| Just another 19,000 tries should do it .... |
Last Sunday I had a dance lesson at a 90 minute dance session on lovely ice. (too bad the session ends in August). I'm working (as always) on 3turns (among other things) ..... right n...
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| Looking at exit checks |
In skating the word check apparently has multiple meanings. You check when landing a jump, you have a strong check for a loop preparation or lutz, etc. So I like to refer to landings as ex...
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| Tax Deductable? |
Has anyone figured out a way to make skating expenses like ice time and road trips tax deductable? Lyle
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| Bad Business: everybody is doing it. |
The skate boot sellers; the rinks; the coaches; don't even mention my mortgage escrow .... ! Today in Outlook Express, my spam filter automatically deleted 37 emails and passed 2. Thi...
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| Knee Pads |
I am learning a new jump and keep landing on the same knee, exact same spot. Does anyone here skate with knee pads? What kind do you use? I purchased one that was a jell pad that you wear ...
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| Floor Jumps: B Lutz |
Maria Butyrskaya's floor lutz versus ice lutz. I happen to have a video of MB doing a floor lutz and then I have her doing an on ice lutz following that warmup. What is interesting is...
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| New Luc's Figure Skating coach Web site |
<http://www.elan-sport.com/luc>
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| Survey participants wanted (App0721) |
We are seeking a diverse set of volunteers to participate in a psychology survey. If you are interested in taking part in this survey, please go to: http://www.psychrsrch.net/en...
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| Skates for sale - Graf Edmonton Special, Jackson Elite |
Hi, I have recently stopped skating, and I have a couple pairs of skates for sale. Anybody interested, please email me for pictures. I'm basically taking the best offer. Ladies G...
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| Power Back 3s |
From my observation the power on the power back 3s from Juvenile MITF seems to come from the reach after the mohawk. It looks like a wide step/reach and pull into a back 3. Is the power supp...
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| Edmonton Specials & notches |
Going from Johns' Super Teri post, I got thinking. I have SP Teris, and I think they're great, but I haven't tried much other stuff. One thing is for sure: they are HEAVY (weightwise). ...
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| Cartwheel Skating Musing |
I had a musing thought today. How many of you did cartwheels on your lawn as a child? Remember how learning them was difficult at first, but then you could easily do it without t...
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| Recreational Figure Skating FAQ - Appendix 2 |
Archive-name: sports/skating/ice/rec-skate/appendix2 Disclaimer: Approval for *.answers is based on form, not content Posting-Frequency: monthly URL: http://home.pacbell.net/anamga...
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| Recreational Figure Skating FAQ - Appendix 1 |
Archive-name: sports/skating/ice/rec-skate/appendix1 Disclaimer: Approval for *.answers is based on form, not content Posting-Frequency: monthly URL: http://home.pacbell.net/anamga...
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| Recreational Figure Skating FAQ - Off-Ice Training |
Archive-name: sports/skating/ice/rec-skate/off-ice Disclaimer: Approval for *.answers is based on form, not content Posting-Frequency: monthly URL: http://home.pacbell.net/anamga <...
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| Recreational Figure Skating FAQ - Injuries |
Archive-name: sports/skating/ice/rec-skate/injuries Disclaimer: Approval for *.answers is based on form, not content Posting-Frequency: monthly URL: http://home.pacbell.net/anamga ...
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| Recreational Figure Skating FAQ - Advanced Skills |
Archive-name: sports/skating/ice/rec-skate/freestyle Disclaimer: Approval for *.answers is based on form, not content Posting-Frequency: monthly URL: http://home.pacbell.net/anamga...
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| Recreational Figure Skating FAQ - Boots |
Archive-name: sports/skating/ice/rec-skate/boots Disclaimer: Approval for *.answers is based on form, not content Posting-Frequency: monthly URL: http://home.pacbell.net/anamga
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| Super Teri vs Goldstar |
How does the Super Teri compare to the Riedell Goldstar? I want a boot that is slightly lighter than the Goldstar, but I still want a quality boot that can be pushed fairly hard. Shoul...
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| Recreational Figure Skating FAQ - Adult Skaters |
Archive-name: sports/skating/ice/rec-skate/adults Disclaimer: Approval for *.answers is based on form, not content Posting-Frequency: monthly URL: http://home.pacbell.net/anamga
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| MIF: PreJuv: Threes lobe size? |
I am baffled by this one. The USFSA diagram shows 4 sets of forward and backward threes for the PreJuv MIF tests. That is 8 half lobes per side for the FO3-BI3 pattern and the FI...
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| Skating "NEW FACES" Now To Include AG and RG Features! |
www.wesskint.org/NEWFACES.html DONN of WESSKINT
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| Super Teri ?? |
In the SP Teri line, I think the boot I would like is the Super Teri. Anybody have any experience with this boot ? I found on the web a sizing chart that gave me the following fitting ...
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| Re: Blade Info & Commentary |
On Fri, 18 Jul 2003, Troy Chinen wrote: TC >Perhaps I should clarify that I'm speaking from a physics rather than TC >perceptual perspective (which I assumed was the issue in que...
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| Jump Data: Elite off ice |
I was curious about the off ice performance of tv skaters. I used tv clips that I happen to have saved. The analysis was done with a VCR using a standard 30 steps per second. ...
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| General Jump Data: Singles and Doubles |
Here are some excerpts from my jump research. This is done by using the step motion on a VCR. I am using a standard 30 steps per second VCR at the moment, although I convert my data into 6...
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| Trying new stuff |
I took a few notes with me to the rink last week in hopes of trying different things in my edge work. A lot of the stuff I'm trying comes from the Magic of Style video, which I've been watch...
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| Camel Spins |
OK, I'm starting to learn camel spins, and so far can do really nice wiiiide wowing circles on an inside edge with my legs and arms randomly flailing about :) My coach has expla...
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| Remedial Mohawk |
I am trying to help a very frightened and tentative person with mohawks. Sometimes she "puts off" the turn so long that she does essentially a FI3 on the first foot before changing feet. ...
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| Yet another blade question... |
Ok, I'm 18 years old and have been skating for around one and a half years now. I can do most of the single jumps (albeit not prettily, but they land), but my forward scratch spin is still a...
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