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- Dec 21, 2020
Hi, I’m a 15F currently primarily working on half-rotation jumps (waltz, half-toe loop, half-salchow, Euler, etc), spirals, basic spins, and turns (Mohawk, 3-turns (both forwards and backwards)). I am around 170 cm tall (5’7) and weigh 70-72 kilos (154-159 pounds according to google) and I‘m currently using Jackson Elle Fusion skates with mirage blades. I was planning to upgrade my boots and blades around when I got to single rotation jumps since my current skates don’t seem to be stiff enough for my weight for single rotation jumps (according to Jackson’s guidelines) and was wondering if I should stick to this time frame or upgrade earlier or later, I was also wondering what boots and blades I should be looking at next.
My current boots fit my feet pretty well and are quite comfortable to wear, although they are a tad loose around my upper foot and heel and I have to tie my laces as tight as physically possible in that area, to the point where the eyelets look distorted (elliptical) and are getting wrinkly in the direction they’re pulled in, for them to hold my heel in place comfortably (is this normal?), although they fit perfectly around the ball of my heel and around my toes. For my blades, they’re fine, I can turn and jump on them without difficulty and they were helpful when learning backwards edges because on their stability, but darn I can’t spin on them, I just cannot seem to find the sweet spot (especially for one-foot spins), I think the best spin I’ve ever done was a two-foot spin with maybe 3 revolutions. I’m really hoping my spins do improve with more practice and better technique, but that sweet spot is really hard to reach. Overall my current skates are still in good condition and haven’t yet started to break down.
Any input will be greatly appreciated, thanks
My current boots fit my feet pretty well and are quite comfortable to wear, although they are a tad loose around my upper foot and heel and I have to tie my laces as tight as physically possible in that area, to the point where the eyelets look distorted (elliptical) and are getting wrinkly in the direction they’re pulled in, for them to hold my heel in place comfortably (is this normal?), although they fit perfectly around the ball of my heel and around my toes. For my blades, they’re fine, I can turn and jump on them without difficulty and they were helpful when learning backwards edges because on their stability, but darn I can’t spin on them, I just cannot seem to find the sweet spot (especially for one-foot spins), I think the best spin I’ve ever done was a two-foot spin with maybe 3 revolutions. I’m really hoping my spins do improve with more practice and better technique, but that sweet spot is really hard to reach. Overall my current skates are still in good condition and haven’t yet started to break down.
Any input will be greatly appreciated, thanks