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Depends on how you make your parenthesis. But I agree brackets {} explains the way a bracket works.Don't know anything about british terms for punctuation, but bracket turns look like brackets{ }, not parenthesis( ).
Joe
Depends on how you make your parenthesis. But I agree brackets {} explains the way a bracket works.Don't know anything about british terms for punctuation, but bracket turns look like brackets{ }, not parenthesis( ).
How different are skating and gliding? do we need to differentiate between the two in basic?
I am not hip on the "foot" term use, maybe it's just me.
I see you point, definitely different, thanks:agree:I'd call "skating" actively stroking/doing whatever. A glide is simply gliding along on one (or two) foot & not doing anything.
I think we all were aware that semantics were going to be a issue to tackle. As I said "it is likely just me" when wanting to differentiate the skate, blade and boot. I agree with foot being acceptable as much as the 2 distinguishable elements of a skate / foot. Again not a disagreement but a semantics issue. This should be relative to someone who does not skate at all as much as those starting IMO.I am still actively training and also coaching as well. We refer to "foot" vs. "blade" as in "your free foot needs to set down closer to your skating foot" vs. "you need to be over the heel of your blade be on this turn". I find using "blade" when discussing foot positions/placements/etc very confusing, and I know what you're talking about.....I think using 'foot' when it's appropriate would make more sense for the lay person. After all, where your foot sets, the blade sets, it's all one thing.
I am trying to update as much as possible, and quickly, make sure that you check for updates over a period of time to give me time to reflect any changes.Oh, one more thing & then I MUST get back to work!! A rocker is a turn, not a step. And you've included the definitiion of a lobe in with the rocker of a blade definition.
I think this might have a name, but it isn't Flying Camel (which is a spin).
I remember the days when a skater held the L position then crossed legs on the ice and it was call a cross foot spin. Note Doroty Hamil on this. A scratch spin was just a verticle spin and the free leg could cross but not touch the ice.Yes, w/ a scratch spin the free leg crosses in front. The entrance edge could change though, depending on whether it's a fwd scratch or a back scratch. I think it is important to note that it is an upright spin vs. any other body position.