Share Rollerblading tips

foxwalk SG

I have just begun to do inline skating for one week, and now I can do some strokes and glides. However I still fall everytime I practise, sometimes on my butt sometimes on my hands.

Does anyone have any tips/experiences/stories to share about rollerblading?

Glen999 SG

move your body forward… if your gravity point is at the back, then you will fall and your butt will hit the floor hard !!!

foxwalk SG

Yup, damn painful. Especially when I stand in my rollerskates, I'm almost 1.75m, fall even harder.

But I find that when I can stroke quite smoothly I tend to go too fast...and I still don't know how to turn...

Any interesting stories to share?

FireIce SG

i dunno how to brake
so i announce my arrival by screaming
so others will siam for me

hisoka SG

major tip do not fall backwards and if you do fall backward do NOT use your hands

foxwalk SG

serious injuries?

renorenal SG

Laughing

kaobeikaobu SG

can blade near the grass, so if u feel like e-brake or peng shan at least nt so pain... Laughing

I-like-flings(m) SG

any pro here?? mi always curious about if we can do ice skating hockey brake with inline skate.. anyone can confirm?? got pic? or video? thanks Mr. Green

Mr Fugue SG

buy death and accident insurance 1st…........

Oriental & Beautiful SG

yea... u can do power slides to brake, so dont need that rubber brake...

and always lean forward and bend ur knees... keep low at higher speeds..

falling forward is so much better than falling back... seriously...

at least u got padding...

fall on your butt can risk spinal fracture... im not joking...

alexkusu SG

wtf is that? drifting?

gUms SG

takes time , soon u will be a pro , jumping of stairs , Aeroplanning down stairs , doing crabs , power braking , grinding kerds

one way of stoping is using t-brake ,

damn thinking bout it de last time i blade was like 11 yrs ago sia , think gonna buy one

Oriental & Beautiful SG

its a way of stopping very fast, w/o using the heel brake...

u are travelling straight, then u just suddenly twist both skates to one side, making u skid to a stop.

its something like ice hockey... the recent jap drama Pride has some examples...

FireIce SG

u will wear out ur wheels and bearings very fast

Oriental & Beautiful SG

ya thats true.... its not kind on your skates...

i don use it often...

wbucket SG

Power slide and hockey brake are 2 different ways of braking. Power slide involve turning the direction you face and immediately jam the leg infront perpendicular to your movement direction. You will be sliding backward for a while with the other leg bend. Hockey brake is a sudden sharp turn causing both foot to point perpendicular to your direction of movement and thus stopping almost immediately.

T-brake is my most common brake since I took out the brake pad. Everytime my friend will goes "pick up all those wheel tracks, what a waste". Mr. Green

Actually can download a lot of clips from the net that show tips and techni. Search for inline blade tips.

av98m SG

x 2 Laughing

BTW, wear a helmet at all times. Saved me from a possible concussion once. Smile

FireIce SG

me oni wrist guard and knee guards, JIC

hisoka SG

yupz leads to a serious need for callus formation and bone restructuring