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- Jun 27, 2018
Hi all!
I recently got my axel reasonably consistent (maybe about a 70% land rate, and the ones I don't land are fully rotated but two-footed). My coach has now started me on double sal, which I'm having a lot of difficulties with.
I have landed some 2s, but they are few and far between and most the time I fall badly and hit my knee (a bad habit my coach drilled out of me during axel which is unfortunately coming back in 2s!). Most of my 2s attempts are abysmal - poor air position, no weight transfer, crash landing - apart from the rare one I do perhaps once a week which is fully rotated and landed on one foot.
However, most of the kids at my rink seem to pick up early doubles within weeks of landing their axels. Is this normal? Is it maybe taking longer for me because I'm an adult skater?
Essentially, my question is how easy is the transition from axel to doubles for the average skater?
P.S. any double sal tips would be appreciated!
I recently got my axel reasonably consistent (maybe about a 70% land rate, and the ones I don't land are fully rotated but two-footed). My coach has now started me on double sal, which I'm having a lot of difficulties with.
I have landed some 2s, but they are few and far between and most the time I fall badly and hit my knee (a bad habit my coach drilled out of me during axel which is unfortunately coming back in 2s!). Most of my 2s attempts are abysmal - poor air position, no weight transfer, crash landing - apart from the rare one I do perhaps once a week which is fully rotated and landed on one foot.
However, most of the kids at my rink seem to pick up early doubles within weeks of landing their axels. Is this normal? Is it maybe taking longer for me because I'm an adult skater?
Essentially, my question is how easy is the transition from axel to doubles for the average skater?
P.S. any double sal tips would be appreciated!