A handbook of figure skating arranged for use on the ice; with over six hundred diagrams and illustrations . which is always turned in the direction of progression, looksover the employed shoulder on forward, and over theunemployed shoulder, on backward edges. If, however, the edges are the beginnings of turns, theposition of the head and shoulders is determined not by thenormal requirements of the first curve, but by the rotationnecessary to make the turn and by the pose necessary tomaintain the resulting curve. Thus, as a home exercise„ , for ankle, head, and shoulder action in a for- _, war
A handbook of figure skating arranged for use on the ice; with over six hundred diagrams and illustrations . which is always turned in the direction of progression, looksover the employed shoulder on forward, and over theunemployed shoulder, on backward edges. If, however, the edges are the beginnings of turns, theposition of the head and shoulders is determined not by thenormal requirements of the first curve, but by the rotationnecessary to make the turn and by the pose necessary tomaintain the resulting curve. Thus, as a home exercise„ , for ankle, head, and shoulder action in a for- _, ward three or rocker : stand in the position for outside forward (Fig. 159). Keep the eyesfixed on some distant object, while rotating the left shoulderforward, (Fig. 204), until just before the foot, if on the ice, would have to turn (the turn on the floor may be made by lifting the heel and letting the rotation of the shoulders pull the foot round) $ just before, or dur-ing the turn, draw the left shoulder back into position for the inside back edge, and keep the eyes still fixed on134 — Position for
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