LOOP JUMP SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR FIGURE SKATERS

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Put all these pieces together and you should have a pretty good loop jump. Make it easy for yourself by building a solid foundation for technique and warm-up.
Falling leaf,half loop/ Euler jump

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@naturelover1284 4 ай бұрын

having trouble with three turn as an older person. I would bet your artistic in many ways.

@GaryBeacom-FigureSkater 4 ай бұрын

My artistic side does manifest in many ways kindred nature lover. I enjoy creating the thumbnails, for example.

@BrigitteLaskowski 6 ай бұрын

I remember doing a falling leaf with my free leg more horizontal to the ice. Maybe your skating knee needs more rehab time, Arnica, D3 and B12 before you can get back to prior your knee issue.

@GaryBeacom-FigureSkater 6 ай бұрын

Not frankly sure how and when you keep the free leg "horizontal to the ice", Brigitte. Thanks for the recovery tips! I have addressed my knee problem from numerous angles, and thankfully it is almost completely better! Woohoo! I doubt if I am D3 deficient as almost all of us are, especially at this time of the year, winter solstice. I do spend a lot of time outdoors and also take D3 drops during the winter. B12 is also a possibility, particularly since my diet is mostly vegan, but I do regularly take blue-green algae, nutritional yeast, and a few other foods that have B12. Arnica is in the massage cream that I have been using.

@birgitangermair4483 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video, very helpful! This is almost exactly how I re-learned the loop-jump after not having it done for almost 40 years or so.... it is still not perfect, but I am getting better!😀

@GaryBeacom-FigureSkater 6 ай бұрын

Keep it up, Birgit, and thanks for the kudos! These drills are not arcane. It is also how you do them that figures in to your progress.

@birgitangermair4483 6 ай бұрын

@@GaryBeacom-FigureSkater Dear Gary, thank you so much! I know you are a guy of perfection, but you are masterful on the edges and the blades . So, don`t be too hard to yourself. To me, your loop jump is really perfect. I like your way of teaching the approach to this special jump - starting with that back- ouside edge, moving on with the three- turn + mohawk, the Euler and then finally the loop jump. This is a really good way ! Happy christmas - are you still living in Oberstdorf??

@BrigitteLaskowski 6 ай бұрын

I like how you were going for the loop in steps; back edge, bunny hop, falling leaf, Euler to finally Loop. Having big pronation problems before breaking my right foot and constantly wearing Birkenstock style sandals in my house and Birkenstock style footbeds in my leather Saucony cross trainers and badly warped skates in the past, caused me in the past to have severe problems to get good RBO edges. The only problem I have now is my injured shoulder blade which causes pain the trying to check turns, never mind spins and jumps.

@GaryBeacom-FigureSkater 6 ай бұрын

Hi Brigitte, thanks for your comments, and for the opportunity for me to plug our company, SK8INSOLL, that manufactures and customises figure skating insoles! The pronation that most of us skaters exhibit to various degrees does make outside edges more difficult. And yes, the general lesson here is as important as the specific tips: Learn in increments. Find ways of practicing your weaknesses to build a solid foundation.

@lilianmatheson3664 6 ай бұрын

I liked you trying to improve. It gives me hope that we all need to keep trying. Thank you 😊

@GaryBeacom-FigureSkater 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, Lilian. I do not want to edit out or retake my booboos, because I do not want anyone to believe in special talent. I share in these videos all the techniques and drills that I have practiced and still practice to learn and maintain skills. Figure skating is tough!

@lilianmatheson3664 6 ай бұрын

@GaryBeacom-FigureSkater it really is, Gary. Thank you for sharing all the drills and techniques with us. It really helps.

@johntousseau9380 6 ай бұрын

The hardest part for my loop jump was keeping my free leg in position.

@GaryBeacom-FigureSkater 6 ай бұрын

Hi John, I suspect without seeing your loop, that your free leg tends to over-rotate on the take-off because your edge is not deep enough. Practice these exercises a lot, and I think you will solve the problem!

@johntousseau9380 6 ай бұрын

@@GaryBeacom-FigureSkater I did, and they helped.

@MDMarck1401 6 ай бұрын

Gracias por el video. 🤗⛸⛸Saludos desde la Ciudad de México 👍😃💌🌎

@GaryBeacom-FigureSkater 6 ай бұрын

De nada. Saludos desde Italia!

@jlcmsw 6 ай бұрын

This is just what I was taught, but my jump landings always has my free leg slightly to the side, maybe about a 35 degree angle. It’s what I find more esthetically pleasing, but everyone is different.

@GaryBeacom-FigureSkater 6 ай бұрын

I agree that jump landing position is somewhat personal. Free leg a little to the side is easier to lift higher, and it is also a more common position, which maybe has something to do with your preference. I think the pluses and minuses of free leg positions on landings would be a good topic for a future video! Hmm....