tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post5189288759906620235..comments2023-04-07T10:27:50.934-05:00Comments on Xanboni: Starting Figures ClassAlexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-56449470847065523402011-10-25T14:16:40.461-05:002011-10-25T14:16:40.461-05:00Oh, Gordon, my apologies. You caught me on a bad d...Oh, Gordon, my apologies. You caught me on a bad day, not that that's all that hard. Good call on the missing info; I actually like to think of it as radius=1 1/2x your height, for some reason, which is approximately equivalent to 20 blade lengths, for a quick measure, I've discovered.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-58654273564708541312011-10-25T13:31:27.606-05:002011-10-25T13:31:27.606-05:00Well, I do know what I'm talking about, I just...Well, I do know what I'm talking about, I just didn't read your post carefully enough -- my apologies.<br /><br />The one thing that seems to be missing here is that your circles are supposed to be 3x your height in diameter.<br /><br />I was pleasantly surprised that they added the FO/FI and BO/BI to the MITF structure; though they are easier than on the figures test, it's at least a start.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05953998801421616559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-6175910072141098282011-07-22T06:21:44.098-05:002011-07-22T06:21:44.098-05:00Gordon, as I said, you lay it out once, then trace...Gordon, as I said, you lay it out once, then trace it twice. The layout is not a trace, because there's nothing to trace yet. Figure skated 3 times, but traced only twice. Before you correct me, make sure you know what you're talking about. For the figures in the new USFS moves tests you only have to trace once.<br /><br />As far as taking the tests, yes they still test them, but they are not training judges or coaches anymore (no PSA rating) and good luck getting a club to give you the 20+ minutes on a test that you need. I ended up having to take First Figures on a noon-time public.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-22973042702083814582011-07-22T00:24:56.391-05:002011-07-22T00:24:56.391-05:00In an actual figures test (yes, you can still take...In an actual figures test (yes, you can still take them) you have to skate each circle 3 times, not twice.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05953998801421616559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-50297909889321433992010-10-28T14:10:45.080-05:002010-10-28T14:10:45.080-05:00@Turnip-- that's the whole point! Learning the...@Turnip-- that's the whole point! Learning the kind of blade and edge control that allows you to get that kind of power from a push. And forget just one circle-- the high tests require a push that takes you all the way around two circles on the same push, with edge changes and turns! Figures are why skaters "back in the day" seemed to have such effortless skill- they knew how to generate the most power from the least expenditure of energy.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-17693521534455773912010-10-28T12:00:10.514-05:002010-10-28T12:00:10.514-05:00How do you get enough power and speed from one pus...How do you get enough power and speed from one push to make it all the way around a big (to me lol) circle? I can do semi circles (6 in the length of the rink) but a whole circle is asking too much!<br /><br />Both private coaches i've had did figures tests as young kids, but both say they were terrible, one crashed into a judge! Unlike the US there's no national figures tests here at all anymore. <br /><br />I don't know why figures interest me, as I would be absolutely terrible!turnipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-36371222282718920462010-01-04T11:41:52.409-06:002010-01-04T11:41:52.409-06:00CH pointed out that technically a choctaw is a &qu...CH pointed out that technically a choctaw is a "step" not a "turn." Consider me corrected!Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.com