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In a split jump, what edge do you take off from? Do you land on a forward edge? Is this element hard to do, compared to a jump with revolutions?
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Mathman said:In a split jump, what edge do you take off from? Do you land on a forward edge? Is this element hard to do, compared to a jump with revolutions?
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dragonfly said:A split falling leaf, which is what the picture looks like, takes off like a loop jump, from a back outside edge. You touch down with the opposite foot when you land and immediately change feet to a forward inside edge on the take-off foot. It's basically a half-loop.
But...a "half loop" is a different jump entirely.
There are many variations of the split jump and all of them have a different affect on the eye. I like Elena L's back split which I believe she is the only one doing that jump nowadays. There is a the flip and a half split which has disappeared from competitions; there is the BO edge split which I haven't seen in years. I never did see NNN's but it must have been a dooozy.gezando said:NNN can do a split loop. Taking off on the BRO edge as in a loop, and make a full 360 degree turn so 180 more than a falling leaf