International coach and jump specialist Nick Perna continues discussing methods of getting quickly into rotation on jumps (“concept of rotation”). In previous videos he covered his “rocker cross stroke” concept for axel and double axel and salchow and toe loop. In this video, he introduces a similar concept for double loop (and flip and lutz).
Because a loop jump enters on a back outside edge, the concept switches to a “rocker counter” walkthrough concept. He draws the concept on the ice and says, “Most people think of a loop jump as a back outside three turn into the air. Well if you do that you’re already dumping yourself into the circle.” He demonstrates this and then explains why this is not desired.
He then shows how the “rocker counter” concept is helpful for creating the necessary power angles (see Power Angle 1 and Power Angle 2) as a good rocker has some backward lean. He describes it as leaning forward on the rocker entrance, then backward on the rocker exit/counter entrance, and forward again on the exit of the counter. This gives the skater forward lean at at the start (entrance), backward lean at take-off (power angle), and forward lean on landing.
To simulate the additional rotations of multi-rotation jumps, rather than using a backspin Nick uses the idea of twizzles but sometimes he even has the skaters continue to think of repeating rocker-counters. This helps skaters feel the desired axis of rotation. Nick also explains that he often makes his skaters end these kinds of walkthroughs on two crossed feet as a way to help ensure the forward body lean on landings.
At this point, Nick takes a moment to explain that the skaters won’t actually perform these turns as described with obvious long and controlled edges. He says, “They’re not actually going to be curving back outside, forward outside, back outside. That’s just a concept that they want to think about.” As long as they are traveling in the jump direction and thinking about the turns. He describes the jump itself as going slightly to the right when the skater is forward at taking off.
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