What is a good way to practice ice skating (figure skating) without ice, in your house?

Question

FIGURE SKATING ONLY like tecnique, balence, everything you need to do for ice skating. (step by step possibly)

Answer 1

for spinns use a spinner
for jumps practice it a carpeted area so if you fall you have a soft landing.=)
Practice a lot and you'll improve a lot.
TRUST ME!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

You bought new skates - they will take a few times of skating (about 6 or 7visits to your rink) to break them in. Another reason your feet may hurt is if you have not skated in a while. It will take a little getting used to, but you should have less pressure on your ankles in a few practices as well. (This time also varies depending on the TYPE of skate you bought: The advantage of stiff boots is that they may last many years and provide good support. Their disadvantage is that they have a long and perhaps painful break-in period and they are more expensive. If you buy *too much* skate, you may find them virtually impossible to break in. Lighter boots on the other hand are more comfortable and break in faster. They also wear out faster.) That is usually for figure skating ice skates... if you are talking about hockey skates: A reasonable break in time for skates is 2 to 5 hours of ice time. This can be cut in half by heat-fitting and is highly recommended for top tier skates such as Bauer 8090s and CCM Pro Tacks. I hope that helped!

Answer 3

I would think a spinner helps with centering, because you have to be centered to not fall. But the trouble is you can't work on the entrance.

I personally will start spinning in my socks on the hardwood floor. It is great for spins, though you don't get many revolutions. I think my spins have improved, but who knows.

Also, a good thing to do with jumps and really anything is to work on the moves slowly focusing on every detail. Then do a few mini attempts (like don't jump for jumps ect.) to enforce the technique.

I do that with my jumps almost everyday, but mainly because I just feel like doing it.

Plus you can stretch!!

Answer 4

You can do jumps off ice
Spin on a skating spinner or on harwood floors or tile
Run through your program with the music to practice presentation

Answer 5

Socks and linolium! It works wonders.. I love sliding arround the kitchen all day long. It really helps your spins and balance. Also, there is what is called carpet skates. All it is is a slipery material that slides on carpet. They are used for indoor hockey. I've tried them and they work well, but have a higher rate of slipping and falling.. Both are extremely cheep!

Answer 6

Practice all your jumps in your room. make sure that you can't hurt yourself or knock anything over in case you lose your balance. Praticing off ice really helped my axel.

Also make sure that you strech and build your flexiblity and stregth.

Answer 7

Work your routine in your yard on the ground. I do all the time. Do splits too. That helps balance.