To me, it looks like he 'launches' himself with each stroke, and there's no waste of that power, because it goes immediately into the 'windup' into the next 'launch.' Kind of reminds me of a baseball pitcher.
I suppose the set down is probably the most important part , so he does the most important pretty well. I wonder if the high recovery is used a bit like a pendulum to drive forward ? Any thoughts on that ?
Also I should know this by now but, when you say “he’s way out over top of the skate” does the “way out” bit mean the set down is far away from the other skate, the one that just finished pushing ?
It means that his hips and mass are way out over the skate as he sets it down. Remember E4, at all times the skater needs to be on top of pressure. Setting the skate "way out" would end up "in the middle" becauase then you have to chase the blade to get on top. I hope that helps and thank you!
So you get your weight out far and then your recovery skate catch’s up and gets set down right under your CoM ? Should there be any outside edge on the set down ? Once I set down how can I lean and get my weight out far ( the good lines and inside blade angle) and also stay over the skate. This is where my understanding is breaking down I think ?
LOVE this - "binary". Both fun and exciting to watch him.
BRIEF INTENSE COMPRESSION
Jeff,are you going to have a video up of Jordan's amazing 3 golds in Heerenveen a month ago.That 500 inner last turn was something!!
Soon, been out of the country on sabbatical!
@@speedskatingdeconstructed5435 I wondered where you were?!!! :)
To me, it looks like he 'launches' himself with each stroke, and there's no waste of that power, because it goes immediately into the 'windup' into the next 'launch.' Kind of reminds me of a baseball pitcher.
Wow cool analogy Barb! It is a launch of a push and to continue the space-age talk, a jettisoning of the last push
Thanks for that analysis.Do you have one of Jordan's 500 the other day?What a skate that was!!!!
Yes I do! It is right there...
@@speedskatingdeconstructed5435 I see it now!! 😋LOL I was half asleep and tired.
Jordan Stolz is like... Randy Rhoads of speed skating.
I suppose the set down is probably the most important part , so he does the most important pretty well. I wonder if the high recovery is used a bit like a pendulum to drive forward ? Any thoughts on that ?
Also I should know this by now but, when you say “he’s way out over top of the skate” does the “way out” bit mean the set down is far away from the other skate, the one that just finished pushing ?
E4 you got that right. It's a peculiar innate timing mechanism.
It means that his hips and mass are way out over the skate as he sets it down. Remember E4, at all times the skater needs to be on top of pressure. Setting the skate "way out" would end up "in the middle" becauase then you have to chase the blade to get on top. I hope that helps and thank you!
So you get your weight out far and then your recovery skate catch’s up and gets set down right under your CoM ? Should there be any outside edge on the set down ? Once I set down how can I lean and get my weight out far ( the good lines and inside blade angle) and also stay over the skate. This is where my understanding is breaking down I think ?
Thanks!
You are welcome. Where are you from?
@@speedskatingdeconstructed5435 I am from Russia, but I live in Kazakhstan
Excellent! Check out the great KAZ skater Morozova! She is the most beautiful skater right now!