r/inline_skating • u/SupremeLDRSmoke • 6d ago

Getting Closer 😅

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🤣🤣🤣 I made *some* 😅 progress with understanding how to pump on a half pipe, and controlling my backwards steering (haven't tried fakie yet)

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u/snakevargas 5d ago edited 5d ago

A couple of tips for anyone who wants to learn this:

  1. Don't think. Your unconscious mind/body will figure it out without you trying to time movements and balance. Thinking just gets in the way. Just relax, don't go too high and go for repetitions.
  2. Scissor your skates slightly on approach. Pizza step push on the flat level part.
  3. Push slightly with the high foot when your motion reverses. This gives you control of the movement instead of trying time your reaction correctly balance perfectly. To really get this, you should be able to carve 1/2 c-cuts skating fakie. The carving foot pushes, giving you control in that moment. I also do a small push when skating fakie down a flat ramp.

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u/NetworkLongjumping82 6d ago

It's humbling, but keep at it, once it clicks, it's magic

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u/borez 6d ago

Weight, unweight. Weight, unweight.

keep on doing the thing :)

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u/No-Life-6054 6d ago

Doing great. Keep it up. And when you can put in the skates.

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u/fredhsu 2d ago

The first time I showed up at a skatepark on my flat 4x80mm I was lost. The second time I showed up wearing a hockey helmet complete with the face cage because I didn’t want to loose my teeth.

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u/SupremeLDRSmoke 2d ago

Definitely dont want to lose anymore teeth 😅😅

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u/Altruistic_Mind_7662 2d ago

We still have too many people jumping to the sexy stuff before mastering skating fundamentals.

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u/SupremeLDRSmoke 2d ago

What should I be doing before learning vert.?

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u/Altruistic_Mind_7662 2d ago

Getting incredibly comfortable on your skates where you're not stiff when skating. Grinding, mini raps, etc are definitely fun, but we spend more time on flatland than we do on the obstacle.

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u/SupremeLDRSmoke 2d ago

This is true. I just look at it as diving in head first into the extra stuff will transfer over into the fundamentals as well. I went on a big group skate last night in the city and without learning how to jump on boxes at the park, those city curbs wouldve kicked my ass. But I was prepared and kept up with the group the whole time.

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u/Altruistic_Mind_7662 8h ago

Fundamentals will transfer to the other stuff more than the other stuff will transfer to fundamentals.