Working on 1 foot spins! Which spinner to use for off ice

[orianna]

Hello, I am working on 1 foot spins and I want to get a spinner to practice them off ice. I was looking at some brands but don't know which is a good one. I was thinking of getting the edea e spinner but I don't know if its good or not.

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Hello, I am working on 1 foot spins and I want to get a spinner to practice them off ice. I was looking at some brands but don't know which is a good one. I was thinking of getting the edea e spinner but I don't know if its good or not.

Hi and welcome! I'm probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but off ice spinners are not the greatest for practicing spins/learning spins b/c they are flat and have no "edges" so it's not duplicating what you are doing when your blade is on the ice.

 

[thisismynewsport]

Hi and welcome! I'm probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but off ice spinners are not the greatest for practicing spins/learning spins b/c they are flat and have no "edges" so it's not duplicating what you are doing when your blade is on the ice.

I agree that they don’t feel the same at all but personally I find it helps with training to keep the body tight and learning balance while in the spin. The only way to truly practice spins is to practice on it. I did find it helpful for learning my body position and maintaining stability for camel and sit spin but again nothing beats practicing on ice.

If you insist on getting a spinner I like the original Edea one. The E-Spinner is way too difficult for a beginner and I wiped out several times on it. The original one has a bigger balance point whereas the E-Spinner has very little material touching the surface. Luckily I was able to return the E-Spinner because I actually found it quite dangerous when pulling in too quickly.

 

[WednesdayMarch]

Spinners help with getting control of dizziness during fast rotation, but there really is no substitute for practising spinning on ice. I have the flat square one with the ball-bearings. Because we know that I'd almost certainly kill myself with one of those little shaped plastic gizmos.

 

[christy]

Spinners help with getting control of dizziness during fast rotation, but there really is no substitute for practising spinning on ice. I have the flat square one with the ball-bearings. Because we know that I'd almost certainly kill myself with one of those little shaped plastic gizmos.

Totally agree with both comments - almost killed myself on a plastic shaped gizmo!