Figure skaters- I need help on my Double salchow?

Question

I just started learning my double sal and it's summer now and the rink is closed. How can i work on it off the ice?? It's hard to do the three turn off ice and then go up into the air? Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Use a trampoline. That might help!

Answer 2

DO NOT! USE ROLLER BLADES. they compleeeetely mess up your skating they are the same moves but not the same feel. and you wont land your 2 sal for the next 5 years!

anyways..... are there any artifically cold rinks around?

also. during the summer do more off-ice training. just jumping with a 2 rotation.  to increase your muscles. then when you go to sleep, imagine YOU landing your double salchow. remember all your coach told you and remember the feeling of landing it.

Answer 3

find a rink if you can't do this it helped me so much with my double salchow.

practice the takeoff by placing your body in the position you're in after you've done the threeturn. so facing backwards with your right foor (left foot if you're a lefty) out behind you (like after a threeturn) bring your leg around like you would normally do in your takeoff and use your arms and legs to bring yourself up. and just rotate as much as you can. don't worry if you don't get the full rotation because you're doing this with no speed and it's highly unlikely you'll get the full rotation. this exercise helps you familiarize with the takeoff and it also helps you develop the feeling of taking off in the salchow position because it is a little weird and different than the others. do this off ice and i swear you will notice an extreme improvement in the height of your double salchow next time you get on the ice. i did this as i was learning my double salchow and i could do a slightly cheated triple in no time trust me it works ;).

good luck

Answer 4

Well if you really cannot find another rink to skate at, do this:

    warm up off ice and when you are ready to do a double salchow, just do little hops like you're doing a 3 turn,  Althogh you take off backward on the ice, go foward to get the feeling of rotation.  After all, a double salchow is really an axel with a 3 turn in front of it.  Hope this helps, because it worked for me!!!!

Answer 5

Why on earth is ytour rink closed because its the summer? That is one of the most ridiculous things ive ever heard!

Answer 6

If you have enough room to roller blade you can use these certain roller blades. There is certain rollerblades that look like iceskates except wheals instead of a blade.  You can spin and jump. Try looking on the internet for them

You can also try do double sal without the three turn. (might be kinda hard).

Hope I helped!

Maybe you can try to get your coaches phone number and ask him/her.

Answer 7

Trampoline.