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- Jul 6, 2014
I recently started skating and even more recently started working on three turns . I really want to do the sport correctly, at least from a technical standpoint, so it's important to me that I have good skating skills. I've been researching skating skills and I have some questions:
1. What are good skating skills (lol)? Balance, rhythmic, bent knees, weight transfer - stuff like that?
2. Why do so few singles skaters have good skating skills nowadays (or so I've heard)?
3. I've noticed that skaters with deep edges and good ss look like they flick their ankles. I've been told to rotate my hips, but it looks like skaters are rotating their ankles? Often times it looks like skaters have to forcibly move their skates, but with good ss it looks like it's effortless. How do I achieve this?
4. How do I transfer my weight without falling?
5. Where do I place my hip and knee when I'm on an edge? What about when I'm transferring my weight? Is my knee over my ankle and my hip over my knee? That would cause me to lean a lot. Am I supposed to lean to one side with my whole body?
5. Any tips for three turns? I can do a three turn if I've come to nearly a complete stop, but when I have momentum as I turn I end up falling.
6. Also any tips for stroking? I've read about stroking as a push...but what exactly am I pushing? What does good stroking look like?
7. Any general exercises I can do to get good skating skills?
Thank you
1. What are good skating skills (lol)? Balance, rhythmic, bent knees, weight transfer - stuff like that?
2. Why do so few singles skaters have good skating skills nowadays (or so I've heard)?
3. I've noticed that skaters with deep edges and good ss look like they flick their ankles. I've been told to rotate my hips, but it looks like skaters are rotating their ankles? Often times it looks like skaters have to forcibly move their skates, but with good ss it looks like it's effortless. How do I achieve this?
4. How do I transfer my weight without falling?
5. Where do I place my hip and knee when I'm on an edge? What about when I'm transferring my weight? Is my knee over my ankle and my hip over my knee? That would cause me to lean a lot. Am I supposed to lean to one side with my whole body?
5. Any tips for three turns? I can do a three turn if I've come to nearly a complete stop, but when I have momentum as I turn I end up falling.
6. Also any tips for stroking? I've read about stroking as a push...but what exactly am I pushing? What does good stroking look like?
7. Any general exercises I can do to get good skating skills?
Thank you