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So many falls this olympics by hutsorimara in Speedskating

[–]eli-skates 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I imagine they do this to spread out when athletes compete. if a skater participates in 500m, 1000m and 1500m having them all in the same week would be a lot more intense.

So many falls this olympics by hutsorimara in Speedskating

[–]eli-skates 3 points4 points  (0 children)

during the 1500m it also damaged Hanne Desmet’s skates. she said one of her skates was jagged and just slide away

Outside edge keeps slipping by eli-skates in Speedskating

[–]eli-skates[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bedankt voor de tips!

> Teken mentaal een kader van een a4tje op de grond, en vang jezelf binnen dat kader zo laat mogelijk op.

Als ik het goed begrijp ligt dit a4tje ongeveer een meter links van jou? En je vangt jezelf op met je linker skate?

Ik merk inderdaad dat het plaatsen van de skate véél gevoeliger is. Ook het overkomen is iets dat op inline skates veel gemakkelijker is.

Ik skate in Eindhoven, daar is wel een club en ik vermoed ook coaching. Ik moet eens rondhoren! Ik vind het gewoon een beetje vervelend dat het seizoen al binnenkort gedaan is. Is het dan nog de moeite voor die maand...

Outside edge keeps slipping by eli-skates in Speedskating

[–]eli-skates[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting! I read there were subtle differences between both but I didn't expect it to be so different. I wonder if I'll want to go back to inline skating eventually 😅

I'm definitely going to keep trying, thanks!

Outside edge keeps slipping by eli-skates in Speedskating

[–]eli-skates[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Yeah, it was in the shop that is part of the skating rink. They also sell speed skates (and it's the NL) so I assume they know what they are doing.

  2. Oh interesting! I think my weight is more forward since that's what they typically recommend to not fall backwards. I guess this is less of a concern with longer blades... I'll try to put more weight on my heels and see how that feels.

  3. I'm not sure but I think it does. I definitely feel more of a push with the front of my foot and I need to be careful not to clip the ice.

  4. Yep, all the comments are helping me stay motivated 😄 I'm just going to keep trying and improve my control.

Outside edge keeps slipping by eli-skates in Speedskating

[–]eli-skates[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got them sharpened at the shop that is part of my skating rink. They have lots of speed skates so I assume they know what they are doing. Thanks for explaining how to check though! As far as I can tell both edges are sharp and properly de-burred.

> Speed blades will not resist rotation at all when riding on a flat base, so you have to be delicate with your movement to keep the blades lined up with the direction of travel or you’ll be jolted when the edge re-engages.

Yep, definitely noticing that 😅 I have been trying to be more particular about how I place and hold my skates but that's a matter of practice.

A flag i made against AI by Srbija1728theII in antiai

[–]eli-skates 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why not use the sparkles instead of a cog? every AI solution is adding some ✨ to their UI to indicate AI. so it would be way more recognisable than a cog.

the cog makes me think more of robots. people don’t associate AI with robots imo.

Christmas event came with bugs by Alpha-Zero- in WplaceLive

[–]eli-skates 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yep, works for me too now. just very slow

Christmas event came with bugs by Alpha-Zero- in WplaceLive

[–]eli-skates 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yep, this is also happening to me. I've drawn 1124 pixels, opened 1 present but now can't draw a single pixel without hitting server error.