Can anybody help me with my sit spin ?

Question

I have been skating about 4 years and i am a synchronised skater. But i am starting to work on my free again. I really need help with my sit spin , has anyone got any tips to help me get lower on it , without falling or sticking my bum in the air?

Thanks

Answer 1

Strengthen your legs/thighs. Shoot-the-duck and wall sits can help.

Answer 2

You should keep practicing, and work on your shoot the duck, and strengthening your legs. Good luck!

Answer 3

definitely practice strengthening your knees and work on balance off-ice. Try balancing in a shoot-the-duck position for as long as you can and that will really help.

Answer 4

Hold your sit position off of the ice. Do it infront of a mirror, and hold it for as long as you can. This will help your strength and endurance. You will need to stretch as well: try lying on the ground, with your left foot on the ground and your left knee up, then place your right foot on your left knee, and try to push your chest toward your legs. See: http://www.exrx.net/Stretches/GluteusMax...

Answer 5

I agree with everyone else here. When I used to figure skate, I had the same problem. I would do squats, shoot the ducks, and just about everything else for hours. My friend would always drive me nuts because she could always get so low, never travel, and always get back up! I finally asked her how she did it, and believe it or not, she told me she had strengthened her butt muscles. She told me she would get all the way down to her boot with her legs close together and SIT on her boot until it was time to get up. She would then squeeze her butt muscles together and use the added momentum of the muscles contracting against her boot to push her up. Of course she also used leg muscles, but she said the main muscles she used were her butt muscles. I tried it just to see if she was right, and what do you know, I could copy her sit spin perfectly. Well, I hope this helped, and Good Luck in the future!!

Answer 6

Comfortable boots, concentration, practice and suppleness.

Answer 7

I agree with all the other answers about how important off-ice work can be, but when you're on the actually ice and in the sit position, you have to try and push your knee out and pull your arms out aswell. The further you do that, the lower you will spin ( normally :P)

good luck