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Are there any advantages or benefits in scoring being able to spin and jump both ways?
I am a low level skater with no particular preference to one way or another. I can practice either way just as easily. Is it a benefit to keep practicing both ways, if it would help with scoring higher marks?
I can get up to a flip and sit/scratch spin on either side. I have days when one side is better than the others.
Yes, other skaters have told me to focus on one side. I don't get that.Why? Will it do any harm? I doubt it. I have time to practice both sides and I can do it equally well, why not increase my repertoire? Plus I find it more fun to try both sides, plus less fatigue.
Does anyone know spinning and jumping both ways is scored higher in comps?
I'm thinking there could be so much more variations out there if you have the option of spinning or jumping both ways(like the lutz combo in mentioned). I did a couple of scratch spin both ways one leading to the other and it looked good. I thought I would include this in my routine. But to hear it doesn't score extra at the lower level is disappointing.
Are there any professional skaters who vary their directions?
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- FigureLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
Under IJS, spinning in the opposite direction is given a feature, which increases the level of the spin and gives you more points. However, IJS is not used until Juvenile, any level lower than that, it kinda depends on what the judges think of the spin. Juvenile is the level where flying spins & double axels come in.
Being able to do lutzes in both directions is a really cool skill- you can do CW lutz, land on left outside edge, CCW lutz, land on right outside edge, CW lutz..
Once you get to doing axels and doubles, you will really need to specialize in one direction. Then after you have a couple of doubles, go ahead and try to do them the other direction. It's pretty difficult to try to do axels both ways when you're just learning because axel is a complicated jump and doing it both ways will mess up your muscle memory.
If there's really no difference at all between jumping either way, choose the side that you have a better backspin on or the leg that you are dominant on (left for CW right for CCW). I am a CCW skater and am left-leg dominant, so going the backspin route is probably better. Backspins are an integral part of multi-rotational jumps, so whichever side you do them better on is probably the side you should do doubles on.
And if you do become a coach someday, or even just an LTS helper, being able to spin and jump both directions is a valuable skill. Most coaches are able to do waltz jumps and simple upright spins their opposite way, but many cannot do anything higher than that.
ETA: Yes, there is a guy who competed internationally that had all his triple jumps both ways. Sadly I don't remember his name. Michelle Kwan did an opposite way camel spin in one of her programs. There are a couple others as well.
At the lower levels, performing spins and jumps both ways equally well will catch the judge's attention. So, even if you're not -officially- scored higher, the judges will still be impressed and that could get you placed higher.
- 1 decade ago
yehh it is good if you want to become a figure skating coach when u grow up.
but for now you should just focus on one way.
