They don't, really. This is one of those "instructor is a figure skater" things: crossrolls are her favorite warmup. And I suppose they do force you to know *exactly* the margin of error on your edges. \o?
quickly stopped practicing it because HARD
Ah, yes. That sounds familiar.
I just found out my rink is closing entirely from April to September this year for repairs. WOE. There's a rink about a thirty-minute drive away, so I can still skate on Saturdays, but I'm not sure I want to do a weekly lesson if I won't get much in the way of practice time.
WOE, indeed! Ours is in the middle of renovations, so every so often we get emails like, "Due to falling construction material UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE the ice surface is UNSAFE for SKATING." (There is never further notice.) Might it still be worth the lesson, especially if you have a small class again? You're right: the practice time definitely pays off, but maybe it would at least keep your feet in.
But 4:30 wakeup calls? Yeah, no. I hear you; any earlier than 5:15 doesn't happen. That's part of why we're having trouble with Boston-area classes, actually; hockey, at least around here, is stricter about the child/adult division - which makes complete sense! - but we're too old and have to be up too early for the 10 PM adult sessions to be workable. Your zipcar idea has merit, though. Hmmm.
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Date: 2014-02-07 02:04 am (UTC)They don't, really. This is one of those "instructor is a figure skater" things: crossrolls are her favorite warmup. And I suppose they do force you to know *exactly* the margin of error on your edges. \o?
quickly stopped practicing it because HARD
Ah, yes. That sounds familiar.
I just found out my rink is closing entirely from April to September this year for repairs. WOE. There's a rink about a thirty-minute drive away, so I can still skate on Saturdays, but I'm not sure I want to do a weekly lesson if I won't get much in the way of practice time.
WOE, indeed! Ours is in the middle of renovations, so every so often we get emails like, "Due to falling construction material UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE the ice surface is UNSAFE for SKATING." (There is never further notice.) Might it still be worth the lesson, especially if you have a small class again? You're right: the practice time definitely pays off, but maybe it would at least keep your feet in.
But 4:30 wakeup calls? Yeah, no. I hear you; any earlier than 5:15 doesn't happen. That's part of why we're having trouble with Boston-area classes, actually; hockey, at least around here, is stricter about the child/adult division - which makes complete sense! - but we're too old and have to be up too early for the 10 PM adult sessions to be workable. Your zipcar idea has merit, though. Hmmm.