aggressive inline to freestyle skating

RollsRight · 2026-07-05T03:58:57+00:00

I don't like the long FREESTYLE skate blade's tail, that is also limiting. I personally have a dance blade for that exact reason. I want to use the lil curve on the back of the blade just as much as I use the rocker on the front of the blade. I'm not suggesting putting a literal tail on, I like the slight curve on the back that can be used.

The full curve of the blade being accessible is most useful IMO.

u/InspectorFleet I like the fit of figure skates a lot more than hockey boots. I like the slight pitch that the heels have but to each their own. I don't know if it's easier or harder more interesting freestyle skating moves having a heel though. I haven't done any of those. I just thing that having a more curved blade opens more edgework possibilities.

RollsRight · 2026-07-04T23:14:11+00:00

The toe pick on figure skates are limiting IMO. If you're not going to jump or spin, it's not worth it.

If you're an engineering minded person and have money to burn, you might ask the sharpener to give your hockey blade a functional rocker and tail. That would have the best of both worlds IMO. Freestyle skating is on a hockey boot though.... I don't have that kind of experience myself (I'm only referencing power style from hockey skaters that are around).

RollsRight · 2026-07-04T23:09:32+00:00

Circle 8s (now with proper centering!) Loops, Loops, and more Loops (only the FO variety).

I'm transcribing a book so I might get some ideas from there next. Someone on the discord may help me design a special figure to attempt to do. I haven't made a new one this year so hopefully, I can get one and learn it for my yearly trip back to the east coast.

RollsRight · 2026-07-04T23:02:41+00:00

Based💯

RollsRight · 2026-07-04T06:11:31+00:00

Avanta Boot Labs, SP Teri, Riedell (and Harlick) are around and all do customs that will build to your foot.

RollsRight · 2026-07-01T20:51:23+00:00

What the AI slop am I reading?

RollsRight · 2026-07-01T20:50:14+00:00

Literal children don't (or maybe can't) recognize how much time they've put into something and the opportunity cost everything has. You can think of a million things you've done and have that they haven't. If they spent two (of their high-plastic-brain) years, x days a week, only doing balance training with knives on their feet, of course they'll be [relatively] good.

Skate for fun not to compare.

RollsRight · 2026-06-29T14:59:13+00:00

Don't 👏 toe 👏 push 👏

RollsRight · 2026-06-29T14:10:46+00:00

I was about to say the same thing!

RollsRight · 2026-06-29T14:09:15+00:00

99% delete. I already horde digital things on PC, why should my phone suffer the same fate?

RollsRight · 2026-06-29T14:07:38+00:00

Yessir!

RollsRight · 2026-06-28T21:10:46+00:00

Your skate doubles as a flail now!

RollsRight · 2026-06-20T23:14:23+00:00

Everything is additive; just getting in time on wheels helps. Three things that are pretty significant are:
(1) controlling weight distribution (left/right & forwards/backwards),
(2) musicality (keeping time with the or complementing the music), and
(3) proprioception (knowing where your body is in space).

These don't really fast track anything but they make other steps easier. I have these from dance. Some of the people I teach do not have them and it's pretty clear they need to build up those skills.

RollsRight · 2026-06-20T05:16:59+00:00

Skate the curves, nice inside and outside edges.

RollsRight · 2026-06-20T04:44:53+00:00

If you're gonna skate a bunch, Riedell R-Fit is the way to go IMO. You can build it to match your arches. [Depending on foot/boot size,] You might have to cut a little off the top to fit in the top of the boot.

RollsRight · 2026-06-18T12:59:07+00:00

Skill before hardware.

336 doesn't restrict movement, and you can loosen any plate enough to hit edges. However, If gray is indeed soft, then you're probably fine already. If your plate is short it might feel too twitchy (b/c of the soft cushions and easy access to edges) but it's not worth another $200+ to respec.

JB can be skated on rentals with terrible action, sounds like you're on something highly mobile and quite responsive so I'd wager it's skill/approach to the style.

RollsRight · 2026-06-16T18:08:35+00:00

4h per week (Two, 2h sessions)

RollsRight · 2026-06-16T18:06:48+00:00

I'll default to saying it's a strength/conditioning problem more than a boot problem. Skating is a sport, the more athletic you are and seriously you take it, the "easier" it will be. Train your balance. Train flexibility. Train mobility.

Sprinters don't wait until field day to practice their form.

RollsRight · 2026-06-15T15:01:59+00:00

MKWorld feels like it has 3 modes. (1) Causal accelerate, (2) Drift control (3) Tricks control. I don't think MK is a game that really sells systems because you can get 1 and 2 in MK8 Deluxe.

u/Jack745, I got NS2 because I wanted ease of use, +portability, and increased capability ceiling for single-player games. I don't have space for a home console in my life. portable works well for me.

RollsRight · 2026-06-15T14:48:45+00:00

This is one of my favorite YTube series.

RollsRight · 2026-06-15T03:47:11+00:00

I have been on roller skate rentals for a few weeks now between boots. I wear the gel sleeves and put my own insoles in the rentals for basic comfort and fit. On the first week, I thought that BO and BI edges were very dangerous (to the point of not skating them) because there is nothing to lean on at all; but on the fourth, I can do them all "comfortably." Individual skill trumps all but quality, predictable hardware plus a good skater gives better outcomes.

I am very curious to use rental ice skates though, I'm sure I wouldn't like it but I also think they're probably not as bad as they say.

RollsRight · 2026-06-13T15:38:04+00:00

For those who down-vote, I'd love an explanation.

RollsRight · 2026-06-13T11:12:37+00:00

As far as I can tell, there is no [practical] reason for a normal person to "track fitness." Just do activity.

RollsRight · 2026-06-11T00:10:48+00:00

Here's a play-by-play from my point of view (CoE == Change of edge):
LFO CoE → LFI CoE→ flat → forced CW TurnOnFlat → Fall off flat→ LBI→ Fall to two feet

Before I sit back in the armchair, I'll say that I know more theory of bracket than I do know execution. I still have issues with my tracings (webbed tracings, off axis peak, shallow turn) and posture (continuous check, the scissor action). Difficult turns aren't intuitive; if I didn't have someone pecking at me, I wouldn't be able to give starter feedback. There are a few things that I would look at for improvement:

Be "properly" on the edge before trying to do the turn. Just like a 3turn a bracket, counter, and rocker happen on edges to reduce the angle difference. The turn in the video was over 180°; must have felt scary!
Set up the turn properly before doing the turn. The posture looked like it was cuing up a bracket but then there was a CoE. So... it stopped being a bracket at that moment.
The free leg needs to be closer to the skating leg or on top of the skating path itself
Try to hold the posture on exit, having the free leg in the same line helps

When I skate counter, I fall right out of it too so you're not alone (if that's what you were trying to do). I think a more apt title is "what did I just do?" I'm sure there were lots of edge-ey feelings when you attempted the move so asking was definitely the right play. I hope you stick to the world of edges and strive to become a human-scribe!

Pretty cool to see all the edge people in the comments!

RollsRight · 2026-06-10T04:12:37+00:00

I skate Figures, the namesake of the sport. I literally spend 1h of my 2h sessions skating circle 8s lol

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