Making Snow Exercise
Series: Power: Push and Stop
How and why you should use the arch of the foot to create the most power
Learn the precise place on the blade to push for power. Once you’ve found it, use the inside edge directly under the instep to push sideways. You’ll make a visible three finger wide tracing on the ice. And you should see the ice shavings or “snow” as well!
This exercise is about learning where power comes from along the blade, and the start of how to use that to develop power in pushes.
An earlier clip on this same concept of “Making Snow” and developing power goes into a little more detail on the mechanics of the blade and where power comes from:
The Push area is three fingers wide under the center of the arch of the foot. The force presses the blade down into the ice, which creates the wide tracing as the blade moves directly to the side. The Push is completed once the knee of the Pusher leg is completely straight. What is not visible in this exercise is what happens when actually skating forward – that the force will move the other skate forward.
Try this exercise on your own. Make sure to bend both knees. The ankle is used to put pressure on the inside edge of one blade.
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