Moves in the field and skating skills expert Karen Olson discusses the backward outside three turn. This is a continuation of Karen’s series of videos focused on issues faced by adult skaters, but the information in this video is applicable to skaters of all ages. Right from the beginning, Karen focuses on proper alignment for backward outside three turns. She recommends simply practicing backward edges with good alignment, with the upper body twisted outside the circle. She also suggests using a hula hoop (or hockey stick) and gliding on two feet to get alignment issues solved, and then pick up the non-turning foot.
Karen also talks about convex and concave and how the skating side should be concave with respect to the hips. Some coaches describe this as keeping the free hip up. Many skaters and particularly adult skaters, tend to enter a turn with reasonable alignment and body lean, but change it dramatically during the turn. Karen talks about how to keep the lean during the turn, by keeping the back of the head pressed into the circle. There is an “unweighting of the foot” or a “release of the edge” to allow the turn to happen, rather than a forced turn of the foot.
On the turn entry, the free hip is forward (following) and the skating hip is back (leading). At the exit of the turn, the free hip should be leading. Karen suggests learning and getting comfortable with these positions and the turn itself by doing it on both feet. She offers an important tip to help this process. She also suggests using the plexiglass as a mirror to observe and fix alignment issues and use the wall to work on the necessary body lean. She also talks about the “rolling in” and “rolling back out” feeling of the edges during a good three turn.
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