Thank you for this video. I love how you progressively build up the skills in little steps and then piece it together! I find this really helpful and motivating. You really understand the mechanics of each move!
I’ve been working on forward crossovers for over a year! 😅 Your video is so thorough! You’ve given me many more drills to help improve them. It’s trusting my balance (going slower) and that second push that needs the most correction. Thanks! 🙏
For the under push part of the crossover, right after you cross over the outside leg, where is the weight at? Is it all on the under leg, and then you push it and transfer the weight over, or are you split between inside and outside leg? Also, I see videos of very nicely extended underpushing leg, but my leg feels kind of stuck and unable to really get that inside leg extension. Are you pushing back, diagonally behind, or to the side, or even towards the front with the underpush? Great video by the way, love the detailed nature of it! Lastly, do you have a date for when you will release your course for the various turns?
Great question. The goal is to keep the weight on the underpush for as long as possible then to smoothly transfer to the new foot. That balance is the key to doing that, when you first play with this concept it’s hard to stay because you will naturally feel the need to step over for the cross, that delay takes time to master. The under push balanced position is the way to get that quicker. The leg is pushed somewhere between diagonally back and side. I’d play with both to help you gain a wider balance range. You can be too much side and too much back, the sweet spot depends on your depth of edge, speed and balance, it’s dynamic! So experiment with different placements. Video yourself, at the end of the day it’s an aesthetic thing. Do you think your leg looks good? Could it be lower, straighter, at a better angle? That’s what it comes down to 👍🏼
Foot placement is the difference, for a cross over the foot is placed inside the circle, for a progressive run it’s placed more in front. I am an ice dancer so my pro version may be closer to a run subconsciously 😆 but there is a subtle difference.
