Top of the Bill#
Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:00:00 +0000
If you were wondering about the other five of those principles, here's the complete list -- Body position
- Sideways push
- Weight transfer
- D shaped recovery, or "looping the foot behind". According to Bill, there should be a moment when only the setdown skate is visible from the front, because the recovering skate is directly behind it.
- Armswing
- Setdown: drive the leg forward with the hip flexors and set the foot down gently. The back wheels should (or just "might", I don't know) touch down before the front ones. This gives the usual skating muscles a little extra time to relax.