Figure Skating Edge Control: Common Mistakes Forward Edges (Joan Orvis)

Joan Orvis discusses some common mistakes that skaters make when learning forward inside and outside edges.  This is a follow-up video to Joan’s Forward Outside and Inside Edge video published earlier.

The common problems she mentions are: 1. Free foot passes wide instead of passing close 2. Body too square at the start instead of having skating side lead 3. Hands down instead of hands parallel to ice surface (palms down) – quarters drill! 4. Arms bent instead of being locked 5. Arms passing wide instead of passing close 6. Not enough body lean into edge 7. Too much tension

Joan explains why each of these issues need to be corrected and gives reasons for everything.

She also makes the observation that many kids stand very straight up and down when working on edges, but this means they cannot possibly be on edges.

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