There are varying degree of prerotation depending on the kind of jump a skater is attempting. If you skate or are serious about watching skating technique, then you would know that salchows and loops require some prerotation on the ice before going up in the air because that is how the jump is done. That's the reason those jumps are of a lesser value than the toe jumps and the axel: because they aren't *true* 3 rotation jumps. It's also why those jumps are the first jumps that a skater (usually) gets a triple of because they aren't true 3 rotation jumps.
Lutz is the hardest of the 3 jumps (not counting the axel b/c its extra half rotation) because it is the truest 3 rotation jump because of the takeoff (no cheat on a proper lutz). It's also the hardest triple for the average skater to get (even the hardest double for some).
Lutz is the hardest of the 3 jumps (not counting the axel b/c its extra half rotation) because it is the truest 3 rotation jump because of the takeoff (no cheat on a proper lutz). It's also the hardest triple for the average skater to get (even the hardest double for some).
