Advanced
Spotting
Advanced Level
Full mastery — nuance, personal expression, and artistry
Spotting is the head technique that keeps your turns clean and your world from spinning — eyes fixed, head whips, body follows.
Tips
- •Practice spotting while walking in a circle. Take 8 steps to complete a circle while spotting a single point. This separates the head movement from the body movement.
- •Your spot should be at eye level. Looking down shifts your center of gravity forward and causes you to pitch off-axis.
- •If you get dizzy during practice, stop and focus on a distant fixed point until the world stabilizes. Pushing through dizziness doesn't build tolerance — it just makes you nauseous.
Common mistakes
- •Tilting the head up or down during the spot — keep your chin level throughout the turn
- •Looking at the floor instead of fixing on a point at eye level
- •Spotting too late — the head should lead the rotation on the snap, not follow it
Practice drill
Stand in an open space. Set a timer for 2 minutes. Do continuous slow single turns to the right with aggressive spotting, one every 4 seconds. Count how many are clean (no travel, no wobble). Rest, then repeat to the left. Track your numbers daily — progress is surprisingly fast when spotting is practiced consistently.