Toe Loop Pivot Douglas Haw

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Product Description

This is Douglas Haw’s theory on the toe loop jump.  Whenever  Douglas introduces a jump he starts with a timing and rhythm.  He talks about the jump having a musical nuance and this needs to be taught.  He talks about the number one error in the three turn being too fast and pick too soon so there is no real running edge giving it no technique.

In this 3 minute 7 second lesson you will start on the line from a stand still with a count and this will create pivot.

Douglas goes over this a couple of times counting it out while demonstrating.  This timing will make the skater learn to wait after the three turn and helps you draw back getting the maximum distance between your feet.

Douglas talks about the continuing position that occurs throughout your jumps.  Only one technique making every jump easier to learn.  Douglas talks about the patience and the pivot and that your heel leads.  He then uses this comparison “it’s like boat going in reverse” your weight is on the ball and you heel is in the air off the ice.  He then shows weight placement and where it needs to be going forwards and backwards.

Categories: , Product Skill Level: Intermediate. Product Lesson Type: Private, Positions, Tips.

1 review for Toe Loop Pivot Douglas Haw

  1. Lisa

    One comment I would have is that this technique seems to differ somewhat from what coaches such as Michelle Leigh teach with the emphasis being on the right foot coming off of the heel and the right leg being straight instead of bent in an h position at take off. This is what actually happens in most triple and quad jumps if you watch video footage in slow motion….does anyone have any comments or feedback about why one way would be preffered to the other in terms of actually teaching the jump?

    Thanks!

  2. Douglas Haw

    Hi Lisa…your point is correct…you do pivot off the heel of the skating foot and yes it actually executes a “3” turn. With thirty five years of coaching behind me I have learned that there are exceptions to what really happens in order to get the correct result. I would NEVER tell a skater to pivot off the heel on a toe loop take-off as they would change their lean (thus change the desired off centre forces) and most likely end up with a serious injury! This is one case where you want the skater to pivot with the outside edge and “think” of creating the “h” position to complete the rotation that occurs on the ice (and initiates the rotation) to execute the jump. There are similar instructions where you tell a skater to do something “wrong” to get something “right” such as the free leg on an axel. Most coaches say the free leg must swing “through” on the take-off when it actually does not swing “through” it only becomes parallel to the skating leg as the skating foot skates a diminishing arc thus turning on the ice as it rolls forward to the toe. I hope you understand my rationale. Let me know.

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