Spins, Waltz Jumps
Olivia and I skated the 10:30 a.m. freestyle at GCCC and she spent some time working with me, so I'll call it a lesson even though it might or might not really have been, I'm not sure. The ice was beautiful and there were only like 7 or 8 people there, mostly adults.
We spent a little time working on spins from the standing start; mostly working to get the entrance edge to go straighter and then curve around (that equates to holding it longer and also a better curve, not so diagonal). We made some progress.
After that we worked on waltz jumps a bit, mostly to try to get the arms correct with the swing back and forward and in/together. I know this stuff but I am somewhat lazy and/or inconsistent about always trying to do it. I can get plenty of height if I actually try. We also worked a little on getting the "h" with the free leg (which I explored with Anna a lonnnnng time ago). I felt pretty good about them -- I had not done any waltz jumps before today since mid-June at best.
We spent a little time working on spins from the standing start; mostly working to get the entrance edge to go straighter and then curve around (that equates to holding it longer and also a better curve, not so diagonal). We made some progress.
After that we worked on waltz jumps a bit, mostly to try to get the arms correct with the swing back and forward and in/together. I know this stuff but I am somewhat lazy and/or inconsistent about always trying to do it. I can get plenty of height if I actually try. We also worked a little on getting the "h" with the free leg (which I explored with Anna a lonnnnng time ago). I felt pretty good about them -- I had not done any waltz jumps before today since mid-June at best.
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