Land your Axel in 8 easy steps!

8 steps to land your Axel - Easy preps - the how to guide to help you do an Axel jump in ice skating
8 preps in order for building up to an axel jump.
These are 8 easy to follow steps in order to follow when trying the axel. They follow on from each one so move through them once you've mastered one, move on to the next! If you get stuck go back a step!
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[@ascalt7868]

Looking back, landing it felt so damn good. Prolly the happiest i had been in a while not exaggerating.

[@ChrisToupee]

Best guide I have seen so far. Thanks for the tips Coach Paul. Will try this tomorrow.

[@iskatecoach]

Great to hear! Let me know if it worked!

[@jrg305]

This channel is better because you don't just copy and repeat what the other coaches online do and say. Plus you're cute and a man.

[@iskatecoach]

Thanks 😆

[@animationsdlx]

Wth does gender have anything to do w it tho

[@jrg305]

@@animationsdlx I'm not going to get into a political discussion on gender on an ice skating video. Men and women are different. Use your brain

[@zoezhang4143]

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[@valeriegarrard962]

I love this! Wish I’d had this calibre of coaching years ago

[@iskatecoach]

Hope it helps break it down for you

[@asheeasmith]

This video is soooo amazing thank you so muchhhhhhh!! For your effort and time. Great amazing tips

[@iskatecoach]

Hey thanks 😊

[@River_Rains]

I have been on A jumps for 2 years as of now. So I am going to try these to help me get closer to getting it.

[@sydney5630]

Oh good luck! But try working on it off ice

[@iskatecoach]

Let me know how you get on 👍🏼

[@River_Rains]

@@iskatecoach I haven’t gotten it yet, but I am on the training harness now. And I’m getting close to landing it on the harness :)

[@Skater51]

Love this video, thank you so much!!

[@iskatecoach]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@asheeasmith]

This video is amazing thank you sooooo much!!!

[@iskatecoach]

Thank you 😊

[@ngsteven7992]

Brilliant Technique !

[@iskatecoach]

Thanks

[@user-sj6kg2tu9e]

This is amazing! Now I have new hope lol thank you !!!

[@iskatecoach]

Yay 😀 I hope these work for you

[@kukuruyukyukyuk]

this is very helpful. Thank you very much

[@iskatecoach]

How’s the axel going?

[@kukuruyukyukyuk]

@@iskatecoach It's really great. I could finally land my axel. Yippie!!! Thank you very much

[@brionylong4042]

Already trying it.

[@iskatecoach]

Let me know how it you get on!

[@zoezhang4143]

Ty you helped a lot with my axel but it’s just that when I do it I always lean on the left side and drop down when I land I’m crunching my back and can’t get my leg out aat the back

[@iskatecoach]

Hey 👋🏻 this is quite common it can be caused by an inefficient “swap” of sides, weight I the wrong place for landing, swinging on the takeoff, bad posture, a wide delivery of the leg, opening too soon, and jumping round the corner there’s probably one or more of these happening. You can send me a video for feedback if you like? iskatecoach.co.uk/shop/video-analysis/

[@Donutscanfly]

Hi Paul, thank you sooo much for this great demo. I find your videos incredibly helpful and can't wait to try these on the ice. One question though: in step 4 (2ft 360) you rotate into the circle before you jump in order to make the full 360, but it doesn't look like you do it as much in step 5 when you add the one foot take off. Is that correct?

[@iskatecoach]

Yes the two foot version is really to help you feel a 360 and land forwards. For the final stages you should focus on using your edge and torque from your trailing side (my right side / arm / shoulder / leg / hip) in this demo. The one foot takeoff allows more of a pivot around the left side and also the use of the edge also helps this action so it’s good practice to not rely on turning into the circle. I doubt you’d make 1.5 rotations if you did this anyway as the tension needs to be held back, rather than delivering it first. Hope that helps

[@Donutscanfly]

very helpful, thank you!

[@Cyphlix]

meanwhile me who cant even 3 turn on the ground: hm, interesting

[@iskatecoach]

That’s gives me flashbacks to zoom classes in lockdown and developing holes in my socks from three turns on carpet 😆

[@elixa562]

Helppp I have a question. When you swing the free leg past the jumping leg how far up should you swing it before tucking it behind the jumping leg? (In the air) I heard the “h” position is good, but far from everyone does it. Some people just step forward horizontally in the air and tuck immediately. Is one “correct technique” or should you just do what works for you?

[@iskatecoach]

The h will help you get more lift, even if you don’t fully lift it in front of you going for a bigger swing will increase air time so still better than none. Bringing the leg in straight away gets your air position faster but will restrict your height. Some people are naturally more springy and do t need a big h some are really not and need all the help they can get. There’s also a “p” position which keeps the free FOOT by the knee of the takeoff leg and gets both the lift from the knee and the quick air position. I usually teach an h first then go to the p for the double. However I have skaters who snap in too. How far off are you? Do you know your air time for the single? Times around 0.4-0.5 seconds are the minimum air time. See if you can get an app to measure it, if you’re not there you might need the h. 👍🏼

[@elixa562]

@@iskatecoach Thank you so much for responding^^ i tried the “p” position off-ice, and it it does help to snap into postition quicker. I have videos of me off-ice doing an axel entrance, 1,5 rotations, but without crossing my legs. That was 0.5 seconds. I wish I could send my video in a comment so u could see lol. It’s so difficult for me to cross them. Also with scratch spin. Is this a strength issue? (I started skating 3 months ago btw so maybe I’m not so strong yet)

[@AA-mc7bx]

Hi, I am struggling with the landing for a year now. On some days I am quite close, but the toepick touches the ice, so the landing is not clean. Any suggestions?

[@iskatecoach]

Do you mean on the landing? Posture in the step forward is key here, if you’re landing forward it’s really likely that you leant forward as you stepped forward into the jump, try to arch your back more upright as you take that step and it should help your landing 👍🏼

[@AA-mc7bx]

@@iskatecoach Many thanks, I will try. Yes, I lean forward sometimes, the other times I land on stiff legs 😭. The thing is that all other jumps are landed properly....

[@PrinceznaIcy-mw4xo]

Are you an Ice dancer? I saw your blades.

[@iskatecoach]

Yes well both actually, my blades are a hybrid blade! They are free skating toe pick and dance length, they are also wider and taller than usual for deeper edges and easier twizzles!

[@SpitefulAZ]

3 jump and waltz jump are the same right?

[@iskatecoach]

Yes 👍🏼

[@SpitefulAZ]

@@iskatecoach these trix are difficult!

[@jrg305]

But since he has the cool accent and loves over the pond, I'm going to start calling them 3 jumps here in TX too. I also pronounce the salchow the proper way too lol. Not Sal cow. It's salco. :)

[@SpitefulAZ]

@@jrg305 i thought it was pronounced like "salty cow". How do you pronounce euler jump?

[@thetabs4395]

toys rus

[@Kaix-uu8pz]

I just keep having a mental block:(

[@iskatecoach]

Keep trying, Axel is a big hurdle, those who persevere will land it 🙌🏻