To update everyone on my skating, Today I attempted the Axel without the aid of a harness. Now, considering it has taken me 18 years of skating, or sometimes not skating, to get to this point, I will say I am earning this jump. Today I was very very close, in fact, I totally could have had it, one thing held me back, I psyched myself out.
My attempts with the harness on tight proved mostly successful,, So my coach loosened the harness belt so it really wasn't very effective at all, which was quite effective. I did the jump basically on my own, I just had a mental safety net. So what did my coach do after that, she detached the rope from the harness. Then I was just wearing a pretty blue harness belt and jumping on my own. With each attempt Iwould start out brave and fully committed, right up to the point where my toe was supposed to push off the ice and send me into the air, and then, i would sort of push off, rotate 180 degrees, and then just land on two feet. I could totaly have done 540 degrees, but I felt so alone and scared without my training wheel mental back up of the harness.
Now, I will be honest, I have not been as dilligent at doing off ice Axels as my coach would have me be. But, after today, I promise I will do them every day. Then next time I try to do an Axel without a harness, I should be able to finally rotate and land just as I should, fearlessly. have a happy Saturday all. And if you are in the Bremerton area next saturday, our club show is at 7:30 pm, sunday 2:30 pm, bremerton Ice arena. We've worked hard, so come see.
I will be in two numbers, the adult number- I will be a vulture- and awesome. and the Tot number, I will be the front half of a hillarious elephant. the theme is Jungle Book. See you there. =)
My attempts with the harness on tight proved mostly successful,, So my coach loosened the harness belt so it really wasn't very effective at all, which was quite effective. I did the jump basically on my own, I just had a mental safety net. So what did my coach do after that, she detached the rope from the harness. Then I was just wearing a pretty blue harness belt and jumping on my own. With each attempt Iwould start out brave and fully committed, right up to the point where my toe was supposed to push off the ice and send me into the air, and then, i would sort of push off, rotate 180 degrees, and then just land on two feet. I could totaly have done 540 degrees, but I felt so alone and scared without my training wheel mental back up of the harness.
Now, I will be honest, I have not been as dilligent at doing off ice Axels as my coach would have me be. But, after today, I promise I will do them every day. Then next time I try to do an Axel without a harness, I should be able to finally rotate and land just as I should, fearlessly. have a happy Saturday all. And if you are in the Bremerton area next saturday, our club show is at 7:30 pm, sunday 2:30 pm, bremerton Ice arena. We've worked hard, so come see.
I will be in two numbers, the adult number- I will be a vulture- and awesome. and the Tot number, I will be the front half of a hillarious elephant. the theme is Jungle Book. See you there. =)
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