At long last I am starting to get CW forwards crossovers without my right foot slipping. Talk about a slow learner ...
For a bit of fun I'm trying to learn the forwards one foot slalom. A young female skater I know gave me some good tips, which has helped. But I can't figure out how to propel myself. Apparently I need to start off with some speed, then lean into a turn while riding an edge, then at some point, swivel my skating foot (with the pivot point slightly behind the centre of the blade) and repeat but leaning the opposite way. I can do that and lean quite a bit into the turns, but I slow down. One problem I have is that when I turn my skating foot, there is a tendency to brake as it acts a bit like a snow plough. It seems you need to bend and straighten the skating leg to generate forward momentum, but I can't get the hang of it. Helpful suggestions please!