AboutDr. Bruce Forciea Expertise I can handle most questions regarding sports injuries, conditioning, jumps, spins, and basic skating.
Experience Professional skating coach for 15 years. Former PSA Senior rated coach and ice show performer. Now a chiropractor and full-time college instructor in anatomy and physiology.
Organizations Human Anatomy and Physiology Society
Wisconsin Chiropractic Association
Publications Wisconsin Technical College System course in General and Advanced anatomy and physiology.
Author of Unlocking the Healing Code, a book on healing scheduled for release in December, 2007.
Education/Credentials Doctor of Chiropractic from Parker College.
B.A. Psychology Eckerd College
Awards and Honors Midwestern Novice and Junior Pairs Champion and National competitor.
Question hi,
my friend, morgan, is having a hard time landing her axel, shes been working on it fro probably the last 3 or 4 months. it seems to me that her problem is in her landing, also it seems like she doesnt get high enough in her jumps to complete the 1.5 spins needed. shes getting frustrated and im not really sure what to do. every other part of her jump seems fine, and shes landing most of her other jumps, like the double salchow and like almost all her other ones.
Please help!!
kevin
Answer Hi Kevin:
I'm sure your friend Morgan appreciates your help. The axel is a tough jump because of the forward takeoff. If she is able to cleanly land the dbl salchow and toe loop then the problem is probably with her forward takeoff. You might want to read some of my other comments on axels as there are some good exercises there that may help her. What I would suggest is to try to build up power on the takeoff. This can be done by doing waltz jumps at a greater speed and working to get a more powerful lift. She may also try some one-foot plyometric exercises to develop more strength in her legs particularly the quadriceps muscles.
