How to Skate like Nathan MacKinnon
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
- Tired of being slow or want to level up your forward stride to Nathan MacKinnon levels? Join Downhill Skating Coach Spencer White as he gives us three tips, drills and how you can bring his skating mechanical advantage into your game.
🔑 Key #1: Y Angle - Learn the art of ankle collapse, mimicking MacKinnon's low Y angle for optimal stride efficiency. Drills include the Ankle Collapse Walk, Ankle Rolls, and the Ankle Collapse Stride Auxiliary.
🔑 Key #2: Shin Angle - Distinguish knee bend from shin angle and build the feel of getting your knee forward. Practice with Shin Angle Drops and the MacKinnon Knee Forward Auxiliary.
🔑 Key #3: Heel To Toe Rocker - Explore how pressure moves along the blade rocker, emphasizing the Heel To Toe motion. Master the Moon Rock drill and integrate it into your stride with the Stutter Stride for an effective blend of control and speed.
🚀 These drills, developed at Train 2.0 and are tried and tested for significant progress. Remember, the forward stride is a complex but foundational movement, and these keys provide a solid starting point. Subscribe for more insights, and if you're ready to delve deeper into the Downhill Skating System, click the link in the description to access our free training on moving like the top NHLers.
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This is pure gold, gentlemen … thanks so much for everything you do! 👌🏼
Thanks for leaving a comment and the kind words 👍
I'm stoked my last name ends with a Y....I eat Y angle for breakfast, lunch and dinner. 😅 great video ya'll!
Haha love it, thank you.
I’ve been watching these for a long while! They are very useful and entertaining! Thank u!!!
No problem glad you enjoyed it👍
This's why I take lot of effort to practice my forward stride, but I m still so slow, because nobody tells these secrets. you are the 1st one. thank you.
No problem, best of luck with it.
I'm kinda new to advsnced stuff, but the heel pressure is quite logic.
The other way around is when i go bsckwards it al comes from the toe rocker naturally.
So i guess the heel pressure is the same for forward
Exactly!
Isn’t this such an individual thing? Collapsing your ankle seems like such a unique thing to him. Do we see this with the other elite skaters?
Common among the NHL's best.
Hey I heard from Jason to undo the top eyelid for more mobility in the ankles. I’ve been doing this for 1 1/2 weeks. Is it normal at first that my feet feel really wobbly and should I continue undoing the eyelid?
There is no one size fits all from this, some players like McDavid or Barzal undo the top. Sid leaves the 2nd to last open and MacKinnon laces all of the way to the top. It's about finding what works best for you something that gives you the freedom to articulate your ankles but also the stability you need.
You can try this:
Lace them all the way to the top. Don't pull tightly on the laces except the one on the very top. Make some sort of anchor for the last crossing of the laces so it's a bit more sturdy than a regular knot or tie. Before you step on the ice you sit down on your skates, bend the knees and push them forward as far as you can (like doing a deep squat, but knees as far beyond your toes as you can get). This will tighten the laces _below_ the top eyelet, but leave some decent room on the top.
This might help if you feel like you want more contact with your tongue, but don't want to skip the top eyelet.
Good luck.
@@Train2point0 you’re right it’s all about what feels right
@@MrViippola thank you I’ll try how it feels tonight
Forget the laces if you’re wobbly that means you are tightening your ankles and feet. Practice collapsing them off ice. You also need to place them directly under your center mass, that will automatically initiate the rocker. If you move your feet in a walking motion you will have a hard time but if you place your foot like your marching in place and drive your ankle into the ice you get the full blade contact every time. It’s not intuitive but this requires shin angle but not foot action. Drive your weight straight into the ankle. It will not break and do not articulate anything consciously this will all happen automatically once you let it.
What is the proper degree of back bend while in full forward flight in your opinion ? Is there a certain degree ?
Here’s a tip forget about angles and forget about flexing your feet at all. Imagine this. The joint where your shin and foot meet is the singular point of contact with the ice. If the foot is too far forward or backward you will not catch the ice properly. But if you place that part directly under you, the blade will make full contact with the ice. Before you step on the ice, bend your ankles and let them collapse by relaxing completely. If you fight it that means you are tensing and you don’t want that. Remember it’s not not like walking and the rocker will initiate automatically once you relax the ankle and place that point in the correct position. World of difference
Sounds like a straight path to the MCL rip? 😊
MacKinnon seems just fine.
@@Train2point0 though I know of some ppl that have ankles naturally inverted like that. They walk a bit like Charlie Chaplin. They skate like this instinctively. On breakaways, they are 2-3 feet ahead of D's. Now I know why. I just know my mcl would not do well 😆
Well I twisted my ankle on the off ice drill…