- first this guy, Mårten, says never to stand with hands wide apart 'cause it doesn't look nice, always put your pikes together (although I've always understood not to hold them under your arm but on it, if you happen to fall over) - basic position is with knees slightly bent as shown - a line between toes, knees and shoulder - slightly bent back, helped by the abs (pulling your navel towards your spine), to avoid tiring the lower back on a long day - Ok at 00:56 he shows not to keep it the pikes under your arm as you'll break your arm if you fall - says to play around a bit with your centre of gravity, from side to side (and never on your toes). Correct position (at 01:14) is with the weight down through the middle of your foot and slightly back - try lifting your foot to feel how far out each skating move should get you - it should feel like your skate skates forward - in reality it's always a little bit behind you - at 01:43 - the whole skate lifts from the ice at the same time - centre of gravity (at 02:10) goes from side to side, never up and down (takes too much energy) - all sound from the skates is unnecessary (toes scraping the ice etc) - at 02:50, each skating move should draw the letter 'D' as shown - Trying out different practice moves from 3:20 ca onwards - at 05:10 showing how to skate so that the outer edge of the skate hits the ice first - at 05:55 it's about gliding on each stroke for a long time, helps with recovery - 07:00 turning by over-stepping (start by just walking, make sure your weight is not forward) - 08:50 speedy oversteps - 09:53 more overstep practice - 10:45 his speciality - reversing on one leg Translation by: /u/Simzter/
Just different styles for comfort, and "the braid" when he puts one arm under the other to lock and support both arm and poles, he is discouraging as it might hurt you if you fall - it will take longer to unwrap your arms and you might break them.
- first this guy, Mårten, says never to stand with hands wide apart 'cause it doesn't look nice, always put your pikes together (although I've always understood not to hold them under your arm but on it, if you happen to fall over)
- basic position is with knees slightly bent as shown - a line between toes, knees and shoulder
- slightly bent back, helped by the abs (pulling your navel towards your spine), to avoid tiring the lower back on a long day
- Ok at 00:56 he shows not to keep it the pikes under your arm as you'll break your arm if you fall
- says to play around a bit with your centre of gravity, from side to side (and never on your toes). Correct position (at 01:14) is with the weight down through the middle of your foot and slightly back
- try lifting your foot to feel how far out each skating move should get you
- it should feel like your skate skates forward - in reality it's always a little bit behind you
- at 01:43 - the whole skate lifts from the ice at the same time
- centre of gravity (at 02:10) goes from side to side, never up and down (takes too much energy)
- all sound from the skates is unnecessary (toes scraping the ice etc)
- at 02:50, each skating move should draw the letter 'D' as shown
- Trying out different practice moves from 3:20 ca onwards
- at 05:10 showing how to skate so that the outer edge of the skate hits the ice first
- at 05:55 it's about gliding on each stroke for a long time, helps with recovery
- 07:00 turning by over-stepping (start by just walking, make sure your weight is not forward)
- 08:50 speedy oversteps
- 09:53 more overstep practice
- 10:45 his speciality - reversing on one leg
Translation by: /u/Simzter/
Thank you
Thank you for the video. You showed the poles and how to hold them, but I was not sure of the purpose of each position.
Just different styles for comfort, and "the braid" when he puts one arm under the other to lock and support both arm and poles, he is discouraging as it might hurt you if you fall - it will take longer to unwrap your arms and you might break them.
How stiff should be the shoes? Great video!
Nice ice
Hallo Stephan wie geht's
Mårten lyfter fötterna onödigt mycket efter avslutat skär. Vinkla upp foten så lite som möjligt. Alla lyft kostar energi.
Varför lyfta skridskorna så högt tusen gånger per dag. Det är inte hockey....