- Joined
- Dec 16, 2006
Like everything, the combination spin has changed with the introduction of the COP. A lot of skaters are now using spins they normally reserved for solo spins (the Y spin, for example). Some skaters used to use the combination spin as a "recap" of the spins they had done in the program (almost an--OK, here's another look at what I just did).
Do you feel that combination spins have moved in a positive or negative direction?
I feel that the innovative positions and the speed have helped move combination spins in a positive direction, personally. However, I feel that in the past, skaters had a "progression" with the combination spin that went with the music. They also maintained their speed. Now, when skaters change feet, they almost always seem to be coming out of a forward sit spin into a back camel or a back sit spin. When they enter into a back camel, they lose any speed they had before.
And some combination spins, while jawdropping in flexibility, I feel don't really add much to the music (and I think, in a way, detracts because it's almost like a-- oh, look what I can do! rather than a nice, challenging move that was harmonious with the program): http://youtu.be/0Jr0SYXseqQ
At 3:26, Courtney performs a Hamill Doughnut Camel into a pancake sit. Amazing flexibility, but I don't think it fits The Red Poppy...
Do you feel that combination spins have moved in a positive or negative direction?
I feel that the innovative positions and the speed have helped move combination spins in a positive direction, personally. However, I feel that in the past, skaters had a "progression" with the combination spin that went with the music. They also maintained their speed. Now, when skaters change feet, they almost always seem to be coming out of a forward sit spin into a back camel or a back sit spin. When they enter into a back camel, they lose any speed they had before.
And some combination spins, while jawdropping in flexibility, I feel don't really add much to the music (and I think, in a way, detracts because it's almost like a-- oh, look what I can do! rather than a nice, challenging move that was harmonious with the program): http://youtu.be/0Jr0SYXseqQ
At 3:26, Courtney performs a Hamill Doughnut Camel into a pancake sit. Amazing flexibility, but I don't think it fits The Red Poppy...