Hey dear people,
I’ve got a question regarding a blade upgrade. I’ve been skating for 2 years now, with the Jackson Mystique and the Mark II blade that comes with them.
I’m still a beginner and my progress is relatively slow. The last things I practiced before the summer break were for example the Waltz Jump, 3 Turns and Mohawk. I enjoy learning Swing Rolls, Crossrolls - these kind of things - a lot. In the skating lessons I’m taking we are not taught Ice Dance patterns, but when I’m skating on my own, I’m working on the Dutch Waltz and Canasta Tango.
Over the last weeks I decided it’s time to upgrade my skates. I’ve tried on the Risport Electra Light. They fit well and I would like to stick with them. They are available just as boots but also come as a set with the MK Galaxy blades. I informed myself about the 7 and 8ft rocker and I feel like a 7ft rocker would maybe be better for me or worth trying out. A thing that is really frustrating for me are the spins. I am only doing 2-foot and very basic 1-foot spins and I feel like I hardly made any progress with the spins. I don’t find joy in practicing them, although I would like to be better in that department.
What I gathered is that the 8ft rocker is providing more stability while the 7ft rocker is helping with spins and turns (I also have trouble with some 3 Turns, even the FO 3 Turn on my strong side is a hit and miss). So I reached the conclusion that I would like to use a 7ft rocker and was deciding between MK Professional and Coronation Ace. The latter is not available in my size at the moment. I would like to start the new season (starting in August) with new skates, so I settled for MK Professional.
What is making me hesitate now is that the MK Pro and the Coronation Ace are always described as blades for double jumps. And I wonder if it would be ridiculous for a relative beginner skater like me, wo can barely do a waltz jump, to use blades designed for practicing double jumps.
I actually don’t have any ambitions when it comes to jumps. I have fun practicing the waltz jump and I will probably try doing rotational jumps at some point but if a person from the future came to me and told me I would never complete a single jump in my life I wouldn’t be devastated
So does it make sense to go for the MK Pro? Or would the MK Galaxy already help me with my spins and turns and would be a good enough upgrade?
Another option I was thinking of is to buy the Coronation Ace Dance blade (this one would be available in my size) . Like I said I enjoy doing ice dance stuff a lot, would doing waltz jumps or single jumps be ok in a dance blade? Or would it restrict me too much for my skating classes?
Thanks for any advice
I’ve got a question regarding a blade upgrade. I’ve been skating for 2 years now, with the Jackson Mystique and the Mark II blade that comes with them.
I’m still a beginner and my progress is relatively slow. The last things I practiced before the summer break were for example the Waltz Jump, 3 Turns and Mohawk. I enjoy learning Swing Rolls, Crossrolls - these kind of things - a lot. In the skating lessons I’m taking we are not taught Ice Dance patterns, but when I’m skating on my own, I’m working on the Dutch Waltz and Canasta Tango.
Over the last weeks I decided it’s time to upgrade my skates. I’ve tried on the Risport Electra Light. They fit well and I would like to stick with them. They are available just as boots but also come as a set with the MK Galaxy blades. I informed myself about the 7 and 8ft rocker and I feel like a 7ft rocker would maybe be better for me or worth trying out. A thing that is really frustrating for me are the spins. I am only doing 2-foot and very basic 1-foot spins and I feel like I hardly made any progress with the spins. I don’t find joy in practicing them, although I would like to be better in that department.
What I gathered is that the 8ft rocker is providing more stability while the 7ft rocker is helping with spins and turns (I also have trouble with some 3 Turns, even the FO 3 Turn on my strong side is a hit and miss). So I reached the conclusion that I would like to use a 7ft rocker and was deciding between MK Professional and Coronation Ace. The latter is not available in my size at the moment. I would like to start the new season (starting in August) with new skates, so I settled for MK Professional.
What is making me hesitate now is that the MK Pro and the Coronation Ace are always described as blades for double jumps. And I wonder if it would be ridiculous for a relative beginner skater like me, wo can barely do a waltz jump, to use blades designed for practicing double jumps.
I actually don’t have any ambitions when it comes to jumps. I have fun practicing the waltz jump and I will probably try doing rotational jumps at some point but if a person from the future came to me and told me I would never complete a single jump in my life I wouldn’t be devastated
So does it make sense to go for the MK Pro? Or would the MK Galaxy already help me with my spins and turns and would be a good enough upgrade?
Another option I was thinking of is to buy the Coronation Ace Dance blade (this one would be available in my size) . Like I said I enjoy doing ice dance stuff a lot, would doing waltz jumps or single jumps be ok in a dance blade? Or would it restrict me too much for my skating classes?
Thanks for any advice
