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Recognizing the Jumps
Walley
(bi 1 Cbo)
These jumps are rarely seen, and when they are, they're usually buried in the middle of a footwork sequence. They are almost always a pleasant surprise, and judges generally remember you when you do them. Both jumps are counter-rotated, and so are somewhat more difficult than the conventionally rotated jumps. In fact, the actual Walley (the non-toe version) is quite difficult -- so much so that is almost never seen in a double or triple.
For
a conventional jumper, the jumps take off from a Right Back
Inside edge (usually a short one, often stepped down from an
LFO-3), and land
on an outside edge of the same foot (RBO).
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In the video shown here, Kirsten is executing 2 Walleys in series. Note the well defined RBI edge of the takeoff on the first jump, as highlighted in the slow-motion video. |
| Walley Kirsten Anderson / Miami University FSC |