Elija J agreed!! My spins don’t progress well because I hate spinning

I can travel around the world on my spins... they travel THAT much.. so this video was perfect for me. I'm amazed how good skaters can do complicated spins and change positions and not travel at all! All I do is a two-foot spin only.

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Well, to be fair « top » skaters don’t execute their spins and other elements in the same circumstances. Repeating the same spin alone during a practice session is different than doing it in the middle of a program in front of a crowd just after exhausting jumps and running after the music to not lose the timing and get deductions.

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I watched a video on that. They taught to put your blade on a flat surface gently (ex: table), and notice the curve of the blade. The rocker is the part that touches the surface and is the part where you want to be spinning on. I've tried that and it works. Should be around the ball of your feet.

Tiffany W thx if you happen to know the vid plz share, but yeah, I guess I tend to start on rocker and wind up on toe, don't quite know how to stop that shift (besides more practice of course)

@@hexalspace kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aa2Afpxm263QoY0.html this is the video I was referring to.

Jacob Jarecki keep practicing your 2 foot spin and concentrate on finding the ball of your foot. Finding it on the two foot spin makes it easier to find it on the one foot spin. You can also concentrate on putting your weight on whichever leg will be your spinning leg. Doing this also helps to center your 1 foot spin later

Balance is very hard to find when learning spins, make sure you're spinning right under the toe pick, you're not doing any quick/rushed movements into the spin (everything should be gradual), having good posture and pushing enough into the spin. Hope these help!!

Aww thank you! That means a lot!! 💗💗💗💗 Personally that's not what I think about when centering spins, I think more about working with the force and staying balance in the right place on my blade. But spins have personal preferences too, so that is most definitely gonna be accurate for someone else! 💗💗💗

@@Sofabar No problem

i don't feel like that's true for most spins, but i find doing that on camel spins way better. i could only get 2 rotations on my camel, until i tried lifting my hip and free leg higher, now i can do 6 rotations.

@@hellstoastt yup i fell like its a dif experience for everyone. good luck!!

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Glad you liked the video!! Hope it helped you! Keep me updated 💗💗💗

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Aww thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️ I really miss it! 😢

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Hahahahah I died 😂

Fourkawaiicookies i think that might just be a balance problem. my advice is to do simple 1 foot spins and keep your back upright (make sure you're not slouching) and your blade should be close to the toepick but not completely. i haven't skated in a while but i'm planning to start again xD. hope that helps!

Balance is very hard to find when learning spins, make sure you're spinning right under the toe pick, you're not doing any quick/rushed movements into the spin (everything should be gradual), having good posture and pushing enough into the spin. Hope these help!! 💗💗

Ohhhh good luck!!! ❤️

I also was missing more details and slower description. Now I did not catch the idea even made video show slower. Could not see (with my skills and understanding) the difference of good entry and bad entry - exactly where my biggest problems are. Good spins anyways :)

I will remember that for the next time, but please check out my other spinning videos. There I go more into detail on how to properly do them. 💗💗💗

@@MilJoh_ This vid wasn't focused on how to enter a spin and correct form. It was focused on centering the spin for folk who already know how to enter and hold a spin.

Dizziness gets better with practice, unfortunately you just have to keep spinning! It will get better, it really takes time! I felt like I had no balance when doing spins at the beginning, so I would always spin around in my desk chair to get used to the feeling 😂 But I feel you, if I try to spin in the other direction, I'm nauseous the entire day 😂

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Thank you Noor!! 😌💖🙏😌💖🙏

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Awww thank you!!! Just takes a lot of time and patience, your body is capable, it just needs time! ❤️

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Aww! Enjoy the journey and just keep at it! ❤❤❤❤

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You never wanna spin in the middle of your blade. Only when you are doing a change edge in the spin. You should always spin under your toe picks.

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Yes finding the balance on skates to spin is very difficult! Especially on different skates! I hope it goes better for you and wishing you all the best! 💗💗💗

@@Sofabar thanks it's improved a lot in the past year. I feel like my backspin is better than my scratch spin now. I think I'm not able to remember to keep my leg up long enough before it comes down and that throws me off balance. Also, going into it, my skate skids (even with a fresh sharpen). They tell us to do a half heart to enter before the three turn and I dunno I guess there's a lot of momentum for me or too much power. Assume it should feel light and easy, not incredibly difficult to balance. Have tried practicing on a basketball court with a spinner too, which kinda gave me a sense and had some transfer.

@@jrg305 I don’t understand entirely, so if you want you can always send a video of your spin to me on Instagram and I can take a look and see what’s up 😊❤️

Hey there! I can't really tell you without seeing you, so you can always feel free to send me a video on instagram @sofabarfitness and I can see what's going on there ❤️❤️❤️❤️

It's never too late!

Gold seals!

I have gold seals but for some reason I feel like the toe pick isn't big enough for me. With skates I stand at 6'6 208 lbs. That's a big bitch on skates lol. My spins improved but I slide on my jumps. I think pattern 99 might be my next. I've tried aspire X, coronation ace, M K vision, matrix freestyle, phantoms, now gold seals.

I will definitely try to make a video on this! In the meantime you are welcome to send me a video of your spin to my instagram @sofabarfitness and I can take a look at it and see what's going on in your spin ❤️

It's ok to spin on a little toe pick when you are first learning. That helps you locate that rocker and lift the heel. You want to try and only lightly scrape it so it doesn't slow you down. As you get better you will learn to back off slightly and lift the toe pick off the ice.

The end of your bottom toe picks, yes :)

Hi there, sorry to hear that! You can always slow down the video through KZfaq in the settings, check out my more recent videos, because there I feature more slow mo versions of the movement im doing ☺️🙏✨

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Don't think about looking anywhere. Make sure your head is straight and in line.

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Try to film yourself so you can see where and when it's happening, then try to correct it from there. Habits are hard to break, but it is possible! Just keep trying ❤❤❤❤

SofaBar ty! My mum actually filmed me behind my back lol and I learn a bit from it. Just have to get back on the ice and practice

No, you definitely aren't! It takes years to find your center! Just keep at it ❤️

Yes, it's super hard to find the right balance!! But you'll get there! 💗

@@Sofabar I’ve been practicing and now I am working on backspins!

@@Sofabar Thank you for the video and encouragement! I've been practicing spins for almost a year, but still find it hard to keep balancing on "the spot." I could stay on it for 3 revolutions at the most, and then my balance shifts to elsewhere so I have to exit the spin. Additionally, my arms and free leg don't want to stay out for more than 1 revolution. Any suggestions?

@@chiutwan It's really hard for me to know what you mean through a message unfortunately, but if you would like, you can send a video of yourself doing the spin to me on my instagram @sofabarfitness and then I can see what's going on there and hopefully give you some tips that might help! ❤

@@chiutwan If you are not making progress on the one foot spin you should work on perfecting the easier two foot spin. Can you do at least 10+ revolutions consistently on a two foot? That easier spin will help you learn the fundamentals.

Thanks for the suggestion! Will definitely do that!

Glad you liked it!! 💗💗