I've been thinking about the effects of having one less jumping pass in Men's FS. At first I was sad, but after thinking about it, I think that it will force innovation in combos for Men that will be potentially quite exciting.
Right now, men can have at most 12 jumps in a FS. If you don't have a quad, but have mastered all 6 triples, the most triples you can jump is 8. That leaves 4 jumps. If you fill it with two 2A, that means you will need at least 2 additional doubles to maximize your points.
Now, with only 11 jumps in a FS, and the Zayak rules, things get interesting. Ideally, to get the most points, you want to have 2 3Axels, and 2 3 Lutzes. In order to fit in all the triples, you need to be able to have as many different kinds of combos as possible.
Here is one possible jump layout.
3Axel, 3Axel-3Toe, 3Lutz-1/2Loop-3Sal, 2Axel-3Loop, 3Lutz, 3Flip, 2Axel.
With this layout, you would only have a 1/2Loop that is a lower value jump, and you would have an 8 triple program with two 2Axels and repeating the highest value Triple jumps.
Now, I've always wondered if people will start jumping double half loops or triple half loops in attempts to increase base value, but how will IJS handle it? Is this legal? Why can't IJS just label that jump as an Euler, instead of this weird 1/2loop designator, and have 7 different kinds of jumps? If you jump a 3 1/2Loop and a 3Loop in the same program, will IJS count it as the same jump?
Now if you add people like Yuzuru Hanyu, Nathan Chen, Boyang Jin, and Shoma Uno into the mix, hungry to add quads and crazy combos, the reduced jumping passes will force even more creativity. I wrote a more detailed post in the Hanyu fan fest, but we've seen him attempt some crazy jump combos this week. 2Sal-1/2Loop-4Sal, 3A-3T-3Loop, 3A-1/2Loop-4S, that make me think he is thinking about his strategy post Olympics. As for Nathan, who has stronger toe jumps, I wouldn't be surprised to see him attempt to have a combination ending in 4T, and maybe a 1/2Loop-3Flip combination. Boyang's dream is to one day do a program with only quads, and who knows what that will look like.
What do you guys think?
Right now, men can have at most 12 jumps in a FS. If you don't have a quad, but have mastered all 6 triples, the most triples you can jump is 8. That leaves 4 jumps. If you fill it with two 2A, that means you will need at least 2 additional doubles to maximize your points.
Now, with only 11 jumps in a FS, and the Zayak rules, things get interesting. Ideally, to get the most points, you want to have 2 3Axels, and 2 3 Lutzes. In order to fit in all the triples, you need to be able to have as many different kinds of combos as possible.
Here is one possible jump layout.
3Axel, 3Axel-3Toe, 3Lutz-1/2Loop-3Sal, 2Axel-3Loop, 3Lutz, 3Flip, 2Axel.
With this layout, you would only have a 1/2Loop that is a lower value jump, and you would have an 8 triple program with two 2Axels and repeating the highest value Triple jumps.
Now, I've always wondered if people will start jumping double half loops or triple half loops in attempts to increase base value, but how will IJS handle it? Is this legal? Why can't IJS just label that jump as an Euler, instead of this weird 1/2loop designator, and have 7 different kinds of jumps? If you jump a 3 1/2Loop and a 3Loop in the same program, will IJS count it as the same jump?
Now if you add people like Yuzuru Hanyu, Nathan Chen, Boyang Jin, and Shoma Uno into the mix, hungry to add quads and crazy combos, the reduced jumping passes will force even more creativity. I wrote a more detailed post in the Hanyu fan fest, but we've seen him attempt some crazy jump combos this week. 2Sal-1/2Loop-4Sal, 3A-3T-3Loop, 3A-1/2Loop-4S, that make me think he is thinking about his strategy post Olympics. As for Nathan, who has stronger toe jumps, I wouldn't be surprised to see him attempt to have a combination ending in 4T, and maybe a 1/2Loop-3Flip combination. Boyang's dream is to one day do a program with only quads, and who knows what that will look like.
What do you guys think?