Skating update
Sep. 3rd, 2016 07:33 pmMy lesson with our local spin doctor went well, although I find it incredibly ironic that after all this PT to strengthen and learn how to use my butt muscles, the biggest thing keeping me from a back spin is...I don't use my butt muscles. *facepalm*
Anyway, after a week of reminding myself to use my butt and abs, I've got about a half revolution more on a back scratch and a back sit spin. Spin doctor and I have another lesson a week from Monday to work more on this.
Speaking of spins, my layback spin has gotten much better in the last couple of weeks. I have the leg and hip position down; now I just need to face my fear and lean back. (The minute I look up and see the ceiling, my body just goes "NOPE" and the spin stops.) I'm also getting lower and more revolutions in the pancake and tuck spins I posted a couple of weeks ago.
P taught me to do a waltz jump-half loop-salchow jump combination last week, and this week I actually landed a few. They are itty-bitty, because it's frankly a massively awkward combination. You have to land the waltz jump with your free leg forward, which is a thoroughly bizarre feeling and quite difficult. This is so you're set up for the half loop, which takes off like a loop and requires your free foot in front. Then you land the half loop on your non-landing foot and immediately wrench yourself around into a salchow off that foot. It's not a jump combo I would've come up with, let's say. On the other hand, working to get it better should improve my control over all my jumps.
Anyway, after a week of reminding myself to use my butt and abs, I've got about a half revolution more on a back scratch and a back sit spin. Spin doctor and I have another lesson a week from Monday to work more on this.
Speaking of spins, my layback spin has gotten much better in the last couple of weeks. I have the leg and hip position down; now I just need to face my fear and lean back. (The minute I look up and see the ceiling, my body just goes "NOPE" and the spin stops.) I'm also getting lower and more revolutions in the pancake and tuck spins I posted a couple of weeks ago.
P taught me to do a waltz jump-half loop-salchow jump combination last week, and this week I actually landed a few. They are itty-bitty, because it's frankly a massively awkward combination. You have to land the waltz jump with your free leg forward, which is a thoroughly bizarre feeling and quite difficult. This is so you're set up for the half loop, which takes off like a loop and requires your free foot in front. Then you land the half loop on your non-landing foot and immediately wrench yourself around into a salchow off that foot. It's not a jump combo I would've come up with, let's say. On the other hand, working to get it better should improve my control over all my jumps.
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