Goth on Ice: Latest Progress

This is a summary of my progress the weekend of 11/21/2020. I've been working on forward outside three turns, forward inside Mohawks, and Forward consecutive edges (both outside and inside). I've also been working on beginning two-foot spins but that will be a separate video since it was captured "portrait" rather than "landscape".

One of the big things I have been working on has been my posture while skating. I have a problem with too much (as in "any") forward lean in my upper body. This is something that is typical for me. I do it while walking and standing. It's just the habit I've fallen into since I was young. There are a lot of things in basic skating that, while not ideal, you can get away with that. However as I get into more involved stuff you can't. Spins are a big example of that. So I've been working on that. Glancing at my reflection in the glass as I pass, noting my posture and trying to fix it and working on that until (maybe, I hope) it finally feels natural. And it's important because I think a lot of my progress will be stalled until I can.