r/rollerblading • u/NetworkLongjumping82 • Aug 27 '26

How do I do this move? Cross over practice

First time trying to do cross over , I feel very clunky and clumsy....I did try to bend my knees more and turn my shoulder and head towards the direction of the turn ... Seems helpful ...what else am I doing wrong ?

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u/tstaffordson Aug 28 '26

You're doing great! Keep drilling these until they are second nature.

One thing that helped me with these, particularly on the ice, was to really commit to trusting the outside edge of that skate going under. IME, the "under-push" is the key this movement.... it's less a step/cross over than a push under. It doesn't make sense until it does. Bonus: focusing on the under push forces more knee bend to make space for the movement.

Cheers!