Spin specialist Kim Ryan continues working with a skater on a combination spin that includes interesting transitions and a non-basic position with a flat back (see the previous video here). The main purpose of this part of the lesson is to help the skater get more comfortable with the non-basic or intermediate position that resembles a sit behind but does not drop all the way down to an actual sit position. Kim begins by working the transition and position from a bent-leg camel (which is the previous position in the combination). To address this skater’s tendency to bend the knees too deeply into almost a full blown sit position Kim says, “Tip your hips and push forward and just a ‘little’ sit.” In another attempt to keep the skater from bending too deeply, Kim has her enter from a basic upright.
Next we get to see the transition to the final upright backspin position with the arms overhead. To ensure the skater still has enough speed for this final position she asks for just 3 revolutions in the initial upright, 3 more in the non-basic, before standing up into the final position. Kim notes that the key is the flat back in the non-basic position, so if the skating leg were straight it would be considered an upright (but that would be OK too, just harder to do).
At 2:43 in the video we get to see the skater attempt the entire combination (including the up-camel from the previous video) which is a forward sit spin with a transition to a bent-leg camel with a catch, then a push into a backspin with the non-basic position transitioning to a back upright with arms overhead. Kim then focuses on the basic sit spin entrance because she is concerned about the overall spin speed which is largely determined by the quality of the sit spin entry. After a skater question, Kim acknowledges that the skater is losing a lot of energy on the sit to camel transition saying, “In the sit spin you’re squeezing tight (correctly)… but when you go for the up-camel you’re releasing all of the energy as you’re standing up.” She offers some tips to keep the transition “tight” and the camel aligned and the final attempt is an improvement, although the non-basic position needs additional improvement.
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