axelnojutsu Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 On 11/16/2017 at 4:05 PM, guitarist said: Soooooo... I got sick of my neighbors complaining about the guitar noise. So I'm moving out in a month. To an apartment complex that has an ice rink during the winter. Totally didn't influence my decision at all. Really, I swear. But this means I'll be able to practice every day for at least 2 months or so! Expand Your apartment complex has their own rink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarist Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 On 11/16/2017 at 4:35 PM, axelnojutsu said: Your apartment complex has their own rink? Expand Only during the winter, but it's open till 8pm every day, so I'll get at least an hour after work! You have to pay for the season pass, but at $190 for the whole winter it's actually pretty cheap. I just have to go 19 times for it to be worth it. Won't be a challenge at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axelnojutsu Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 On 11/16/2017 at 4:39 PM, guitarist said: Only during the winter, but it's open till 8pm every day, so I'll get at least an hour after work! You have to pay for the season pass, but at $190 for the whole winter it's actually pretty cheap. I just have to go 19 times for it to be worth it. Won't be a challenge at all! Expand That still sounds pretty sweet! I mean pretty much all rinks here are only open during winter and you basically have a personal one also I'm conflicted whether to go skating or watch skating this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayu93 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 On the ice for the first time in 3 years!!! The Winter ice rink in the City Centre just opened and I saw my Chance...yay 😄 i have absolutely no skill, but whatever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarist Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 On 11/17/2017 at 7:36 PM, Sayu93 said: On the ice for the first time in 3 years!!! The Winter ice rink in the City Centre just opened and I saw my Chance...yay 😄 i have absolutely no skill, but whatever... Expand Neither do I, but it's still so much fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axelnojutsu Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 I finally got the hang of skating backwards and managed 1 good crossover on each side (sorry, I’m very excited about my tiny babysteps ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 On 11/18/2017 at 11:05 AM, axelnojutsu said: I finally got the hang of skating backwards and managed 1 good crossover on each side (sorry, I’m very excited about my tiny babysteps ) Expand Congrats!! Backward crossovers are hard!! I had to stop skating for 3 weeks and lost them again and it took me two sessions to relearn them on both sides My babystep is forward outside rockers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axelnojutsu Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 On 11/22/2017 at 2:33 AM, robin said: Congrats!! Backward crossovers are hard!! I had to stop skating for 3 weeks and lost them again and it took me two sessions to relearn them on both sides My babystep is forward outside rockers Expand Oh no, not backwards crossovers, sorry (that is so far off for me still lol) I meant like going clockwise or counterclockwise I only just learned how to slalom backwards.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuzuangel Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 Clockwise backwards crossovers were by far the hardest for me...I couldn't really do them even after skating (casually tho) for a year. The thing that really forced me to learn them was that they were the entry to my spins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 On 11/22/2017 at 7:09 AM, axelnojutsu said: Oh no, not backwards crossovers, sorry (that is so far off for me still lol) I meant like going clockwise or counterclockwise I only just learned how to slalom backwards.. Expand Oh sorryyy, I misunderstood you. You‘ll get there soon enough, tho I think it took me about a month after I started skating backwards to dare and try backwards crossovers, at all On 11/22/2017 at 7:49 AM, yuzuangel said: Clockwise backwards crossovers were by far the hardest for me...I couldn't really do them even after skating (casually tho) for a year. The thing that really forced me to learn them was that they were the entry to my spins... Expand Is there a reason why they are so hard? I’m still really bad at them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axelnojutsu Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 On 11/22/2017 at 10:57 AM, robin said: Oh sorryyy, I misunderstood you. You‘ll get there soon enough, tho I think it took me about a month after I started skating backwards to dare and try backwards crossovers, at all Is there a reason why they are so hard? I’m still really bad at them Expand Nah, looking back it does sound like I was talking about backwards crossovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Rockers are hard. I can't do them anymore (or maybe I wasn't actually doing them before, idk) otoh my 3 turns are getting more and more effortless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuzuangel Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 11/22/2017 at 10:57 AM, robin said: Is there a reason why they are so hard? I’m still really bad at them Expand I think most people have a preferred orientation, i.e. counterclockwise or clockwise. That's why some skaters jump CCW and some skaters jump CW...it applies to things like crossovers and 3-turns too...and going backwards makes it even harder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murieleirum Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 11/23/2017 at 12:50 AM, robin said: Rockers are hard. I can't do them anymore (or maybe I wasn't actually doing them before, idk) otoh my 3 turns are getting more and more effortless Expand Great! So, when will you be doing a 4T3T out of your 3 turns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 11/23/2017 at 5:50 PM, Murieleirum said: Great! So, when will you be doing a 4T3T out of your 3 turns? Expand Yeah right, what‘s the point of 3 turns if you can‘t jump a 4T combo out of it??? I‘m lucky if I can ever lift off the ice enough to jump a 1T lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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