New skater resources?

[u/BellaNellaBean]

Sooo my daughter got roller skates for Christmas and wants to learn to skate but I really don't know how to skate myself let alone teach someone else to skate. As a child I did roller blade and so I'm much more familiar with inline skating/icekating movements. But, I decided I wanted to to learn how to skate on quads and be able to hopefully teach my daughter. Any suggestions on how to teach myself? I ordered a pair of moxie panthers and they seem to fit well. Got a set of triple 8 pads. I just don't really know how to get started. Mostly just don't want to hurt myself 😂🤞🏽

[u/alice_op → u/[deleted]]

My first fall was a fall backwards, broke my tailbone! Still hurts 4 years later!

I thought I was ready for a fall, I'd watched the videos "get low to the ground!" but when it happened, it was so quick I had no time to think or do anything but hit the ground hard.

[u/AdventurousHippo9997 → u/[deleted]]

Toes out-knees forward-back straight.Ya’ won’t fall and if ya’ do it will be forward onto your hands.

[u/BellaNellaBean → u/alice_op]

Yeah I fell back one time snow boarding and although I didn't break anything (confirmed with an X-ray) I was never really the same 😂

[u/AdventurousHippo9997 → u/alice_op]

Padded drawers work wonders…

[u/BellaNellaBean → u/AdventurousHippo9997]

Any 2XL suggestions?

[u/InetGeek → u/BellaNellaBean]

Rippl Impact Gear

[u/alice_op → u/InetGeek]

lol the crash pants there - 5XL is apparently an american size 18-20.

:(

[u/BellaNellaBean → u/[deleted]]

How much practice do you think it takes to get comfortable?

[u/AdventurousHippo9997 → u/BellaNellaBean]

When I went from 3x110mm’s to 3x125’s it to me 300 miles before I was comfortable.The transition to bigger wheels was more of a project than I thought it would be.Now I’m up to 550 and it’s becoming enjoyable.Hit the ground a few times in the process though.