BRACKET TURNS: 6 TECHNICAL TIPS

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27 күн бұрын

Are you looking to learn this most difficult of turns and get it right from the beginning? Perhaps you want to set yourself apart from the masses by flaunting extraordinary brackets using the wisdom of a Canadian and World Figure winner with over half a century of figure skating practice logged. Here are the 6 most important teachings to perform authentic bracket turns that will make the judges sit up and take notice.

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@Yesenia694 26 күн бұрын

Gary fascinantes movimientos. Muy atlético todo. Gracias por tan bella demostración felicidades. ❤🎉🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🥰

@georgek6118 26 күн бұрын

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@GaryBeacom-FigureSkater 22 күн бұрын

Wow. 5 stars! Is that the top rating?

@sporty.seb1 26 күн бұрын

Can you please show more of the good old school figure technique? I often heard that people who did figures have better skating skills and I believe this is true.

@GaryBeacom-FigureSkater 25 күн бұрын

This is basically old school figure technique presented in this video. It was quite exacting because judges looked at tracings on the ice for evidence of changes of edge.

@skatechi 26 күн бұрын

Thank you! This is incredibly timely, we just started learning forward outside brackets in class today. I can't wait to try maintaining the lean and pointing my toe at my next practice, I felt very stuck on the turn and think these tips will help.

@GaryBeacom-FigureSkater 25 күн бұрын

Great, skatechi! All the best! Do be careful because proper brackets are not only much more difficult, but more dangerous. It is easier to catch an edge. Start with very little speed and then add speed gradually as you practice and build skills.

@jilecuet1 24 күн бұрын

Thank you for your videos. One thing remains a mistery to me, it is how to hold the curve without ending doing a backcrossover. The position at the end is not unusual but I feel like my hips are stuck. Is it a lack of balance, hips mobility, do you have any clue 😅?

@GaryBeacom-FigureSkater 22 күн бұрын

Difficult to tell for sure without seeing, but I assume that is a forward inside bracket, and you continue to rotate after the turn, so you have to step onto a back crossover. We control rotation while gliding on an edge by increasing the lean to turn against the curve and by decreasing the lean to turn in the direction of the curve. Try to keep the back edge on the second side of the turn the same depth as the forward. The curvature will become more curvy because of friction and loss of speed.

@katesmith8005 26 күн бұрын

I am a beginner skater and I struggle with my 3- turns so brackets are a thing of the future for me. But what I learnt from this video for my personal use is this moment of jump action. In order to turn I need to take off the weight from my skating leg. And that is the most important part for me. Thank You. 😊

@GaryBeacom-FigureSkater 26 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing that testimonial, Kate. Enjoy your smooth, easy 3 turns!

@naturelover1284 26 күн бұрын

does going slow make a fall worse?

@katesmith8005 26 күн бұрын

I think that it depends on what you do on the ice. I find that speed helps in some figures. But some moves require less speed. And the fall hurts every time.

@johntousseau9380 25 күн бұрын

Depends on how you fall. My worst fall was going slow. Almost broke my wrist. Once I fell with speed. It wasn't bad except I didn't stop moving and crashed into the wall which hurt.

@GaryBeacom-FigureSkater 25 күн бұрын

More speed normally makes falls worse. At low speed falls can be bad if they are unexpected. I caught an edge on a slow rocker recently and fell straight back and hit my head. Predictability seems to be a better measure of the extent of trauma. When we fall unexpectedly on easy moves, we are not as mentally prepared to mitigate damage.