How-To Project, Part 2: Spinning - Scribbless (alpha)

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How-To Project, Part 2: Spinning (17 items)

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If you are comfortable with the basic spins, you can move on to a new entry way.
For the more advanced spins, you have to enter backwards with crossovers.
Learning to do this isn't easy and will take a lot of practice.
To do backwards crossovers, you have to begin by skating backwards.
For safety, always look behind you at other skaters.
Keep your arms parallel to the ice for balance.
For spinning, you do clockwise crossovers. To do this, you have to bring your right foot over your left.
You then push your left blade into the ice, bring it next to the right skate and repeat the crossover. This will create more speed.
You repeatedly crossover like this until you are comfortable with your speed.
Next, halfway through a crossover, keep your left leg off the ice, behind your right leg and curve on an edge in the shape of a half circle.
Once you're completely on the edge, put your left skate down in the opposite direction of your right.
Have your right arm in front of your left to match the edge you are on.
Push off with your left foot, and keep it on the ice.
On your left outside edge, pull your self into small circles. Stay off the toe-pick.
Like in the basic spins, you must balance yourself in the center.
Your right leg should be off the ice in an approximate 45 degree angle with your left leg.
From here, you are able to do almost in kind of spin, if you have the training.