robd
10th-July-2006, 02:02 PM
Quotes from http://www.cerocscotland.com/forum/showthread.php?p=680
What about the right-handed archiespin? I know most men hate it... though I suspect it is a feet problem rather than a hand one.
The Right-handed Archie is a great move, and done well is very fluid, smooth, and can create that 'Wow' factor... But more often than not, it ends up looking like a pachyderm attempting a triple salto!
Doing the move well requires good balance / body awareness, spinning / turning technique and a good lead so that the timing can be perfect!
Assuming this is the move I think it is (man spinning CW 1.5 turns - or more :what: - as he leads a r/h travelling return), could people who feel competent doing this tell me which foot you spin on? I do attempt this quite frequently and can seem to
a) get round on time
b) lower my hand on time at the end of it
However I have noticed that I always step in on my right then spin on my left foot which contradicts advice somewhere else on the forum about (generally) spinning on the foot that's nearest your direction of spin i.e right for CW, left for ACW. The net effect is that at the end of a spin I will plant my right foot and the left will then come round to join it in a semi-ronde fashion which may look good, bad or indifferent to anyone watching but feels less controlled than it should do.
So, which foot do you use for spinning on a R/H archie? And are there any other secrets to its success?
Robert
What about the right-handed archiespin? I know most men hate it... though I suspect it is a feet problem rather than a hand one.
The Right-handed Archie is a great move, and done well is very fluid, smooth, and can create that 'Wow' factor... But more often than not, it ends up looking like a pachyderm attempting a triple salto!
Doing the move well requires good balance / body awareness, spinning / turning technique and a good lead so that the timing can be perfect!
Assuming this is the move I think it is (man spinning CW 1.5 turns - or more :what: - as he leads a r/h travelling return), could people who feel competent doing this tell me which foot you spin on? I do attempt this quite frequently and can seem to
a) get round on time
b) lower my hand on time at the end of it
However I have noticed that I always step in on my right then spin on my left foot which contradicts advice somewhere else on the forum about (generally) spinning on the foot that's nearest your direction of spin i.e right for CW, left for ACW. The net effect is that at the end of a spin I will plant my right foot and the left will then come round to join it in a semi-ronde fashion which may look good, bad or indifferent to anyone watching but feels less controlled than it should do.
So, which foot do you use for spinning on a R/H archie? And are there any other secrets to its success?
Robert