I guess I know the answer to my own question, but would still like some feedback from all you experts out there on this big cyber rink of ours.
I've been working on my Salchow, and have, as is frequently the case, encountered two basic ways of this being taught.
Version 1 says that once I am travelling backwards with my free leg extended behind me and my knee fairly deeply bent, I should do a sort of 'hook' or 1/2 a 3-turn, then swing my free leg forward and up, launching into the jump.
Version 2 says I should basically do a complete 3-turn, quickly followed by what basically amounts to a waltz jump.
Version 1 is harder, but I feel like version 2 is cheating.
What do you think?
I've been working on my Salchow, and have, as is frequently the case, encountered two basic ways of this being taught.
Version 1 says that once I am travelling backwards with my free leg extended behind me and my knee fairly deeply bent, I should do a sort of 'hook' or 1/2 a 3-turn, then swing my free leg forward and up, launching into the jump.
Version 2 says I should basically do a complete 3-turn, quickly followed by what basically amounts to a waltz jump.
Version 1 is harder, but I feel like version 2 is cheating.
What do you think?