World and Olympic coach Robert Tebby continues a lesson on the triple salchow (see Part 1 here). For the first attempt in this video, Robert asks for just keeping the non-axis arm low on the entry as discussed in Part 1 to keep the upper body forward and pressing over the take-off leg. This low arm position also helps create more power angle at take-off so the skater naturally drives more through the hips.
Next, Robert has the skater do “the death exercise” at the boards. This drill simulates the triple salchow take-off with a wide free leg movement up into an h-position with a strong power angle (leaning back away from the jump and driving the hips through and up). It also simulates the initial movements from the h-position to the tight rotational air position while maintaining the axis established by the power angle at take-off. Notice the necessary quickness to release from the boards with the axis hand and turn and “catch” the boards with both hands.
Robert wants this skater to exaggerate the power angle as much as possible in this exercise. He describes it as, “Press up and in… it’s all one motion.”
The next exercise is the one-foot salchow, and Robert uses it as a way to “help alleviate the motion of the free leg and get the timing of pushing up off the toe.” He explains that if the free leg “gets a little ahead” it causes loss of control of the take-off edge and the edge accelerates on it’s own. Notice how the free leg is held back and does not create an h-position during this exercise. On the next triple salchow attempt, Robert wants the non-axis arm down and then to have the same take-off feeling as the one-foot salchow exercise.
A super common problem for skaters learning a new jump is thinking too much rather than letting the body simply feel the same movements and timing as the exercises. Robert jokes, “It looks like she’s doing algebra on that take-off.” He simply tells the skater, “Stop thinking!” The goal is to learn the necessary movements with drills and exercises and then let the body perform the same movements and timing on the jump attempts. At the end he explains that this triple salchow is a bit robotic looking yet (lots of holding and waiting) and “short” or quick on the timing.
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