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9h ago
I am short and round, my body is not helping me in any spins!
I actually find sit the scarier of the 2 now because of how fast I start going!
Oh, forgot an achievement from last week actually - I managed to get both my spirals nice and high in my s ..read more
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17h ago
My coach had me trying to do camel and sit spins for a while. Complete waste of time - I can't even do a decent upright spin. My two-footed spin is not bad, though I get dizzy quickly so don't do many.
This week's achievements for me were to get lots ..read more
Skating Forum
17h ago
Yeah camel spins are the hardest out of the three.
(That is as spinning solo; conjoined with a partner it's probably the sit spin)
The thing that helps for me is plenty of knee bend in the entrance curve; straighten up once you've hooked the spin. And ..read more
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17h ago
https://icepartnersearch.com/searchbyqualities.php
Location = United Kingdom
Only two people are listed (as of today); not so very long ago there used to be about twenty people.
Anybody know ..read more
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4d ago
Oh I'm sorry to hear about the injury!
Glad to read she's in a good boot though - I've known people try jumping in some really questionable skates but Edea Overtures are a good solid boot and yes, should take her quite far  ..read more
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4d ago
Thanks all ?.
She's in Edea Overture at the moment, so they're apparently supportive enough to get her through single jumps etc.
Though it's probably a moot point at the moment as she's torn a hamstring doing the splits in gymnastics without sufficien ..read more
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4d ago
All good advice and I love your gliding competition idea - such an important skill ..read more
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4d ago
I think it's brilliant she's so eager to progress. I am not a fan of self-teaching for the reasons others have stated (risk of injury, poor technique etc) but if you try to discourage it, you risk her losing the love for skating and giving up.
So, firs ..read more
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4d ago
Quote from: On the Skidz on Today at 12:04:25 pm
Hi, I'm Karen and I'm returning to skating after a few years away from the ice. If Derek is a crustie think that makes me a crumbly as I'm over 60. I achieved level eight o ..read more