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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Great for beginners Last year I started learning to skate with the SkateUK programme. This is definitely the most useful book I bought. Steps to Success is a bit difficult to follow, and hard to dip into at random. Figure Skating (Petkevich) is good, but seems to be aimed at more advanced skaters. This book is ideal for people in their first few years of learning to skate - it's the one I turn to when I can't remember where my feet should go in an open mohawk, or wonder how on earth I'm ever going to get low enough to do a... more info
An excellent book for a figure skater This book is for the skater specifically (rather than a casual fan), because it is very much focused on technique and skills. It goes from the very beginning (simple stroking) right up to triple jumps and flying spins. There are sections on jumps, spins, footwork, and freestyle moves (e.g. spirals), and also pairs and ice dancing (although ice dance doesn't get the same attention). It goes into a lot of detail about moves, how to do them, tips, things to remember, etc. There are also sections on nutrition... more info
