Figure Skating Axel Help?

Question

I am currently having trouble with my Axel jump in figure skating...any tips?♥♥

Answer 1

An Axel takes off on a forward edge. Start on the left forward outside edge, rotates one and a half turns an the air and lands on the back outside edge.

Answer 2

well, make sure you keep your right shoulder back on your back edge and when you are going into it. keep everything lined up, and not twisted. make sure you keep your arms in the whole jump, and if you are having trouble because you are popping it, then i suggest to keep your hands in the whole time, even when you land. good luck :D

Answer 3

ahh.

the axel.

my worst skating nightmare.

just keep doing them off ice,

and do tons of on ice once arounds.

also, be sure to thrust your hips forward as you jump.

Answer 4

I feel your pain, friend!  I've had to painfully break down my stupid axel, get rid of bad habits and pretty much start over.

My new coach told me to think of an axel as stepping up onto a new sheet of ice a level above the ice you take off from.  So  you take off with your knee getting straight up like you're going up steps....and step up to that new level, pulling into your backspin.  You shouldn't have to throw yourself into the jump; your take off with your knee getting through and snapping into a backspin position should be enough to complete the rotation.  Off ice, practice the "skipping" motion of the take off....the skip with your take off foot into a waltz jump with a check out.

Good luck!! :)

Answer 5

i helped somebody on a previous question about axels....heres what i said "this jump is reliant on muscle memory. you need to do it thousands of times in practice before you will land it. it takes most up to a year to learn it and even then it may not be consistant. the best thing is to just 'do it' and not over think it although there is so much to be thinking about. work on it in parts...the entrance, the take off, pulling in tight (practice doing a waltz into a backspin as quick as you can) and last but not least, checking out. watch your arms/shoulder positions and try not to twist. take off straight out and up and then begin rotating in the air (not on the ice).

throwing yourself into the air is a scary thing. ask your coach to use a harneess with you, then you wont have to worry about falling onto the ice. also being video taped will help you figure out whats going wrong in the jump. if you can do it on the ground...the idea is that you should be able to do it on the ice even though it is different. but thats what they say. practice on the ground as much as you can..the more comfortable you are with it on the ground the more you will be comfortable with it on ice"

i hope this can help you too! she said she was able to land it the very next day!!

Good luck!!

Answer 6

practice off ice of course, but also pretend to be stepping up onto a block or something.