tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-866409242270507018.post1284945657847941339..comments2023-12-29T00:25:21.065-08:00Comments on WALTZ JUMP Adult Figure Skating Over Age 60 : Practice ... and a LessonDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10544584129458990130noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-866409242270507018.post-35470317539826712572013-08-08T21:23:51.888-07:002013-08-08T21:23:51.888-07:00Never say NEVER! I believe in you! Never say NEVER! I believe in you! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-866409242270507018.post-61486299819179565052013-06-27T08:31:48.726-07:002013-06-27T08:31:48.726-07:00Trust me she was halfway joking about being ready ...Trust me she was halfway joking about being ready for an axeI probably will never ever see oneWaltz Jumpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032893356125953149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-866409242270507018.post-59147679022872257752013-06-27T08:20:06.513-07:002013-06-27T08:20:06.513-07:00Your back spin is so coming along! You look totall...Your back spin is so coming along! You look totally in control of it, it's just a matter of gaining the confidence to straighten up and pull in. But it looks to me like what you have would be good enough to pass Bronze FS. I haven't taken it yet, but I've heard that the standard for the backspin is generally not very high.<br /><br />It's interesting what your coach says about blade lengths for the jumps. It would seem to me that an axel or doubles would be achievable without the blade lengths, because having time for the rotation is more a function of jump height than jump distance. That being said, if you have the distance, you probably by definition have the time, but you may have the time without having the distance. But I don't jump axel or doubles (yet :) ) so I don't know this for sure.alejeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089901908887027141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-866409242270507018.post-65187849200026513692013-06-27T07:47:29.417-07:002013-06-27T07:47:29.417-07:00Your coach is right - all jumps take off going for...Your coach is right - all jumps take off going forward. If you watch the slow motion video of any high level skater, you'll see that every jump leaves the ice (off the toepick) when the skater is facing forward. Glad you're making progress on the backspin!Eva @ Eva Bakeshttp://www.evabakes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com