Gordon's Sk8er Boi Blog

My adventures as an adult male figure skater in Tucson, Arizona Portland, Oregon Chandler, Arizona.

Friday, June 30, 2023

FO8, BI8

My figures lesson with Danette on the Chandler adult skate. Nice ice, about 6 skaters.

I had a bit of time before my lesson, so I scribed circles (first time in a lonnnng time) and did some quick forward edges.

Today's lesson:

  • edges -- eeep.  FO lobes were waaay too large.  FI were okay. BO was mostly okay aside from some flats and skids.  BI were pretty nice, actually.
  • FO8 -- Eeep. Flats! Skids! Large circles!  Geez.  Not so great.  I remember what the body position is supposed to be, but I was not doing it.  Grr.
  • BI8 -- mmph.  Back in the day these used to be okay.  Now I can't seem to get a good push without going to a flat, and my push is too weak to carry me around the circle.  Yuck.
Not so great.  To be fair I've been off of patch for a while.  I meant to get more practice in but other things in life are affecting me. Ugh. 

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