Monday, February 12, 2018

Back Spins, Back Spins

The 'back spin" is a required element in the USFSA bronze free skate test, and to be quite honest, I wish they would do away with it!!  This spin has been haunting me since my last test session in 2014.

4 Years has passed and now 2018 I am ready to "retake" this test in March.  Though I am a little hesitant with my back spin because its not consistent it's "a hit or miss" for me but I am going to give it a shot, I dont have nothing to lose but much to gain from it.  Good news is that coach gave me the okay.  So now it's time to practice 2x to 3x a week and get my program test ready and let the skating Gods be with me on T-day.

Skated February 11, 2018 
I had a good practice yesterday morning, worked on my MIF and did some program run throughs.  I am not feeling out of breath which is good.  To get a good program run though, I like to break my program into 3 parts: the opening, the middle and the end, by doing this helps me work on the parts that I need to focus and practice...then I run it with music.

**EPIC MOMENT**
FINALLY skated my back spin with more than 3 revs in my program, I was so happy that I felt like crying!! now to remember how I did it and keep up the momentum!!
  1. Tight free leg extension
  2. Suck up in my belly button 
  3. Rise up my axis 
  4. Push down on my spinning foot
  5. hold the spin and check

    Wish me luck.....keep following my blog for updates

Happy Skating