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EmoIceSkater 
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Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Location: Bristol Online Status: Offline Posts: 59 |
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 Topic: Skate UK - What drives you mad!Posted: 19 Jan 2009 at 5:14pm |
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Was just wondering if there was, or is, any Skate UK element that you found particularly difficult (not that any of it's easy!).
I'm currently totally stuck on backward crossovers, but only in one direction! It's sooo frustrating, especially as I'm pretty sure the problem is all in my mind.
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shaycos
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Posted: 21 Jan 2009 at 2:50pm |
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Backwards snowplough I found awful. It's still not as good as I would likeit but coach at time said I would never use it.
Have since noticed an awful lot of skaters either turning to forward, or crashing into barrier when needing to stop whilst skating backwards. I wonder why? Mohawks were the other thing I struggled with, just couldn't get head round changing feet. Also hated bunny hop until I got new blades with bigger rakes. They make it so much easier. |
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mohawk
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Joined: 14 Jan 2009 Location: Midlands Online Status: Offline Posts: 77 |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2009 at 3:09pm |
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Hi there, what grade are you at?
Only thing that really annoyed me were forward crossovers, I have thick solid thighs and getting into the proper crossover position was always a bit of a pain for me, but I got a passable enough crossover
 I lost my mohawks when I learned mohawk crosses, for a while everytime I went to do a mohawk I ended up going straight into the cross..... I'm an idiot haha
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I have an aspergers like inability to understand what is and isn't appropriate
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hhamid4
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Posted: 21 Jan 2009 at 9:25pm |
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I'm just trying to get my feet round to doing Outside edge curves so I can go onto crossovers! They're my main target at the moment...
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8 months of skating
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Muppet
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Posted: 23 Jan 2009 at 6:20pm |
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happyfeet
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Posted: 29 Apr 2009 at 8:17am |
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3 turns
 I have developed a psyche block against them. Im not going back to lessons till I can do them!!!! I have done them in the past but now I just can't. 
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mohawk
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Posted: 29 Apr 2009 at 9:39am |
Do you not think maybe it would be better to continue them in lessons, where you have a coach to help iron out any problems you may have?
Unless as you say it's purely a mental block
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I have an aspergers like inability to understand what is and isn't appropriate
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UNICORN
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Posted: 29 Apr 2009 at 4:00pm |
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snow ploughs in general as think my skates are too sharp, just cant get the hang of them, but it is only my second lesson
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happyfeet
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Posted: 01 May 2009 at 8:19pm |
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I do get the mental block in lessons. Tried it in adult morning last week by the barrier and the coach did give me some usefull advice where I was going wrong. Im sure itll happen one day! *whistles*
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hhamid4
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Posted: 02 May 2009 at 2:15pm |
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Salchows are quite annoying me at the moment.....I like having picks but they do get annoying when you don't know how to use them properly...
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skatey
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Posted: 29 Jul 2009 at 8:28pm |
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3-turns were the first hurdle for me, then it was mohawks. Then I had a while where I was ok with things for a bit... Until we got to Salchow jumps. I still manage to fluff those up sometimes!
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mowhawks! i could do one side fine, but god knows what i looked like when it came to the other, my leg just didnt want to do what i wanted it do! and it still doesnt half the time haha.