2011 US Men’s Champion Ryan Bradley gives a skater a lesson on double toe loop using the forward inside three turn entrance. The forward inside three turn entrance has lost popularity over time, mostly because the forward inside three turn is harder to control for most skaters. This lack of control reduces consistency and jump flow. This coupled with the fact that toe walleys are no longer recognized as a separate jump means fewer and fewer skaters and coaches are doing toe loops from the forward inside edge.
During the discussion, Ryan notes that he encourages skaters to learn various jump entrances (“all the take-offs”) so he uses both common toe loop entrances. He explains that as a skater he preferred the mohawk step entrance for triple toe but he learned quad toe using the forward inside three turn (“get more torque”).
Ryan is mostly concerned about the timing of this skater’s entrance and take-off movements, particularly with the tendency to pick in early and try to snap quickly through the pivot without allowing the axis foot to fully pass through before jumping. He says, “Let that timing finish before you tap. If you tap too soon and all your energy is headed down, it is super hard to get that right foot through.” Instead he demonstrates how to reach and feel a full extension after the three turn and then put the pick in as the body starts to turn and rise up naturally for the jump. Another way to describe it is waiting to turn the axis foot over (turn into rotation) on the take-off until after it accelerates past the picking foot.
Ryan then does a “wall exercise” which we can’t really see in the video, but it’s just a walkthrough (much like this presentation) where the axis foot moves through the take-off. On the final single attempt Ryan says, “She’s trying to turn it over a moment too soon instead of letting it pivot through.”
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