Double Push Video

I just watched a video of a skater on a skatemill. What a lot of expensive fun! He can even see himself on the tv and check his technique.

This fella probably wasn't even trying and he makes it look easy. Great side-view and back-view for the purpose of pausing the clip where you need it, for many an ahah-moment.

I heard about it through speedskateworld.com but see below for the link on the original site:

http://www.bonttv.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ea8fe223c713b77189a7

(I never think to check the Bont site.)

I've tried to scrutinize other double-push videos, but those were on stable-ground, being shot from a car, bike or skates, and often don't show both side and front/rear views. What I love about this video is that it answered many questions I had about the double-push, such as:

• How much of a knee-bend do double-pushers really have?
• At what point in the underpush do they 'snap' their legs straight?
• Do they actually 'snap' their legs straight?
• What are the missing components in my brain that prevent me from skating like this?

Answers:

• This guy has a range of knee bend angles from about 90 - 110 degrees (until the straightening part of the underpush)
• Well I still dunno
• No
• Still not entirely sure but a further-forward set-down is a big clue, in my opinion, which would help create a deeper knee-bend and therefore more power.