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On the Ice => Sitting on the Boards Rink Side => Topic started by: sampaguita on May 11, 2017, 12:51:28 AM
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When a skater makes an obvious mistake in the entrance, and he/she aborts the jump. But there have been a number of times when I think the skater could have made it, and yet he/she hesitates and aborts the jump.
I have the same problem too with waltz jumps. I used to abort jumping because I knew I was on a flat before the jump, but now I know I'm on an edge but my brain tells me to abort. I can't give a reason why though.
Does anyone have the same issues? Are the reasons behind your hesitation legit, or is it just pure anxiety? How did you resolve this?
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When I abort (if there's no one in my way), it's generally because there's something wrong with my balance/posture. I can feel that I'm physically not set up for the jump. When I push through the feeling, the jump always pops on me.
Resolution? Just lots more practice of jump technique.
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Traffic on the ice.
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Having just recently attempted a few, I find I abort jumps if my balance is off or there is traffic on the ice. (I get super nervous about people skating near me.)
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I would say half the time I pull out of a jump because the takeoff felt wrong, but the other half of the time it's because fear makes my brain short-circuit once I'm in the air and it's time to commit to the rotation (especially with the axel).
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I constantly abort lutzes and I have no idea why, I don't do anything different in the set up most of the time. I think the long set up psyches me out
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I feel myself leaning backwards in the air
Jump not rotating enough to make it around
Too close to the wall
Someone in the way (or skating to my jump spot - "better safe than sorry")
Botched take-off (off balance going into jump, toe pick/blade slippage, etc.)
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I abort a jump when I feel it isn't right. It can be wrong for various reasons, but I know it doesn't feel right and that's all I need to know.
Part of learning a jump is that when you finally land it, you have to commit "that feeling" to memory so you never forget how to land it.
I don't see any point in falling on a jump if you can already feel it's not right.