Jumps

Last lesson of the year, on the 7 a.m. FS. It was not very crowded, just 5 skaters. I got to see skate buddy Christina, home from school and having a lesson. It was good to see her.

Today's lesson:

• half-flip -- I'm getting a nice spring on this now, but not quite getting all the way around (it's more like a 3/8 flip :-)). Sonya wants a better spring with pointed toes and straight legs, though. The entrance is okay (mohawk could be better) and the exit needs better extension and a better "buns o' steel" posture. Still, not bad for not having worked them much.
• waltz jump -- hmmph. We had a lot of cleanup to do on these, in particular to get me to not go up on the toe on the back edge, remember to collect and have a better step forward. We made some good progress though.
• salchow -- this is still pretty much eluding me. We worked it on the ice and against the boards. The entrance is okay, it's mostly I just don't have a feel for bringing the free leg around and through. Arrgh.

Sonya is gone for a while so we won't have a lesson 'til after New Year's Day. Much to work on though.