Left forward outside twizzle

LFO to LFO: 1 rotation on one foot, travelling, one curl and no cusp.

Not checked yet. The mechanics on this page are a first draft by a non-expert, and no coach has seen them yet. Read them as a starting point and check them with a coach. Corrections are very welcome.

One rotation on a forward outside edge, finishing on the edge it began on and still going the same way. That makes it the honest place to learn one: nothing about the exit has to be relearned, and the only new thing is the rotation itself.

The edge is where it goes wrong. A forward outside edge is already leaning into its circle and the rotation wants to take that lean with it, so the usual failure is the free side opening halfway round and the blade settling onto a flat. The tracing will tell you which happened. A curl means you rotated over the blade; a scallop means you skidded across it.

Derived

Build on

• Left forward outside edgeLFO: the left foot travelling forwards on an outside edge, tracing an anticlockwise lobe.

Off the ice

• Core and carriageA trunk that holds its shape while the shoulders and hips move separately.
• Spotting and rotationTurning quickly without dizziness, and seeing straight again when the turning stops.

Leads to

4 elements in the guide are built on this one.

• Left forward outside 1½ twizzleLFO to LBI: 1½ rotations on one foot, travelling, one curl and no cusp.
• Left forward outside 2½ twizzleLFO to LBI: 2½ rotations on one foot, travelling, 2 curls and no cusp.
• Left forward outside double twizzleLFO to LFO: 2 rotations on one foot, travelling, 2 curls and no cusp.
• Step sequenceA run of turns and steps skated as one element across the ice, to the character of the music.

From LFO

• Left forward outside chasséexits RFI · changes foot, the edge changes, the direction holds, the lobe continues
• Left forward outside crossoverexits RFI · changes foot, the edge changes, the direction holds, the lobe continues
• Left forward outside change of edgeexits LFI · same foot, the edge changes, the direction holds, the lobe reverses
• Left forward outside cross rollexits RFO · changes foot, the edge holds, the direction holds, the lobe reverses
• Left forward outside three turnexits LBI · same foot, the edge changes, the direction reverses, the lobe continues
• Left forward outside mohawkexits RBO · changes foot, the edge holds, the direction reverses, the lobe continues
• Left forward outside rockerexits LBO · same foot, the edge holds, the direction reverses, the lobe reverses
• Left forward outside slip chasséexits RFI · changes foot, the edge changes, the direction holds, the lobe continues
• Left forward outside bracketexits LBI · same foot, the edge changes, the direction reverses, the lobe continues
• Left forward outside choctawexits RBI · changes foot, the edge changes, the direction reverses, the lobe reverses
• Left forward outside counterexits LBO · same foot, the edge holds, the direction reverses, the lobe reverses
• Left forward outside crossed step behindexits RFO · changes foot, the edge holds, the direction holds, the lobe reverses
• Left forward outside loopexits LFO · same foot, the edge holds, the direction holds, the lobe continues

Clusters from LFO

• Left forward outside double threeLFO → LBI → LFO
• Left forward outside triple threeLFO → LBI → LFO → LBI
• Left forward outside rocker-counterLFO → LBO → LFO
• Left forward outside choctaw-three-rockerLFO → RBI → RFO → RBO
• Left forward outside bracket-counterLFO → LBI → LFI
• Left forward outside counter-mohawkLFO → LBO → RFO
• Left forward outside counter-threeLFO → LBO → LFI
• Left forward outside counter-2½ twizzleLFO → LBO → LFI
• Left forward outside rocker-choctawLFO → LBO → RFI
• Left forward outside rocker-mohawkLFO → LBO → RFO
• Left forward outside three-mohawkLFO → LBI → RFI
• Left forward outside double three-mohawkLFO → LBI → LFO → RBO
• Left forward outside rocker-counter-double twizzleLFO → LBO → LFO → LFO
• Left forward outside 3-turn-change of edge-double twizzleLFO → LBI → LBO → LBO

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