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5 POWER SLIDES w SPINS 180 / 360 / Transition / Etc
from How To Inline Skate on 14 Jun 2017

Q&A – http://how2inline.comPowerslide with a spinHere are 5 ways to do it***But first … all of these powerslides begin in the same wayDo a sharp, wide turn, all weight on your outside leg and an extreme inner edgeDon’t forget your upper body. The rotation starts there.And the inner skate’s front wheel is the pivot point.Alright … so let’s show the first way to it#1 180 TRANSITIONAfter the dominant skate starts to slide, you simply keep the roatation goingand as you fall back on the weak skate, it has rotated a full 180and so you just keep rolling backward.#2 180 TRANSITION + 180 JUMPIt’s the same as the previous except now you just do a 180 jump to complete a full 360#3 POWERSTOPRight after you initallize the slide, try to neutralize the rotation.The slide is actually not a straight line, but more of an S shape.If you add more weight on the sliding skate, you’ll come to a full stop faster.#4 SLIDE TO HEEL-HEELIf you right before you come to a full stopm instead shift your weight on the weak side and continue the rotatation,you’ll do an almost full spin, or something like 270 degrees, and end upwith the heels touching.#5 DOUBLE SLIDEOkay, this is the most difficult one in my opinion.Right you after you intialize the slide, you fall back on the weak leg.You must still have some speed left, else it won’t work.So, now you continue the roatation, and you do a backward slide on your weak side.When you come to a full stop, you’ll have done a full 360.

7 Tips to City Skating – Beginner’s Guide #6
from How To Inline Skate on 6 Jun 2017

Q&A – http://how2inline.comPlaylist – Beginner’s Guide to Inline Skatinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZsqtjON0RI&list=PLYy1V52-ztnrwJeKMoGq-lcAICgcPVqZZHow to skate in the city, on the pavements and around pedestrians!#1 Pass Pedestrians SlowlyThe number one rule is; take it slow. Pass pedestrians at walking speed.Especially animals and children are unpredictable,so take it slow, be considerate and be ready to stop or jump onto the grass.#2 Heel Break SignalIt’s a good idea to let people know you’re coming.Unless you’re comfortable with whisteling or shouting,I suggest the heel brake.On some skates it’s very loud, on other skates, for whatever reason, it’s almost silent.If that’s the case you can use a drag stop. Same thing.Just make it .. not too loud .. don’t scare people.Oh yea, if neither of these options are for you .. then you can always use a finger bell.#3 Car DoorsIf you pass parked cars, keep a distance just in case someone opens a door.Especially if you come from behind that is.#4 BlindspotsBlindspots are plentiful in the city landscape.I always slow down to walking speed and keep some distance to the corner edge.#5 ColorsBright colors like orange, yellow, red, make you more visibleIt’s good not only for safety, but it also makes it more likely that zombies engulfed in their phones etc will notice you coming#6 SlopesSlopes are maybe the most technically challenging thing.Stopping is so much more difficult, if can you stop at all that is.So think ahead. Are there are blindspots? How about pedestrians? Children? Animals? Not to mention cars! Bikes! Other skaters and so on.So you see, right here, not much to worry about except one pedestrian.I’ll pass on my left side, so I signal with my arm, and everything is fine.Also notice the lawn. I can jump onto the grass in the worst case. #6 CurbsHow to roll curbs is another essential topic.I made a video about this some time ago, so instead of talking about this today, I’ll put the on the old video instead.

HOW TO STOP ON ROLLERBLADES – Beginner’s Guide #5
from How To Inline Skate on 31 May 2017

Playlist – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZsqtjON0RI&list=PLYy1V52-ztnrwJeKMoGq-lcAICgcPVqZZ

How to stop .. for beginners

The first stop you wanna learn is the heel stop.

Scissor your feet so the skate with the brake is in front.

Then lift your toes .. and that’s it – you stop.

When you get used to it, try to bend your knees and

push harder on the brake for extra stopping power.

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The plow stop, if done correctly, is even better at higher speeds and downhill.

Spread your legs wide, bend your knees, and push your ancles outward.

Just be careful not to have the skates go inward.

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The grass roll is lots of fun but actually very useful too.

When speed is too high going downhill

or a kid jumps out in front of you

that’s when the grass roll comes to the rescure.

Keep your feet in a scissor position. Lift your toes a bit.

And shift balance a bit backward.

Just roll off the speed

however, sometimes the wheels get stuck and you’ll have to run.

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The t-stop is a very good alternative to the heel brake.

If well done, it offers even more stopping power.

Keep your balance on the front skate

and gently let down the dragging skate.

It’s called a T stop but it can be more like an L or V.

What matter is just that your front skate takes almost all your weight

becuause if your weight is over the dragging skate, you’ll lose balance and go for a spin.

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The powerslide is a lot of fun but the most difficult one.

I do not expect a beginner to do this but if you want to you can experiment

with some sharp turns at low speed.

Try to push through the heel.

Most likely you will not go for a slide, but instead kinda run sideways like this.

So take it slow. Be careful. And learning this should be more of a long term goal.

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COMMENTS

Okay, all these stops were a bit too much if you’re an absolute beginner.

I get that, so

I recommend; one, learn the heel stop and, two, get comfortable with grass.

Practice the heel stop on a flat car-free surface.

Try to add more and more weight on the brake to add stopping power.

Also, get used to going from hard surface to grass.

It can save you! Really!

ONE-LEG HOCKEY STOP PRACTICE
from How To Inline Skate on 26 May 2017

Q&A – http://how2inline.com
One Leg ICE Hockey Stop – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6-CJXdyPe8
Inline Hockey Stop – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhaO3e1mn9I

Today I practiced stopping with one leg.

The basic idea is simple.

Do a regular powerstop but instead of falling back on the inside skate,

try to keep balancing over the sliding skate.

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Easier said than done. I tried 64 times. Only a few went kinda okay

It’s hard to control the slide and that’s what I need to learn.

Most often the sliding skate just slid away too fast and I fell back as in a regular powerstop.

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And quite a few times the sliding skate just came to a full stop too quickly

and I ended up jumping to keep from myself from falling.

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I made a video about one leg hockey on ice.

And it’s .. yea .. a totally different thing. It’s so much easier on ice.

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I made another video about a regular parallel hockey stop on inline skates

which I also find very difficult but the one leg stop is even more so

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Anyway, I’ll keep practicing, and when I get better at it, get a better understanding,

I will make a more detailed breakdown.

And if you have any tips … that would be just perfect .. please let us know in the comments below.

I’m JP Jay. Thanks for watching .. and if you’re interested here’s the entire session.

If you watch all the way to the end, you’ll see what happens when you get too tired, drowsy and lose focus

HOW TO SKATE FORWARD – Beginner’s Guide #4
from How To Inline Skate on 25 May 2017

Playlist – Beginner’s Guide to Inline Skating

The forward stride is the most common move in skating.

It exists of three parts; the push, the glide and the recovery.

Here I’ll explain the basics

#1 THE PUSH

The push must be sideways

Stay low and fully extend your pushing leg

The push ends with a toe flick

#2 THE GLIDE

Your balance now shifts over to the gliding skate

and you can keep on gliding for as long as feels natural

#3 THE RECOVERY

While one skate is gliding,

move the other skate back to its initial position

Put it down close to the gliding skate and a little bit behind

As you put one skate down, you push with the other one

And so the cycle all repeats

COMMON MISTAKES

#1 THE PUSH

Your natural instinct is to push backward as when you walk or run

For skating, that’s wrong!

As you see, this does not work with inline skates

Make sure that your push is sideways so no energy is wasted

#2 THE GLIDE

If you cannot balance on one skate, the glide is cut short

and you’ll waste energy and not gain any speed

Try to balance over one skate

Even if you keep it for half a second, that’s a good start

Gradually you’ll be able to balance for one full second, then two seconds and so on

If you cannot do it all, check if your skate is leaning inward

If it is, try to straighten your ancle

If it seems impossible, don’t worry. I think it’s an instinct to bend your skates inward

since it makes you feel safer and you’re not yet that comfortable on skates

Just take your time, don’t stress and before you know you’ll get it

#3 THE RECOVERY

A very common beginner mistake is to keep the skates too far apart

Or lifting a skate too high

Or put it down in front of the other skate

Or maybe a combination of all three

Basically you want a long glide and that’s

why you want to put the skate down close to the other and a little bit behind

so you can get that long smooth glide

COMMENTS

There’s no such thing as a perfect stride

Even pros need to work on their strides

As you improve you’ll learn the entire body is involved and almost all your muscle must work together

But that’s not the scope of this video

I just want you to make you aware of the basic push, the glide and the recovery

Once you get it right, especially when you’re able to keep the glide for longer

your skating will improve like tenfold

You’ll be able to go as far and as fast and as efficient as with a bicycle

But then a new problem will occur. How to stop?