I've started joking that my dying words will be that I'm going to land my axel any day now...
I suppose as long as I keep the optimism that it's going to happen, it's a good thing.
The take-off feels much more consistent, even good, and I generally get around to the quarter mark, but often my weight is still traveling forwards instead of backwards at that point, and it's like I reach for the ice with my skating foot. I think my take-off is generally pretty good, but what needs to be adjusted is my air position, and holding that position all the way through landing. I'm trying to identify those things by using video and exercises that train the correct feeling so I can finally land the darn thing.
But here's a few videos of recent axels so you can understand the phrase I utter virtually every day, "It's sooooo close!"
In chronological order, but all from the past month. Typical axel practices.
