from How To Inline Skate on 7 Feb 2017
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Today I practiced the hockey stop on my heels.
It’s NOT a recommended stop but I think it’s a good exercise for the sake of improving balance and weight transfer.
Especially for inline skating, it’s useful. On inline skates you typically trigger a slide, or a power stop, with your heels … very much like I do here.
On my dominant side, I feel like my control is pretty good.
On my weak side, however, I cannot do it.
But it’s a good thing I practice this now, because on ice it’s easier than it will be when I’m back on rollerblades.
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I also experiment with placing my weight more around mid blade, half way back, half way front, on the toes, and so on. I may place all weight on the front skate, on the back skate, or 50-50 or 70-30, you know. Then I analyze the marks on the ice, and learn what makes a good stop.
There are a million ways to stop, but of course not all of them are suitable for a real ice hockey game situation. But when you are out on the lake, I strongly recommend you experiment and have fun!