I think I'm finally getting back into the swing of things. Last night, I was a bit nervous at the lesson and was really struggling with my left-over-right backward crossovers - I didn't even really have the courage to lift my foot to glide, let alone cross. It did get better as the lesson went on but they were still very tentative by the end.
But today, I went to the morning Beta and Gamma classes and I felt a lot more comfortable and relaxed doing them. They are far from perfect, of course, because I'm still scraping my toe pick a little bit and leaning forward on my toes instead of back on my heels but the coach said that I was much better this morning because there was less tension all over and I was actually sitting properly and bending my knees. I learned how to do mohawks this morning with the other coach which were not too bad for a first go. I can now do two-foot-turns at a faster speed and my three turns are getting much better, especially RFO - I have started to do RFI and LFI 3-turns now which I thought would be harder but they are actually easier, especially the right.
I think that if I keep going to lessons on the Tuesday morning as well as the previous night, I will start getting my confidence back and that will be a big relief for me. Still a bit of pain in my feet though from the skates but it is getting better day by day and I'm tripping over the toe-picks less! Always nice not to face-plant all the time. I wore socks today; now THAT was a big mistake!
I really like the Tuesday crew - really nice coaches, lovely older skaters who are there simply because they love it, clean swept ice and it's nice to skate in the morning, when you're not tired from the day! I wish the Monday class was the same.
And best news of all: I think I might have someone who might like to buy my other ones! Hopefully they fit her (cross fingers!).
