Speed Skating Slalom Turning and Stopping

[gradskater1]

Thanks!

[colinbes94]

Been looking everywhere for how to do this. This was IT! Thanks soo much. And the music really made it a pleasure to watch. Great job man!

[denouements]

sorry, kind of a dumb question but what is "carving"? 

[gradskater1]

@denouements

it means just to steer your skate in an arc. Like your wheels are a blade, and you are slicing a line in the pavement in a curved manner. if you ran through a puddle or something, you would see a curved line on the pavement left by your wheels. does that make sense?

[carmoldu]

nice vid, it was really helpful for me (though I don't really get how to carve ^^U)

[accordionfolder]

Thank you for posting this!

[SkiDooSummit670]

I love this video. I just took up inline skating, and downhill is the biggest obstacle to having fun. It takes more energy for me to go downhill than uphill right now (probably because I am more tense). If I am tired and don't concentrate, I wind up with wide slaloms on a crowned road that require me to head uphill at the ends to slow down. I think light toe pressure definitely helps in turning. I haven't got the carving down yet.

[gradskater1]

@SkiDooSummit670 Yes, it takes some energy, but you'll get used to it. Try to keep your body relaxed and feel gravity help you sink into your turns.

[jvdurme]

Hi gradskater! Thanks for this wonderful video. Just picked up skating again after a 15yr break. ;-)

Yesterday I practiced the scissors and turning with the forward foot. But I noticed that turning right is a problem. Somehow I'm stuck when doing that. I also feel that putting my right foot in front tightens some muscles in my left upperleg. :)

Turning left already goes smoothly.

I guess I need more and more practice to get those muscles loose?

Thanks again!

[gradskater1]

@jvdurme Glad I could help!

[u2oobed]

Thanks fro breaking it down

[gradskater1]

to slow down quickly from high speed, you can do a forward t-stop, but you would be surprised how well slaloming can work if you have the room.

[masmddds]

Great video.

Of course, no matter how you slice it, stopping on inline speed skates is a dangerous proposition if you're traveling at speed and you don't have a lot of room! The guy in this video kept his speed at a very manageable level at all times throughout the video. What I'd like to see is someone going 30mph trying to stop!

[DonnaMarieWebber]

Great tips! Vid is a little dark though. Thanks for the annotations too. Nice job! Donna

[littlewhiteshadows1]

Off all the inline skating tutorial videos on youtube that I've seen, this is the best one. Thanks!

[karlowma]

Nice vid. I skate in my parking garage too. Just got powerswept... heaven <3

[fOxDriFt]

great job! =)

[gradskater1]

thanx!

[lvdjn]

awesome man! thanks a lot! wish everyone was so keen in demonstrate a technique like you are... :)

ps; nice music too.

[Donatillo1961]

i love this song ! who is it?

[gradskater1]

Its off an album called "acoustic africa". Not sure who sings it though. Its a great album, get it!

[neuigkeiten]

thnx

[gradskater1]

thanks everyone!

[Devas73]

Thank you very much, I'll try to learn this!

Five Stars.

[mertzman0]

Thanks a lot, I was just looking into buying speed skates, the only thing that was stoping me was not being able to stop quick enough, but this looks like it'll do the trick.

[zildjianking3]

Very nice contral im swicthing to 100 mmm

[Inlinesk8r621]

SWEET vid! I didn't really like the music that much though.

[serpant007]

Thanks its a big help

[gradskater1]

Im glad, thanks for checking out the video.