Arms race#

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:54:27 +0000

From further conversations with Mike: the height of the swing at the back is important for cadence, but the bit that actually provides power is when the arm comes forward of the body and bends at the elbow. This is entirely consistent with what I've been feeling, so I might actually be getting it right.

Still haven't thought much about why it works, mostly for the basically trivial reason that unless I'm actually skating I can't visualise which arm is out in front during which part of the push on which leg. So, um.