- Joined
- May 15, 2018
Hi everyone,
I'm glad I finally decided to sign in and join this wonderful community.
I started skating when I was 5, just for fun, and I didn't learn anything serious until I was 10. Figure skating isn't that popular in Italy, so it's quite difficult to practise and learn, plus there aren't enough rinks( even here where I live:The Alps). Anyway, when I skated I had a coach. We were just 5 girls in the group, so it was like having a private coach.This allowed me to progress rapidly from basic stroking to landing a quite consistent single axel in just 3 years. Sadly, I had to quit skating for multiple reasons but I've never stopped loving it. Now I'm 30 and after having some problems with my back I tried to skate again because It makes me feel good and alive. But... I have a big problem( that I also had as a teen) and I can't find a solution.
When learning jumps, I quickly realized that I could easily jump and land in both directions. My coach suggested me to choose between clockwise or counterclockwise direction and I picked counterclockwise because I found it easier to land the axel in that direction. While I was able to handle the problem with jumps, I couldn't do the same with spins.In fact, spinning clockwise comes more natural to me. No matter how hard I try( even with a coach yelling "concentrate!" like a madman) I always end up spinning that way. I just wanted to ask if there's someone who struggles with a similar problem and how does he/she deal with it.
I'm sorry If I made some mistakes, but I'm not a native speaker.
I'm glad I finally decided to sign in and join this wonderful community.
I started skating when I was 5, just for fun, and I didn't learn anything serious until I was 10. Figure skating isn't that popular in Italy, so it's quite difficult to practise and learn, plus there aren't enough rinks( even here where I live:The Alps). Anyway, when I skated I had a coach. We were just 5 girls in the group, so it was like having a private coach.This allowed me to progress rapidly from basic stroking to landing a quite consistent single axel in just 3 years. Sadly, I had to quit skating for multiple reasons but I've never stopped loving it. Now I'm 30 and after having some problems with my back I tried to skate again because It makes me feel good and alive. But... I have a big problem( that I also had as a teen) and I can't find a solution.
When learning jumps, I quickly realized that I could easily jump and land in both directions. My coach suggested me to choose between clockwise or counterclockwise direction and I picked counterclockwise because I found it easier to land the axel in that direction. While I was able to handle the problem with jumps, I couldn't do the same with spins.In fact, spinning clockwise comes more natural to me. No matter how hard I try( even with a coach yelling "concentrate!" like a madman) I always end up spinning that way. I just wanted to ask if there's someone who struggles with a similar problem and how does he/she deal with it.
I'm sorry If I made some mistakes, but I'm not a native speaker.