Hi Erik, To answer a few of your questions, Yes! The Medalist Pic-Skate is more than adequate to perform any of the moves you see in Joanns book. Being one of...
nicpicsk8@...
Jan 1, 2001 3:05 pm
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Would you have any particular brand(s)of bearings that you would recommend? Erik...
o1knives@...
Jan 1, 2001 7:25 pm
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Erik, I almost never post to this group, since I am not really an artistic skater, but I think I may have something to add here. I'm an inline speedskater and...
Chris Young
chris@...
Jan 2, 2001 12:17 am
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Erik, I have used many different brands, but I like Bones Swiss Bearings ABEC 5. -Nick [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
nicpicsk8@...
Jan 2, 2001 2:24 am
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Nick, While I agree with you that Bones Swiss are very good, as are Boss Swiss, it is my understanding that the Swiss bearings are not ABEC rated at all. I ...
Chris Young
chris@...
Jan 2, 2001 4:49 am
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Dear Erik; The bearings on your skate are probably ok. Check to see if they are snuggly fitted into the wheeles and that the wheels are snuggly fitted to the...
John J Petell
harmonysports@...
Jan 2, 2001 2:09 pm
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Chris, I too have been told that the Swiss bearings are not ABEC rated, and I have been told they are about the same as ABEC 5. Thank you for your insightful ...
nicpicsk8@...
Jan 3, 2001 3:17 am
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Hello, I know that this message was posted quite a while ago but I am just able to read it now since I am new to this group. I have been on the inline pic...
tickles3@...
Jan 12, 2001 1:10 am
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... What level are you competing at? JO? -- *-----------------------+--------------------------------------+--------* \ Wendi Dunlap-Simpson |...
Wendi Dunlap-Simpson
litlnemo@...
Jan 12, 2001 3:14 pm
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Yes I will be competeing at a JO level in Donora and New Jersey. Wendi Dunlap-Simpson <litlnemo@...> wrote: ... What level are you...
Mel Hunter
tickles3@...
Jan 19, 2001 8:29 pm
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Hello Everybody, There is going to be a wonderful artistic roller skating workshop next month (February) in Trieste, Italy, run by some of the best coaches and...
kathie@...
Jan 19, 2001 8:29 pm
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... Well, neat. Tell us how it goes! I don't think I'll be competing again for a couple of months yet. I had bronchitis/influenza a few weeks ago, and I am...
Wendi Dunlap-Simpson
litlnemo@...
Jan 20, 2001 12:37 am
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ABC is covering the United States Figure Skating Championships this afternoon and evening. Tune in for some exciting competition and inspiration. IIFSA ...
International Inline ...
sk8@...
Jan 20, 2001 7:42 pm
993
On the artskate mailing list recently, we were talking about a fellow who built his own artistic inline skates, and uses them for dance skating. I was...
Wendi Dunlap-Simpson
litlnemo@...
Feb 6, 2001 4:03 pm
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Reply to: Re: [IJS] Re: How to do a waltz jump? Nice page! Jeff had some good ideas about skate design. In particular, I agree with his recommendation for...
Deus X. Machina
dxm@...
Feb 8, 2001 2:46 pm
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Hey Spinnners: I'd love to see some dialogue on spinning. Help! I'm not and ice skater and working on a Two-Foot Spin with old rockered Rollerblades. I've read...
karlsemail@...
Feb 8, 2001 5:25 pm
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To keep spinning, try to pull your legs together slowly and also keep your arms to the side and pull them to your chest with elbows out and then grab hands and...
Superskater
superskater@...
Feb 8, 2001 8:32 pm
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Wow! Wow! Eureka plus! Been reading Jo Ann's book and Marion's suggestions and working on the spinning stuff. Wham! It hits me. I am beginning to get a One ...
karlsemail@...
Feb 16, 2001 5:13 pm
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... one ... Hello Hello Karl, ....without getting into all the physics of it, the speed of a spin involves 'conservation of angular momemtum'. You don't...
CraigByKDW@...
Feb 17, 2001 2:13 pm
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... 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...
CraigByKDW@...
Feb 17, 2001 10:06 pm
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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...
KG
karlsemail@...
Feb 18, 2001 5:07 am
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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...
karlsemail@...
Feb 18, 2001 5:08 am
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-- ... help ... small ... Hello Hello Karl... Am glad my thoughts seem helpful. : ) I can spin better on figure skates... 12~15 revolutions. That's only...
CraigByKDW@...
Feb 20, 2001 4:49 am
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Today I was playing around on my in-line hockey skates and I've been trying to figure out how to make 2 foot spins last longer on in-line hockey skates or...
Jo Ann Schneider Farris
joann@...
Mar 11, 2001 12:13 am
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I'm curious, has anyone been able to do a two foot spin with their foot weight on top of both front wheels of their in-line skates (skates that don't have a...
Jo Ann Schneider Farris
joann@...
Mar 18, 2001 1:33 pm
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hi Jo Ann, i've seen it done and have tried it myself. i think it's harder to maintain than a toe/heel. and it seems to work better if you go into it the...
John Thomas
darqmatr@...
Mar 18, 2001 1:51 pm
1006
... As far as 'edge' and the 3-turn are concerned, with a left foot spin ... outside ... a ... Criag and all, I'd like to stress the importance of this last...
superskater@...
Mar 22, 2001 10:44 pm
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Yes! I used to do them all the time on my Rollerblades. If you are spinning counter-clockwise you need to have your right front wheel slightly ahead of your...
Jennifer Kretschmer
jen@...
Mar 27, 2001 6:50 am
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I have purchased PIC skates, and I simply love them, I tried 5 of the 6 ice jumps: Toe loop, Salchow, Flip, the Loop am having a little trouble with; the axel...
echehum@...
Apr 6, 2001 2:00 pm
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Here's a chapter from my book on HOW TO SPIN: http://www.geocities.com/joannschneider/jumpspin/spin.htm Hope this helps! JO ANN...
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