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#21 |
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 162
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Thanks. I'll try to get it working next time I'm at the rink.
But I'm a former sailor. I look at skating like ships....they take a long time to stop, and don't have brakes like a car. |
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Cincinnati Ohio
Posts: 24
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When I skate around town I always try to have at least 2 ways out of every situation but I know from years of bikes that things can change quick so I need to arm myself with every advantage. Luckily only one real close call so far since I started in August. |
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#23 |
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 98
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Thought I would chime in here. While I am not very experienced in all things inline, especially powerslides etc. I think it may be easier to learn to spin stop before tackling the more abrupt stopping methods.
I don't know if this would work well at high speed / downhill but at a moderate speed I believe it would. By forcing your body into a spin you can take your momentum and slow it down before coming to a complete halt. As you start to turn your body around you can spread your stance wide for balance and control. This should be similar to a spin stop on quads, though quads are probably easier with the shorter wheelbase. Just my thoughts |
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Cincinnati Ohio
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#25 |
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Nashville, TN
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When I skate I just tend to focus more on controlling my speed and as you mentioned, paying attention to any possible escape routes if needed.
I would prefer to simply avoid a collision etc. from swerving out of harms way as that would be my natural first reaction. I just don't see many cases where I would need to come to a full stop in a matter of seconds - it would take about the same time to just change direction in avoidance. So, I'm thinking that I would personally only use any full stopping techniques as a last resort but obviously it is always best to know them and have practiced them. That said, yourself being 6ft (or taller for instance), it seems to me that there should be a focus on lowering your body or stance as low as possible as part of your stopping technique. I have most recently been using some '99 coyote rollerblades with powerslide roadrunner 150mm wheels conversion for my "go anywhere" street skates. These have one of the longest wheelbases of any skate except maybe for some 5 and 6 wheel downhill types. I like them because they feel very stable going downhill and the big wheels handle almost anything. They do of course have trade offs as they are not as light and agile and put you up way high. -I was going to tie this into stopping technique but my reply is already getting too long I feel so I will cut myself off for now... |
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana USA
Posts: 463
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Being able to stop proficiently allows you to skate much faster in crowded situations. And the faster you skate, the better you can maneuver without doing a hockey stop. But when you need it, you REALLY need it.
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