International coach and jump specialist Nick Perna explains and demonstrates a drill he teaches fairly early on to all of his skaters. He notes that adult skaters often find this drill challenging because they are particularly uncomfortable being on their toe picks. The drill starts by gliding backwards on two feet then stopping by “going up […]
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Trevor Laak provides a follow-up analysis video to a double lutz video published previously discussing details related to jump timing and rhythm, the active take-off edge, toe pick placement, arm and shoulder timing, and more. This video shows the skater’s progress to a clean double lutz with reasonable flow, and discusses the entry used, the […]
