Foundation-Advanced: On-ice salchow entry upper body position check drill
Salchow
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1m 38s
Purpose: This drill helps skaters who are using the one foot take-off into a salchow to learn how to keep their upper body position from rotating before the take-off of the jump.
Focus: One foot take-off, shoulder position, head position, arm position, entry check
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