Tom Hickey describes and Taylor demonstrates off-ice jump drills that build to axel and double axel – Part 2. The drills focus on rhythm and balance development. Tom argues that a skater should be comfortable doing the axel and double axel on the floor before trying it on the ice. Tons of great information in this 6 minute video!
Check out the rest of the videos in this series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5.
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6 responses to “Off Ice Jump Training: Axel And Double Axel Drills (Tom Hickey)”
Tom,very helpful exercises. Thanks
like the tap toe tap toe drill better than the grape vine as it is less likely to a sharp left bshoulder lead
Wow! I wish I had seen this video last fall. I’ll be using this tomorrow!!
Tom: Very creative and a totally solid progression. I use these similarly on the ice building onto 3 turn magic! This looks good for enhancing agility as well.
Thank you, Thank you Tom!! I appreciate all your tips so much!
I never quite connected the idea of the grapevine and the axel before.