AAHHHH......I LANDED IT!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jackylutz]

I FINALLY LANDED THE TREACHEROUS SINGLE AXEL!!!!
Well....I felt that since I haven't skated in a month because of exams and term papers, I really ought to get back on the ice as soon as I can. So I did, after my marketing exam on Tuesday, I went to skate on Wednesday morning. I have started to learn the single axel during this summer, but fell too many times and still never landed it like the way I did today!!....Thus, feeling discourage, I stopped practicing it. Today, I went with a close friend of mine and he gave me the confident to do it. He really believes that I can do it and he says that I am just focusing on "Am I going to land it" instead of thinking how an axel is supposed to be done. So, I kept on practicing it and of course fell several times, and then it just happen! I was elated to find out that after a split second of forward takeoff, I am landing on my landing foot and no fall. Then I continue with some really nice axels and I was completely surprised by what I could do if I just think of how it should be done and not how or where am I going to fall on the ice.

NEEDLESS TO SAY, I FELT GREAT AFTER THE SESSION!!!!

[KtSk8t]

Congratulations! I just started working on mine. Hope I can do it soon! :)

[KtSk8t]

<font color=deeppink>Congrats! I just started working on it. Hope I get it soon! :)</font>

[KtSk8t]

sorry i didn't think it worked the first time!

[Jackylutz]

thanks, good luck on yours axels. Let us know how you do.

[axelkid]

WOW congratulations!!!! The axel is really quite a monumental jump. Please let us know how it all progresses!

[Luv2Sk8]

Hey I know the feeling! I have not been able to land a double flip for a month and on thursday I landed 15 of them!! It's the most awesome feeling to work so hard at something and finally get it!
Congrats!

[AshBugg44]

Congrats!!! Any tips??? Mine's about 3/4-1 rotation......I need help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hadas]

congradulations! That's how I felt when i landed my first axel!

[Jackylutz]

Thank you all for you wonderful encouragement!!!!

[Jackylutz]

Sorry, I accidentally pressed enter and it posted my incomplete message....heheh
I will keep everyone on this forum about my progress. :)

Bugg44: Until I have perfected the axel, I really dont have a lot of advice on doing an axel on ice. What I do is practice the jumps off ice. Then when I get on the ice, I attempt to imagine that I am off ice and just apply what I can do off ice on the ice. For instance, I can easily do an axel on land, from there I start practicing an axel on ice because I know how to do it mentally.
When you get on the ice, warm up with as many waltz jumps as you can and try to really use that toe-pick to get enough high and forward-force. I hope this helps. Let us know when you land that treacherous jump. :)

[aehodman]

Congratulations jackylutz! That is a great accomplishment. The closest I've come to landing an axel have been some rather pooh-pooh 1 1/4 attempts on the jump harness, so I know first hand how hard that jump is! :) :)

[susan ba]

congrats to both jacky lutz and luv2sk8!

[Scholastica]

Congratulations!