Is it possible to practice something to the point of making it even worse than when you started it? I think I ruined my edges. Like, I did them well enough before but then I started messing around with my arms and consequently messed up my edges. I don't even know what I'm doing anymore. I think what I'll do is bring a notebook to my next lesson and have Christopher tell me what the arms do on each set of edges and then just write it down so I don't forget. Ugh, this is the dumbest thing!
Obviously, I worked mostly on moves this morning. I ran through the test in order but I did several sets of each move before moving on to the next. Oddly, my BI edges are the ones that make the most sense to me and I don't feel like I'm struggling with those at all. Aren't those supposed to be the most difficult of the four? Perhaps I'm just overthinking the others. Maybe if I just stop thinking about arms completely I can get back to where I started. I have discovered, however, that I'm in desperate need of a sharpening. I was skidding a lot. I'll get it done this weekend.
I ran my program (the whole thing, not just sections) a few times but I had to do it without music since I didn't have anyone to press play for me. Alas. But it's flowing much better so there's that. I really need more time in my schedule to practice. I was speaking with another adult skater whose session is right after mine on Thursdays and he says Monday mornings are usually uncrowded. I can't really afford to add a third day to my contract when the new one comes out in May but I might have to find a way to make it happen. I'm not getting enough time on the ice. Also, if I remember correctly from last summer, I think our club removes the 6:00am sessions for the summer months so, honestly, I feel like I'm going to get screwed this summer and not be able to practice at all. Ah, the perils of being an adult skater....
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