Return to skating: How's my timeline?

[treesprite]

I started to re-start skating in November after a few years off. I started toe loops after about 3 weeks of being back. I started working on 1 ft spins about 3 weeks ago, but my bad foot is messing me up and I've only gotten as high as 6 revs twice (but one was perfectly centered... I'm more concerned about centering than # revs). I started doing 1/2 flips 3 weeks ago. I started back at salchows a week ago. I still can't do RFXOs, and can't hold a RFOE more than a few seconds because of my foot. I'm afraid to go fast because my stops are not solid and sharp enough yet.

I haven't fallen yet. After having that phobia and having to quit skating because it was so severe, I still have this thought in my head that if I fall I have to quit again. The other day I dropped a glove on the ice and was tempted to just leave it there, because I was afraid I'd fall trying to pick it up, but people saw me there looking at it when I dropped it, so I couldn't pretend I didn't do it (sounds funny, but at the time it wasn't).

Last time I went back to skating, by the 3rd month I was back to doing camel spins and starting to re-learn axels, but then the phobia hit me like a brick wall. There's no way I can make that timeline this time around, unfortunately. But hopefully, once I get better boots on my feet, I'll get moving along at a faster pace.

 

[silver.blades]

Always take things at the pace you're comfortable with. The fear of falling will gradually go away as you spend more time on the ice and get used to it again. Trying to push too hard at the beginning could just result in losing confidence and you quitting again. Plus if you have an injury that needs to be taken into consideration. Looking at the your timeline, you're progressing which is the important thing. As long as you keep improving there is no right length of time for anything.

 

[treesprite]

Thank you.

 

[treesprite]

My skates will be ready hopefully by Friday. I got the boots in the mail the other day; they are lightly used custom Jackson Elite Plus, with the exact mixed widths I needed - a "C" toe with an "A" heel (I got super lucky to find these for $159). Then today I ordered brand new blades (Coronation Ace), which won't come in until around Wednesday and then they have to be mounted. The guy is going to mount the right one a hair inward for me.

I think my skating will improve considerably just from changing skates.

 

[Tangogirl]

Do you have a coach? A good coach can point out the errors that you may not be aware of, this will help you prevent injury as well as helping you advance faster.

 

[treesprite]

Do you have a coach? A good coach can point out the errors that you may not be aware of, this will help you prevent injury as well as helping you advance faster.

No coach. I know how to do everything, I just have to make my body do it right. When I try to do stuff, I tell myself I've done it a million times and know what it feels like to do it right, so my goal is to get back the feeling of doing it right.

 

[Tangogirl]

Hate to disagree with you kiddo, I find that what you think your body is doing and what it is actually doing can be two different things. From experience I can say that any error repeated often enough can start to feel right after a while, especially if you are coming back after an injury. I had a torn hip flexor a few years ago which altered the proprioception in my jumping side hip. I have had a lot of trouble with this axel as a consequence, my coach has a real cool video replay system on his iPad which helped me to see exactly where the problem was and what I neede to do to correct it.

In any case this is just my hummble opinion, do what you think best.

 

[treesprite]

I wouldn't mind someone to help me with figures, but not the FS. Right now I can't do anything until I get my skates. They were supposed to be ready today but were not.

 

[Brenda]

some skaters will simply sit down on the ice before getting off at the end of a session if they haven't fallen during it (or some at the very beginning of a session before they do any skating) just to get out of that mental block about falling. maybe you could try it, by the boards if you need to.

 

[Tangogirl]

some skaters will simply sit down on the ice before getting off at the end of a session if they haven't fallen during it (or some at the very beginning of a session before they do any skating) just to get out of that mental block about falling. maybe you could try it, by the boards if you need to.

Good idea, I actually will do that with my adult beginners to build confidence.

 

[Tangogirl]

I wouldn't mind someone to help me with figures, but not the FS. Right now I can't do anything until I get my skates. They were supposed to be ready today but were not.

Not like!!! Hope you get them soon!