--- 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