtrot and Blues. Spirals were also okay...

Missed:
UGH!! The car broke down, had to walk up the hill to the rink, missed 15mins, balance for off for some reason, coach said she thought I hadn't practiced (I had), took two nasty falls, edges were everywhere, ice felt weird...bad day.

And now I can't remember my dances...anyone know where I can find a diagram of them or anything? Tried google, but they confused me.

Mrs Redboots · #**128** 01-20-2008, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Helen88

New:
Learnt two dances today!! Foxtrot and Blues. Spirals were also okay...

Missed:
UGH!! The car broke down, had to walk up the hill to the rink, missed 15mins, balance for off for some reason, coach said she thought I hadn't practiced (I had), took two nasty falls, edges were everywhere, ice felt weird...bad day.

And now I can't remember my dances...anyone know where I can find a diagram of them or anything? Tried google, but they confused me.

Novice Foxtrot and Rhythm Blues? Anyway, here is a good site here.

And we all have bad, off-balance days - often connected to our cycles.

tidesong · #**129** 01-20-2008, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by techskater

I find that pulling the free leg up a little more helps in making the back not too achy when getting 10/5 laybacks (10 before changing positions, 5 in the "clear increase of speed" feature). Maybe that will help you as well?

I also find 2T and 2Lo have similar timing on the down-up-down. The 2T has more of a pause before the pick than being similar to the 2S for me. I work on a lot of single toes with a big pause after the three turn to get my 2T to work well.
Congrats on landing the 2Lo! I go crazy when I manage to do one in a lesson.

Hey what do you mean but pulling the free leg up a little more. Meaning keeping it higher?

Hey thats cool you find the timings similar too. I've tried the pause after three turn for 2T but I found that i either start bouncing (and promptly throwing my axis way off) or my free leg starts drifting way too far around after that because of the extra time I have to think so its still pretty much driving me nuts at the moment... I'll figure something out eventually though hehehe...

Thin-Ice · #**130** 01-21-2008, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by momsk8er

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New Directions - tried out the new moves today, and gosh the Bronze moves are easier than the Pre-B. Must be a catch there somewhere, because I don't know why they should seem so easy. Power 3s are much easier than the 3 turn move on the Pre-B.

The "catch" is the passing standard is higher. For Pre-Bronze, which is an encouragement test, the judges want to see that you have the general idea of what you're doing and some correct edges and a little bit of power. For Bronze, they want to see you know what you're doing and doing it most of the time.

I'm discovering that same sensation after suffering through the 3s in the Field on Pre-Juve and Silver Moves. I think the Double 3s on Juvenile MIF are much easier (Hey, I'm already on the correct foot and correct edge and I don't have to hold the edges as long!

This is much easier!!

Oh, and you want correct posture and much better placement of turns and no subcurves???

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techskater · #**131** 01-21-2008, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by tidesong

Hey what do you mean but pulling the free leg up a little more. Meaning keeping it higher?

Hey thats cool you find the timings similar too. I've tried the pause after three turn for 2T but I found that i either start bouncing (and promptly throwing my axis way off) or my free leg starts drifting way too far around after that because of the extra time I have to think so its still pretty much driving me nuts at the moment... I'll figure something out eventually though hehehe...

Yes, keeping it higher. It seems to relieve some of the pressure on my back when holding the layback.

I think about bending the skating knee and stretching back on the 2T. Seems to work as it's getting completed in the program most days...

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