How to Spin ice skating - 1 and 2 foot

[@gosquatkey]

I have been really struggling to progress my spins. This video is one of the best ones I have seen and breaks everything down so well. Nobody has ever told me to lift the leg first and then bring in the arms - I will be trying that! Thank you!

[@iskatecoach]

Hope it helps you on the ice 👍🏼

[@DeniseGiordano-vg2mf]

I started skating three days ago (Because I moved to Switzerland). Can’t wait to do spins… I’m 29! Thank you sm for your videos!

[@iskatecoach]

Amazing 🤩 I hope you have a good time

[@jessicaimpson7662]

Update: because of you, I nailed my two foot spin and started the one foot which went well with three full rotations first try. Thank you! Two ice sessions of applying your advice and I nailed it!

[@iskatecoach]

Fantastic! Good to hear 🙌🏻

[@TheLarryBrown]

OMG Paul, that one foot spin in the intro....AMAZING!!! I don't think you traveled a single inch.

[@iskatecoach]

That possibly wasn’t done in one take 😂 even upright spins travel for me every now and then - usually when I’m trying to demonstrate centering to a skater 😂

[@TheLarryBrown]

​​​​@@iskatecoach Hahahhahaha...at first I thought you meant it had been edited together from multiple takes, like revolutions 1-9 were take one and then revolutions 10-15 were take two hahahah. And I said ???????? So I watched it more carefully and I see it's only a single take, you just shot multiple takes until you got a great one. Who cares....give me 10,000 takes and I won't make revolution five man. Hahahhahaha....EPIPHANY!!! I just showed your intro one foot spin to my wife and after watching your videos for....a year....as I saw your (quite spiffy I might add) intro banner through her eyes I realized that if you say "iskateCoach" it sounds like "ice skate coach." TRLOL. Who says you can't make it as funny as Coach Lloyd? By the way, your intro spin is 22 revolutions in 10 seconds. Did you know that?

[@purpleatun5654]

I've been struggling with spin entry for weeks, no matter how many tutorial vids I watch and practice for hours, my spins would just end up ugly 3 turns. But after taking your helpful tips, I got it done right away yesterday!! I can't thank you enough🥺💘 please keep posting!

[@iskatecoach]

That’s awesome thanks for letting me know and hope you enjoy my new content 😁

[@TheLarryBrown]

0:21 As coach finishes up his spin, he pulls his left arm out straight, points his finger at the audience, and puts his right and on his hip in a sassy pose. That is very funny!!!! I'm going to use that!

[@phoebe_5267]

This was really helpful! Thanks for sharing! :)

[@iskatecoach]

Thanks hope it helps your spins!

[@jrg305]

@@iskatecoach yes definitely love your tips and accent. Nice to have other male skaters teach too since all the figure skating coaches seem to be female. Of course that's not supposed to matter but it does. There is a different feeling from it. I've improved my spins from two of your spin vids. Mine are finally getting centered some of the time. Before I was a traveler. But I could do a good camel spin so must be doing something right there. Maybe you could do a video on the different spins and techniques for each? I feel like there is less chance of me doing a layback or haircutter as a guy.

[@deesterdee6650]

Fantastic! Thank you!

[@iskatecoach]

No problem 😌

[@TheLarryBrown]

Paul; I am writing this comment before I watch the video. My two foot spin is not happening. I've been working on it for too long and it's no good. I formerly preferred to skate on dull skates because That makes hockey stops easier. After my skates got too dull and I had them sharpened, I felt like I had to learn to skate all over again so I decided to sharpen them on time, so now I'm skating on sharp blades. When I do my two feet spin I really feel those blades biting the ice. If I get lucky and position the blades well I feel them spin, but other times I feel them scraping. I have been able to do a decent two foot spin for a long time, 6 or 9 revolutions. My normal spin is 6, and if I get lucky and also put in a little more power the most I have ever done is 10. I decided it's not going to be easy and I out focus on it and I practice at least 20 spins every session, but I can't get to 10+ revs. I have heard various coaches say how to place the feet. Coach Julia say pigeon toed, but she doesn't elaborate. Other coaches say parallel. So I have mixed instruction on that. I lend creedance to Coach Julia but I have tried various positiions and nothing clicks. One thing that most coaches don't even mention is spinning on the inside edges. It seems that some of the keys for me are spinning on the inside edges, putting a lot of weight on my right foot, spining a circle around a point equidistant between my feet, and making sure my left foot skates backward and doesn't just spin like a pirouette. I can't wait to watch your video now and try your tips!

[@iskatecoach]

I haven’t actually made an in detail video for the two spin Larry but you have prompted me to think about this. There’s a few things I would like to suggest you try which I will mention now and hopefully in a video soon first thing is you talk about your foot placement thinking about edges, etc so what I like to teach, if you’re spinning in an anti clockwise direction, you will be on the rocker of your left foot and the heel( the back end of the blade) of your right. This allows you to spin without hitting the toe pick or dragging the middle part of the blade especially when they are sharp, which creates snow and friction. Quick tip, I will give you about doing a half lemon with your right foot just before you bring your feet together for stability and speed as they come back in.

[@TheLarryBrown]

​@@iskatecoachI've delayed thanking you because I wanted to reply with some analysis, but I didn't get to it. Thanks for the advice Paul. I knew about the "left rocker, right heel" technique but not all coaches teach that. Some teach both rockers. That is so frustrating because if you get conflicting teaching like that you have to work on both techniques until you figure which one works better for you, but like you said, it may be 7 months! Since you say left rocker and right heel I will move forward with that. I tried it yesterday and it was working, but I felt like it was more because the sharp edge on my skate blade is getting a little dull and I seem to skate much worse on sharp blades. Anyway....thank you Paul for the personal advice. I'd write more but I'm off to the ice now!

[@iskatecoach]

@@TheLarryBrown Larry, I have made a 2 foot spin tutorial it’s coming this Saturday 👍🏼 it’s super detailed so should answer all your questions! ⭐️

[@TheLarryBrown]

@@iskatecoach YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!! (but I and everyone else already knew that). Thank you!!

[@TheLarryBrown]

Well.....let me qualify that. When I say "it worked," what I mean is "It worked and I did six revolutions." LOLOLOLOL.

[@TheLarryBrown]

2:51 At this stop action I can see that your ankle is angled so that you are on the inside edge of the blade. And even more so at 3:01.

[@paulla.5860]

I’m a little bit confused … is the first toe pick like supposed to touch the ice while spinning? Because every time I try to spin, I hear the noise of the toe pick dragging the ice

[@iskatecoach]

Yes it’s very light though I describe the pressure as a tickle! If it’s any heavier it will slow the spin down and be hard to control… you should hear it, but only a little

[@Nedorostok]

From the backward crossover entry, when do I step out of the edge holding into the spin? I also noticed I push off the ice with the other foot when I do it to go into the rotation. I think it's incorrect

[@iskatecoach]

A few things happen on that final edge…. The edge itself should tighten slightly while you wind up your shoulders and collect your feet together to push, I tell my skaters to lean out over that skate to stop them dropping off it and stepping into the spin with less push or even to soon. So there’s no rush in stepping off that edge. After it tightens you should naturally feel when it’s right to push into the spin…

[@Nedorostok]

@@iskatecoach thank you so much!

[@cclmpr]

Is hard to learn

[@iskatecoach]

Yes absolutely! Stick with it it will come 👍🏼

[@runninfrom_my_life7820]

Can u be my coach? I dont have any hahah I can't like stabilizer my body with not falling into a toe pick, I hope u know what I mean

[@iskatecoach]

I can in some ways I offer zoom lessons and video feedback for your skating online! Check out my website: www.iskatecoach.co.uk click on “learn”

[@TheLarryBrown]

@@iskatecoach :ahahahah.....I didn't know your last name but now I do because it's on the copyright of your web site.

[@TheLarryBrown]

????? 0:20 You are holding your hands over your right shoulder?? That seems very odd, like fighting the spin, and also contrary to what Coach Julia teaches. Is that how you do it? And why? Or, rather, are you doing it with a contrary style for shock value? So then when you do a back spin on your right foot how do you hold your hands?

[@tofucat9286]

rude.