After being off the ice for several months, I was nervous about getting my axel back. Paul set a goal mid-lesson of landing 10 good axels and love a challenge.
I love Paul! The little laughs (under his breath) at your pain is everything. You tell him you don’t want talking in your jumps and he just keeps talking, and acts surprised by it. 😂
When I was learning an axel as a kid, I only got the entrance right with one coach (who used to do pairs) who pulled me into an axel to teach me how to do it right. Which scared me, but oddly once I felt how it was supposed to feel going in, that was my breakthrough and it became my favorite jump!
Paul is tough, but so much fun to work with. Living vicariously through these videos. I usually get my fix in August, but won’t be up this year. Now that I have his voice in my head I can use it on the ice at home!
It looks like the movements have to become automatic as there is no time to think through the movements while doing them quickly. Paul gave you some great exercises to try to work on that. I love how he knew how to step back and try different techniques to help you get the feel of the movement. What a great teacher!
@@TheSkatingLessonAlso, those 2 sals you landed on two feet - I thought you had those. So close! Great entrances, height and fully rotated! You're most of the way there!
Timing and reflexes……trying to get our heads out of it…near impossible for adults with an overthinking brain ( I was like that too). Hard lesson, good job …he was pushing you!
I love Paul! The little laughs (under his breath) at your pain is everything. You tell him you don’t want talking in your jumps and he just keeps talking, and acts surprised by it. 😂
Ha ha!!
I love that you're receiving the same speech that Paul received about hesitating before going into the axel. 😂
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When I was learning an axel as a kid, I only got the entrance right with one coach (who used to do pairs) who pulled me into an axel to teach me how to do it right. Which scared me, but oddly once I felt how it was supposed to feel going in, that was my breakthrough and it became my favorite jump!
I love how calm Paul is.
He is great!
Paul is so great! I loved watching him skate when I was a kid. ❤
I missed you guys so much thank you for coming back
I was injured. I am glad to be back too.
Paul is tough, but so much fun to work with. Living vicariously through these videos. I usually get my fix in August, but won’t be up this year. Now that I have his voice in my head I can use it on the ice at home!
Paul: “I’m just trying to make Christy Krall smile” 😂
It looks like the movements have to become automatic as there is no time to think through the movements while doing them quickly. Paul gave you some great exercises to try to work on that. I love how he knew how to step back and try different techniques to help you get the feel of the movement. What a great teacher!
Yes, exactly
You work really hard Dave
Thank you!
Yay Dave! Love watching your progress, it inspires me to keep going.🙏
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I got to work with Paul a few weeks ago in Seattle. He was insanely fast. But everything he taught us was so good.
Go Dave.. Amazing :)
wow your confidence in the axel has improved so much 👏
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Ask Paul what causes the hop out or how to get more flow of edge on the landing. I’m curious too.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks, will do!
#7 & #8 looked really good! I usually did better to start and dropped off the more I did, so that's great you keep doing well after doing that many!
Thank you so much!!
@@TheSkatingLessonAlso, those 2 sals you landed on two feet - I thought you had those. So close! Great entrances, height and fully rotated! You're most of the way there!
@@etherealtb6021 They got better the next day. Those were the first I had attempted since January.
@@TheSkatingLesson Wow! That's amazing, as I thought those looked pretty good. The rest definitely helped your body!
@@etherealtb6021 I was rehabbing - definitely not resting.
Timing and reflexes……trying to get our heads out of it…near impossible for adults with an overthinking brain ( I was like that too). Hard lesson, good job …he was pushing you!
It helped. I was better the next day and day after that.
you had an axel?
Yes
I feel like he needs to get stronger with edges and basic skating stronger legs
Too posing. Reflex. Skating mom here