Hey Craig:
Thanks. You've given em a lot to think about!
I appreciate the thoughts and can really identify
with them.
Your thinking on the start of a spin and the free
leg in front is something I stumbled on to in my
efforts.
Adter reading more in depth I'll get back.
I just hit "reply" on this one as I am not sure
if I have to "post" or "reply."
I had hoped to start some discussion on spinning
and was glad to see your take on it.
Right now I am entering like a Forward Left Turn
Inside Pivot and then to the left toe
(counterclockwise spin) with the free leg in
front of the weighted (left) skate.
How long can you spin and about how many
revolutions? Of course, balance is key to that
and I still need to work on even weight
distribution and I find bending the weighted knee
more helps also.
Back later,
Karl

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On 2/17/01, at 10:05 PM, CraigByKDW@...
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>--- In Inlinejumpspinners@y..., karlsemail@a...
wrote:
>> Wow! Wow! Eureka plus!
>>
>
>Hello Hello again...
>
>... have been giving the spin concept some more
thought, and figured
>I'd offer a little more to think about.
>
>You've probably heard over and over that your
spin starts at
>the 'point' of a 3-turn... which is where it
should start, but dont
>forget the idea of a spin is to change your
forward motion to
>rotational motion. The set up is crucial. In a
'regular 3-turn',
>you set up by pre-rotating your upper torso, and
using your upper
>torso to stop the turn and continue skating in
nearly a straight
>light. The tracing (ice term) is a gentle
curving 3... Your 'free'
>leg changes from being behind you, following the
trace, to behind you
>LEADING the trace. In the set up for a spin
(another 3 turn)... you
>DO NOT pre-rotate, saving the energy of motion
(inertia) of your
>torso and free leg to create rotation. By
swinging the free leg ALL
>the way around and in FRONT of your skating leg
at the point of the 3-
>turn, once again your free leg is LEADING the
trace... in this case a
>small tight circle... AKA SPIN!!!
>
>Think this through, to give youself a mental
picture of the mechanics
>of spinning. I know it helps me to have some of
the "Why's" of
>things worked out in my head before applying
them.
>
>... again, I hope you find this helpful.
>
>Skate On!
>
>Craig
>
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