I “dragged and touched” unwittingly at 45 degrees for years and consequently was constantly tipping forward and off balance. It wasn’t until I started studying speed skaters that I learned to push directly to the side. What a difference! Now I’m scouring the internet to validate this technique for hockey skating and you’re right, it’s hard to find! Subscribed.
Just spent some time with a speed skater last week. Just make sure not bend so drastic at the waist out over the edges like they... their center on the steel is much longer than us hockey players! 🙂
Agree 100%. Another exercise that is identical to this that I like showing kids is doing crossovers while staying low. Upper body is over top of the bent leg while you extend the other leg behind out to the side finished with the toe flick.
New player here! Question: What is the reach and stretch with the arms for? I would've thought that keeping your arms in close when moving them would make you go faster, but what is the mechanic explanation for why you should stretch your arms out when skating? Thanks for the video!
My answer is exactly 💯!!! Great ? Too many players even at the highest levels are not taught proper arm punch and drive and how it syncs with the lower body. Watch and you will see 90 out of 100 players tight biceps and shoulders doing the Irish Pub 💪 arm dance. The stretch also opens your stride extension with every stride and the power transfers through your core.
Steve, I have an entire course that covers all of those ?'s and then some. www.thebreakawayblueprint.com The problem is that everyone is built differently and if you actually got to a pure 90 degrees you are then starting to lose power from there down. I'm 100% in line with a lateral stride philosophy. Thanks for watching
Thanks for the ? and watching...Steve just remember the right side all strides and arm punches same time in sync....then the left side strides and arm punches together!
Thing I don't understand. Why is he putting the V. Glide leg has toes pointing on a 45 and not up ice on recovery. This is not letting ankles, knees, hips to stack. No one ever starts a skating stance in this position but transitions from crossover, back push moving too more of a side push as speed is picked up unless I am missing something.
I have been an amazing coach that teaches this off their quick start for external rotation of the knees, hips, and letting you get on the inside edge for the base quick start.... they use overtraining as well because some skaters need it to overcorrect off-ice to bring them back to neutral and forward glide position. Too many coaches still teaching an old back and 45 push still ... I think this is great mechanics drill.
I “dragged and touched” unwittingly at 45 degrees for years and consequently was constantly tipping forward and off balance. It wasn’t until I started studying speed skaters that I learned to push directly to the side. What a difference! Now I’m scouring the internet to validate this technique for hockey skating and you’re right, it’s hard to find! Subscribed.
Just spent some time with a speed skater last week. Just make sure not bend so drastic at the waist out over the edges like they... their center on the steel is much longer than us hockey players! 🙂
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Agree 100%. Another exercise that is identical to this that I like showing kids is doing crossovers while staying low. Upper body is over top of the bent leg while you extend the other leg behind out to the side finished with the toe flick.
Here! Here! Michael! I just worked on that with a player in session yesterday. Great drill!
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New player here! Question: What is the reach and stretch with the arms for? I would've thought that keeping your arms in close when moving them would make you go faster, but what is the mechanic explanation for why you should stretch your arms out when skating? Thanks for the video!
My answer is exactly 💯!!! Great ? Too many players even at the highest levels are not taught proper arm punch and drive and how it syncs with the lower body. Watch and you will see 90 out of 100 players tight biceps and shoulders doing the Irish Pub 💪 arm dance. The stretch also opens your stride extension with every stride and the power transfers through your core.
@@DuPrawPowerskating Thanks a lot for the insight! I'll keep this in mind next time I'm on the ice
How far is too low for the bend? Someone told me to bend like sitting in a fake chair. The push out is to the side as what I’m been taught. Thx
Steve, I have an entire course that covers all of those ?'s and then some. www.thebreakawayblueprint.com The problem is that everyone is built differently and if you actually got to a pure 90 degrees you are then starting to lose power from there down. I'm 100% in line with a lateral stride philosophy. Thanks for watching
In the forward stride, is it the opposite arm of the pushing foot that swings? Thx
Thanks for the ? and watching...Steve just remember the right side all strides and arm punches same time in sync....then the left side strides and arm punches together!
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Thanks for watching JV, hope it helps!
Thing I don't understand.
Why is he putting the V. Glide leg has toes pointing on a 45 and not up ice on recovery. This is not letting ankles, knees, hips to stack.
No one ever starts a skating stance in this position but transitions from crossover, back push moving too more of a side push as speed is picked up unless I am missing something.
I have been an amazing coach that teaches this off their quick start for external rotation of the knees, hips, and letting you get on the inside edge for the base quick start.... they use overtraining as well because some skaters need it to overcorrect off-ice to bring them back to neutral and forward glide position. Too many coaches still teaching an old back and 45 push still ... I think this is great mechanics drill.