Thank you! I might play around with drawings and animation more over the summer! Falling is one of the things I’m honestly proud I can do well, I’ve taken some nasty falls without injury, but his bluntness kinda surprised me😂

Thank you! I think even worse than falling though is driving back home in damp clothes (especially in the winter when it’s super cold)😂😭

@@Hazook haha I can imagine! The secret is to avoid falling just for the first 5-10 minutes while the ice is still wet after the Zamboni, and then fall as much as you want (which I do a lot of as well). That approach has generally worked for me 😉⛸️⛸️

Haha I’d chatted with him before, he’s actually a sweet guy but what he said’s stuck with me for months😂

Oh shoot, I’m so sorry! I’ve been having issues with Yt switching off comments recently, but I think I’ve fixed it!😥 I figured that coaching fees would be crazy high. When I was researching coaching fees a couple years ago, the cost of even one season was astounding and super varied so I figured for that video at least, it would be easier to leave them out😂😅

@@Hazook for reference, depending on the coach, it's between $10 and $15 per 15 minutes. I have two coaches (I see one of them for 30 minutes per week and the other for 30-60 minutes per week depending on the week), and the first one charges $10, while the other one $15. But I presume that your purpose was to cover the bare minimum cost of skating for someone who can't necessarily afford coaching. And believe me, that was me for almost 3 years until I graduated uni and got a full time job.

Oh wow, that’s more than I thought😰

@@Hazook hate to break the news 😢 at least it's CAD and not USD! But sometimes even 30 minutes per week of instruction (so $80-$120 per month) is well worth it. Or if you want to to cheaper, group lessons. Maybe ditch the takeout and survive off ramen noodles 🤣 in the end each person knows their finances best and chooses their battles. Another option is also to get only a couple of months of instruction at a time. When I was in university there were a couple of times when I got a tiny bit of coaching for 2-3 months at a time.

@@natsskates @Hazook This is a great convo! For the past # of years I attended group lessons run by our city (in Canada). They got me through my basics, from being a complete beginner on ice, and this year I lucked out on an amazing coach (in the group lesson) who said something like ..."you call it a crossover!?"... So we did a lot of fixing and tweaking and I nailed my Waltz and Salcow! As you mention in your videos, Hazook, it is important to get a coach and not just learn off youtube :) But there is also a lot of value in the city-run programs, and you can get to know the staff and they can be super helpful!

Haha yeah, turns out he was actually a sweet guy but that conversation’s stuck with me for months😅

Greetings to Poland!✨

I used SketchBook by AutoDesk, it's free and lets you make flip books. I put the exported pngs into my editing software to add the text and music and retime things though.