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Toe Loop Jump | |
Description | |
The Toe Loop jump is considered a toe jump because of the assisted lift from the toe pick. A toe loop jump takes off and lands on the same back outside edge. | |
Transition/Connecting Steps | |
Many skaters commonly use a RFI
3-Turn to setup the entry edge. As the
3-Turn is performed, the free leg extends backwards to initiate the tap. The jump can also be entered from a individual RFI mohawk turn stepping to a RBO edge as the skater reaches back to initiate the tap with the left foot. Frequently performed after a more complicated footwork series of steps and turns or as the second jump of a combination or last jump of a sequence. |
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Entry | |
Counter-Clockwise (CCW) skaters takeoff from RBO takeoff edge with an assist from the left toe pick. Clockwise (CW) skaters takeoff from LBO takeoff edge with an assist from the right toe pick. |
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Takeoff | |
Counter-Clockwise (CCW) skaters frequenty use a right forward inside 3-Turn to achieve a RBO takeoff edge. The freeleg performs a swinging motion as the 3-Turn is executed. The free leg enters the ice causing the skater to vault into the air from the right back outside edge with an assist from the left toe pick Clockwise (CW) skaters frequenty use a left forward inside 3-Turn to achieve a LBO takeoff edge. The free leg performs a swinging motion as the 3-Turn is executed. The freeleg enters the ice causing the skater to vault into the air from the left back outside edge with an assist from the right toe pick. |
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Rotation in the Air | |
Skaters who rotate in the
Counter-Clockwise (CCW) direction extend the left free leg in front. The lift of the free leg must not be
accompamied by the free leg swinging in an arc. The skater has a
sensation of the performing a back upright spin on the right outside
edge prior before landing on the back
outside edge of the right foot. Skaters who rotate in the Clockwise (CW) direction extend the right free leg in front. The lift of the free leg must not be accompamied by the free leg swinging in an arc. The skater has a sensation of the performing a back upright spin on the left outside edge prior before landing on the back outside edge of the right foot. |
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Landing | |
A Counter-Clockwise (CCW) skater lands backward on their right foot. The Clockwise (CW) skater lands backward on their left foot. In the Toe-Loop jump the skater should land on a backward curve that is a continuation of the takeoff curve with a flexed landing knee, stretched free leg, and erect core body (head up, level shoulders, and straight back). The landing should have no noticable loss of flow (speed) and the curve should be held long enough to establish that the skater has complete control of the landing. |
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Common Errors | |
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