John Foss et al, thanks for all the tips you’ve given over the past few weeks! They’ve been very helpful.
I can now do several pirouette rotations consistently on a point. I’ve found that a very precise pulling inward of the arms allows me to accurately control the pirouette and sense my position. If you’re sloppy with the arms, forget it. With all the practice I’ve been doing, I’m finding that dizziness happens a lot less!
Gliding is coming along too. I now have a big smooth concave area on the sole of my right shoe
Now what about backwards wheel walking? Is this simply the reverse of forwards ww?
> Now what about backwards wheel walking? Is this simply the reverse of
> forwards ww?
Yes, except now you must imagine your feet working on the back part of the
wheel, turned around backwards. Plus, your hamstrings are now the primary
“power” muscles, and they generally are not such powerful muscles. Lastly,
because you’re pulling your feet toward the frame instead of pusing away
from it, you’ll find you have a lot less traction.
Hey, you wanted to continue the learning curve, right?
Use your heel and toe, in the two areas where you have more power on the
wheel. In the middle of the stroke (middle of foot on tire) there’s a lot
less power. Don’t try to go fast, just try to stay balanced.
Now what about backwards wheel walking? Is this simply the reverse of
forwards ww?
John has some excelent advice when he says to slow down. I would also try
ww fwd. as slow as you can until you can come to a complete stop and even a
momentary still stand. At that point, try moving your feet backwards. Lots
of pressure on the heel as you move in a heel-toe motion as you pull the
wheel toward you. This will definately work out some different muscle
groups.
