Off-Ice Jump Training
Foundation-Advanced: Off-ice how to make your axel less swingy tutorial
6m 39s
Purpose: 0:14 Introduction + defining swinging
1:09 Axel entrance edge explanation and exercise
1:20 Skating side lead
1:40 Why practicing stability and alignment during take-off is necessary
2:41 Common mistakes stepping into axel edge
3:30 Exercise for keeping a narrow follow-through
4:40 Follow-through direction cues
5:08 Common mistakes during follow-through
Focus: axel entrance, axel entry, axel take-off, axel follow-through.
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