I haven't had a "click of death" moment in a long time but now that I'm working on Bronze moves it seems to be something that happens almost every session, especially when I'm working on Power 3 Turns. Ugh. My goal today was for zero clicks of death :)
Movez - I ran through all of my Bronze MIF elements in no particular order and spent more time on some and less on others. Perimeter Power Stroking felt nice and flow-y. I'm getting four forward and four backward strokes and my end pattern feels nice. The session thinned out for a few minutes so I seized that opportunity to work on the Alternating BO Pattern. It felt rushed and my LBO didn't feel as solid as my RBO but that wasn't a surprise (stupid left leg). Since I was so worried about the click of death, I spent some time working the Power Three Turns on both sides using the blue line rather than skating it down the length of the rink. I hate that I've become hesitant on this move. I used to like doing it but then the clicks and falls happened and I got spooked. Maybe if I slow them down and do them on the blue line for a while, I'll build up my confidence on these once again. Five Step Mohawk felt fine today and I'm getting five lobes down the length of the rink. It felt a little steppy but I attribute that to the fact that I haven't skated in a week. I'm rusty. Finally, Circle 8. There were a couple where I didn't put my foot down at all on the LFO portion of the pattern but as a consequence, the circle was wonky. This is going to take some time but I know it's getting better. When I think of where I was with this a few months ago, I can definitely see improvement.
Spinz - I started with two-foot and one-foot spins as a warm-up and then started work on the backspin. Per my coach's instructions, I have switched my entry from a FI 3 turn to back swizzle half pumps. This makes things easier and I've had much more success getting over my right side this way. In fact, I had one really nice backspin where I found my rocker (finally) and was all like "wow, so this is what it's supposed to feel like." I think I got about 3-4 revolutions which was great but my free-leg was flamingo'd so that was not so great. I know it should be done in the crossed-leg position but shouldn't I learn how to spin first before I start crossing things? I mean, that's how I learned the forward one-foot spin/scratch spin. Anyway, my goal was to dedicate time to the backspin and dedicate time I did. Mission accomplished.
Jumpz - I started with the easy stuff (waltz jumps and half flips) and worked my way up to the more challenging jumps (salchow, toe loop, loop, and flip). My goal today was to work both entries to the loop jump to make them more comfortable and then attempt some flip jumps. I only succeeded with half of my mission. Loops are fine but I balked at working on the flip. I have been doing some floor flips that have the proper free leg, rotation, and arms but I still feel like I need more time before I take it to the ice for reals. I'll keep working on it because I want to have something to show Christopher on Thursday for our lesson.
So yeah, it was a decent practice. I was rusty but that's because over the past couple of weeks there was a pairs camp hosted by our rink and the Broadmoor Open that resulted in deleted days from my contract. Our rink then included drop-in times that didn't align with when I'm able to get to the rink. As a result, very little practicing got done on the ice. We are back to a regular contract schedule now so I should be back on track with consistent practices. I may have to supplement with a trip to APEX for a public session on Wednesday evening even though I know it's going to be crowded and possibly a waste of my time.
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