[3] The toe loop is considered the simplest jump because not only do skaters use their toe-picks to execute it, their hips are already facing the direction in which they will rotate.
[15] Adding a toe loop to combination jumps does not increase the difficulty of skaters' short or free skating programs.
[18] According to figure skating researcher Deborah King and her colleagues, the toe loop jump can be divided into four key events and three phases.
After completing the three turn, the skater reaches their free leg behind them and slightly outside the direction they are traveling, much like a pole-vaulter; this is the opposite foot they will use to land.
[20][21] They should face forward, with their free leg approximately parallel to their take-off foot and with their arms as close to their body as possible, which results in keeping their arms and legs close to their bodies and remain in tight rotating positions at the moment of take-off, helping them attain faster rotational velocities in the air.
[23] They also found that "the most significant aspect"[24] for completing toe loop jumps was the ability to increase rotational velocity while in the air.