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Offline twinskaters

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Re: Skills you find "weird"
« Reply #50 on: August 03, 2014, 08:40:33 PM »

If God, evolution, or the aliens of "2001: A Space Odyssey" had meant us to skate, we would have been born with blades on our feet.

Is there anything about skating that isn't weird?  :)

Yes, this! At my first lesson my coach told me this is no longer earthly movement, and that it would all require a whole new outlook. So far, I fully agree. I've only been working on it since the end of April, so basically it all still feels weird. :)

Offline iomoon

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Re: Skills you find "weird"
« Reply #51 on: August 13, 2014, 01:37:53 AM »
Ditto on the back inside edging... I somehow managed to do those with new blades. It still didn't make me comfortable, though.  ???

Offline Memran

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Re: Skills you find "weird"
« Reply #52 on: August 13, 2014, 03:41:04 AM »
Back 3-turns. Those things are very tricky

This!

For me, they are just about possible on my good side, but simply do not happen on my bad. :-\

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Re: Skills you find "weird"
« Reply #53 on: August 13, 2014, 04:52:23 AM »
This!

For me, they are just about possible on my good side, but simply do not happen on my bad. :-\

Yeah... those are hard. Sometimes I hit the toe pick or trip over my heel and crash. My coach does this funny "BWAHBWAH NO" when I don't check them.  ;D Hello unintentional spin!

Offline littlerain

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Re: Skills you find "weird"
« Reply #54 on: August 16, 2014, 06:07:45 PM »
Outside Mohawks and backwards cross rolls. Who decided that such things were necessary? Lol

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Re: Skills you find "weird"
« Reply #55 on: August 16, 2014, 06:11:10 PM »
Outside Mohawks and backwards cross rolls. Who decided that such things were necessary? Lol

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Re: Skills you find "weird"
« Reply #56 on: August 16, 2014, 06:57:54 PM »
Ice dancers.