My jumps

I started working on jumps again, after a 2 years break, as I'll need them in my Freestyle program. Long story short, I initially didn't remember the entrances and edges, and I thought I lost them. But they are coming back quickly enough. They are not much, as I learned them in group classes, and the requirement to pass the level was to "get them" not master them.

I wanted to see how they looked, so one day I filmed them all. Firstly, I was very surprised and  happy that my jumps are higher then they were 2 years ago just from working on Ice Dancing and MITF.  It seems that working on basic skills and edges really pays off. On the negative side, I see that on all of them I have a weak landing. I think the problem is the checking... I can see my left hand being in front of my body a lot, as I remember, it should be at 10 o'clock. I also see that the free leg is bent, the back it's not arched, probably the landing leg should have more knee bent. I'm sure as I'll start working on them with my coach he'll find a million things to correct.

The Bunny Hop:

I worked on this with my private coach and I described it here. Analyzing the video I think it looks rushed, let's say I was excited when I filmed. From a technique point of view, I should jump more up then forward.

The Waltz Jump:

 

Technique corrections from my private coach were
- before jumping to bring the free leg at the heel of the skating leg (it took me like a month to fix this, meaning for it to became body memory, to do it without thinking... but I do it now)
- to jump tangent to the circle I was riding, before, I was jumping around
- to jump up not forward, actually he says 45 degrees
- when landing, to look forward, looking back was ruining my checking of the landing.
As I watch I don't like that the free leg is bent while swinging up. Maybe the free leg knee could go more up, to that h-position (my coach didn't mention that yet but I red about it)

The Half Flip:

I totally forgot this one, I asked some friends that are at that level to teach it to me :) I don't know what to say about it, it seems very small...

The Salchow:

This was my least favorite jump in group classes. I absolutely knew I didn't get it... I started working on this with my private coach but all we covered until now  is the entrance. The 3-turn shouldn't be too round, wait after the 3 turn, bend that knee, check, don't release the free arm before jumping. I think again, I'm jumping around not tangent to the circle.

The Toe Loop:

When my left ankle was hurt I was afraid of working on the Toe Loop (on the Salchow too actually). I know you have to transfer the weight on the foot you vault yourself from. I can see at least on my first try I'm not doing it. I also know you shouldn't rotate on your toe pick and jump forward. 

The Loop:

 

I think the entrance is good. I don't think I push enough from the right foot, the arms are wild and I know I'm pulling out too soon.

The Flip:

I've got the idea 2 years ago, but it wasn't consistent, so I don't think it's worth it to try it now without a coach supervision.

Now a tiny bit of bad news. My hip muscles got sore after that jumping day, enough to get me cautious. It's the left hip, the one that was hurt... I don't know if it's from pushing from it, or from lifting the right thigh and knee up. So I cannot get too excited, I cannot have jumping days... for now.