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- Jan 15, 2006
When I skated, sit.
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- Jul 26, 2003
I love sit spins-- my favorite, and best... better then my scratch as odd as that may seem...
I enjoy doing sit spins as well. First, they're super easy, you don't travel as easily as you might in other spins. Second, you can add a lot of variations to it, which makes doing sit spins fun and a time for creativity. It's also nice how you can throw one in a combination too.
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- Sep 20, 2004
The Husband, who is trying desperately to get a second spin to fulfil the "well-balanced programme" requirements this year, is finding the parallel spin (camel spin) a lot easier than the sit-spin. At first he thought he'd find the sit easier, but then we worked together on the parallel, and his coach helped us, and he now finds it easier. Even I, who can barely spin, have a mini-parallel spin, the only problem is that my free leg is still far from parallel! Ah well.....
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- Sep 11, 2004
Although I still love laybacks, which I was I voted for, I now love doing flying cameles even more. When I do them, I feel like I'm flying! It's a really fun feeling. Then when I land in my back camel, my position is stretched and I can spin really fast and it feels great!
I absolutely LOVE flying camels!! Oh they are fun, I especially love the "whippy" feel of the fwd-bwd transition.
As for layback, when done right I like them. When I do them, I travel more than I do in twizzles!!
hwell: (need to work on that. . . .), but it's getting better, and I'm starting to like them more.
As for layback, when done right I like them. When I do them, I travel more than I do in twizzles!!
hwell: (need to work on that. . . .), but it's getting better, and I'm starting to like them more.- Joined
- Aug 21, 2006
I love the catch-foot layback. Because... it is the only layback variation I can do. For some strange reason, I can do a layback, but my camel spin is just... ugly. That is very weird, since usually a layback is considered harder than the camel. *rolls eyes* But I enjoy sit spins, too. 
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2006
Forward scratch spin, because I can power through it. Spins are by far the weakest area of my skating.
Layback, with straight leg or attitude or dropped leg. I enjoy the leaning back, although I don't bend incredibly far.
Catch-foot? I haven't tried, because based on my attempts at the position at the boards I'm afraid I'd get stuck or get a cramp and fall over. Biellmann? Hahahahaha, never gonna happen.
Catch-foot? I haven't tried, because based on my attempts at the position at the boards I'm afraid I'd get stuck or get a cramp and fall over. Biellmann? Hahahahaha, never gonna happen.
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- Oct 30, 2006
my all time fav is definately the layback because like some mentioned the layback is very easy to do and i could do about 10 different 3-variations of layback and 30 different variations in isolation.
another one is upright variations like the one sasha cohen always does at the end of her programs and the corkscrew spin that she does in her romeo and juliette exhibition. i could also do backspin double loop and a very slow bielman spin (partly because my shoulders are flexible and i haven't learn how to pull it up properly.)
i thought of sit spins but then again i voted against it because of the flying sit variation. because im naturally turned in on my hips, my knees kept collapsing inside on me whenever i landed the jump-in on the flying sit.
another one is upright variations like the one sasha cohen always does at the end of her programs and the corkscrew spin that she does in her romeo and juliette exhibition. i could also do backspin double loop and a very slow bielman spin (partly because my shoulders are flexible and i haven't learn how to pull it up properly.)
i thought of sit spins but then again i voted against it because of the flying sit variation. because im naturally turned in on my hips, my knees kept collapsing inside on me whenever i landed the jump-in on the flying sit.
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- Jan 4, 2007
Spinning's the best part of figure skating
. My favorite spin is the layback. I just like the feeling of it, but the camel and broken leg are really close as well. I also really like the upright catch foot back spin right now and sit spin variations. I really like combination spins, the longer the better
. My favorite spin is the layback. I just like the feeling of it, but the camel and broken leg are really close as well. I also really like the upright catch foot back spin right now and sit spin variations. I really like combination spins, the longer the better
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- Dec 28, 2006
I would have to say layback. i can always think of new positioins and it is really easy for me. My laybacks have always been SO centered.
I love doing the Bielmann spin!Ever since ive seen Irina do it it has become my fave spin and that was years ago but i only got the hack of it lately.Its a bit weird for a male skater to do the bielmann spin though..but sure who cares.I also just started landing the tripple toe.i land it about 2 out of 5 times but thats not that good.
