How to get lower in my sit spin?

A big part of it is your entrance - you're stepping into the spin with little/no control in a very open-hipped position. See how the windup creates a half-circle curving to the right in the video? Your spin entry should be stepping right across that curve, away from the camera. Instead you step out of the circle and continue across the ice. The resulting pattern is like an "S" on the ice, which leaves your free leg waaaay open. It's a weak entry using improper technique and you really should fix it immediately for all your forward entry spins. The correct pattern (and lots of tips) can be found here: http://www.skatingforums.com/showthread.php?p=3855...

You save the spin by "snapping" the free leg around to the front properly, with good checking, and your free foot is nicely turned out. You're well on your way to doing it well since your technique (other than the entry edge) is very good.

I think your biggest issue is core strength - you're breaking at the waist and it doesn't seem like you can hold the free leg in check and lower yourself down.

You need to do more than a "few" squats - you need to do a daily off-ice workout that includes situps/crunches, leg lifts (preferably with ankle weights to simulate the skate's weight) and proper knee bends (one-footed as well as two-footed.) Practice the one-footed exercises on both legs, so that the back sit spin will be easier. You can use a counter or sturdy chair/couch to help you lower yourself in the beginning. Start with around 10 of each (10 per side) and work up to 30 or 40 per day. Make sure to stretch and hold the proper sit spin position for at least 20-30 seconds each time.

You should enter on a much more bent knee. If you start on a lower plane, you'll be able to stay down there with less effort. It takes practice to be able to bring the free leg around when your skating knee is bent, so add this to your off-ice workout.

On the ice, shoot-the-ducks and lunge-sit spins are both good drills to "warm up" the sit spin.

Sit Spin

I find that just practicing the sit spin helps in getting it lower. The centrifugal force also helps you hold your position as it pulls your legs out so I think this takes some load off of your thigh muscle. Or maybe it's the distraction and the fact that you don't want to end up sitting on the ice. But it always seemed easier for me to get lower on a real sit spin on the ice than just practicing a lower squat off ice. Practice getting your skating (left in this case) thigh parallel to the ice surface. Lean your upper body forward and reach forward with both arms. As you are able to improve your balance, your legs will get closer. It just takes more practice. Another thing you can do while you wait for your balance and legs to close their gap is to take your left fist and place it between your knees during your sit spin for extra artistry. Then it will look like your knees are apart on purpose. Stretch with your right arm along the length of your pointed free right leg. Hope this helps! Practice!

Getting low on your sit spin requires strong quad muscles. It's good that you are doing squats off the ice. I would also suggest going into the sit spin position while holding onto something (like a bed or dresser) and holding it for a little and then coming back up, like you would come out of a sit spin on ice. Do that about 8-10 times on each leg because you want them to be equally strong, it'll help on your back sit in the future. Building up your quadricep muscles will make you get lower.

When you're doing your sit spin on the ice, squeeze your abdominal muscles it helps. Also, when you go into the spin, remember to put your hands on top of each other and push them down. From watching your video I noticed you bend your leg when you go into it and then come up and back down. You should bend your leg that stays on the ice when you go into the spin so it'll be lower. I hope this helped! Keep practicing!

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How to get lower in my sit spin?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s46SrQiqlPM

This is what my sit spin looks like now ^^ (believe it or not, it used to be even worse than this...)

What exercises should I be doing off ice (I already do a few one foot and two foot squats, but is there anything else that will help?) to have a...

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Sit & Spin

My advice would be to practise the shoot-the-duck/teapot position every day, off-ice or on-ice. Also try getting in and out of the sit spin position without assistance, that may help.

That's my best advice since I'm not like a proper figure skater, I'm only doing basic stuff like single salchow, spiral and shoot-the-ducks/teapots.

Hope this helps ^_^

you need to stratch on the wall. If you keep your back straighter and you snap quickly into your spin then that will help your momentum to let you get your butt down and stay. To pass Freestyle 4 ( I think it is 4 i can't remeber) You have to have your butt below your knee.