5 Common mistakes made by intermediate level skaters when they start distance skating
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Asha Kirkby from Skatefresh identifies the 5 most common mistakes she sees in intermediate level skaters when they begin to skate longer distances. After 21 years teaching she is very familiar with the common pathway taken by skaters who decide to get into speed and distance skating and the errors that come from this.
Skating is an incredible sport for building fitness and endurance while preserving your joints with low impact movements. However there are still risks involved if you do not train specific aspects of your skating and simply up the distance.
Can you recognise making any of the common mistakes Asha identifies? Let us know in the comments below which of the problems you now know you need to work on.
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"Practice makes permanent." - Asha
Great advice especially since it is possible to badly practice, which means you drill bad form until you're perfect at that instead!
Yes, that's precisely why I want people to practice well and do the correct movements over and over, otherwise it's time wasted or poorly used. And we don't have enough time as it is! Hope it helps you focus. The results are worth it.
Thanks so much Asha - this was exactly what I needed. I've been wanting to push out my speed/distance, but had hit a wall (figuratively, I suppose I should clarify). I thought I had enough bend in my knees, but these exercises showed that I did not. And, turns out my right leg/glute is indeed much weaker and that was affecting the quality of my strides. Turns out that skating with this level of control and technique is just what the physio ordered, to wake up my lazy glute and provide some balance and stability through my hips/back. But way more enjoyable than the physio exercises for the same purpose!!
Great tips. I just don't get why would you use the plow-stop in emergency situations... The braking distance is huge compared to other stops which (admittedly) shred the wheels, like the powerstop or parallel slide...
Also the plow stop followed by the walking plow stop tends to look rather undignified and amateurish to any non skaters and I imagine some inline skaters don't want to look like an amateur to those around them 😅😅
that asessment is 101% spot on! it's a wheel saving method to slow down, or control speed on a descent, but to stop quickly, and look cool doing so, there's northing like a t-stop to powerslide transition. (maybe not the easiest move on speed skates, but the satisfaction os worth the wear on your wheels. after all, worn down wheels are trophies to take pride in! )
Even as a skater of 20 years there was lots to learn from here, and stuff I knew but forgot or just got bad habits with
Asha'Baby ! 🩷
Excellent tips! Thanks.
In my opinion people are not using the plow because it feels not good and also it doesn't look good to other people.... It always looks a bit like a person stumbling around....
I agree, when it's not perfected. But I think it can look really cool and unusual when done well. I should make a video about "how to make the plough stop look cool".... It needs some work.
@@SkatefreshVideos I would be looking forward to seeing this 👍
I concur. A t stop, powerslide or hockeystop has way more flair and looks "in control". It also is a lot more suitable for quick speed reductions. A plow or step looks beginner-ish and is slower. It does save your wheels though, so I'm going to practice those a lot more 👍
@@cateyenebula I think we just don't have enough good examples of skaters using the plough stop to good effect, the stepping plough in particular. I see a lot of good skaters in London using it in ways that don't look beginners at all and on slopes it's a really chilled way of stopping. I need to show this more. Will add to the list.
@@SkatefreshVideos hey, thanks for answering. Definitely curious to see some more of that!
Welp now I have a lot to practice 😂
I've just started learning how to rollerblade. I must say your videos have really helped me. They are very practical. You make skating very easy.
I somehow knew that whatever the problem was, the answer was gonna be scooter push drills and toe roll drills.
I’m pretty regular about toe roll drills, but I’ve got to get back to the scooter push to see if I can build up some more endurance. Great stuff!
I always say, it's not rocket science! The easy looking drills contain so many subtleties and nuances that they are useful for a huge range of ability levels. Skaters who don't use them will not build as good strength and endurance as those who do, plus your technique improves too. Everything wins. Enjoy, hope it's helping.
Oh yeah my right foot is exactly as you've shown every time I stop focusing on the stride.
You are not alone. It's very, very common (and for most people it's the right skate too).
The trail I skate on in Upstate NY has some grades, one is 2% over a mile or so. Any good techniques for keeping speed on grade and not tiring out? I would like to do 36 miles on this trail, which is 2 full passes.
Most of the tips for a good technique you can find in many tutorial from speed skaters also. Please check Pascal Briand youtube channel for more tips in this direction.
@@PowerslideInlineskates Thanks for this advice. Will look him up! Also maybe need to look into 110 or 125 skates from my 90s!!!!!
For uphill, increase your cadence, and use arm swings. Double pushing also becomes less effective at steep grades, my under push typically disappears.
@@glenwood7917 I managed 27 miles with an average of 10.9mph. The last 9 would have been the uphill segment again so that number would drop a bit. I will try the arm swings.
wow Very well explained. congratulations!
So iceskating pushes & inline skating pushes are different???
So the gliding skate lands pointing straight forward, angles out on the outside edge, then pushes off the center of the wheel?? Fascinated you can do anything other than bounce from one inside edge to the other.
"There are no inside edges in high speed skating". 🤯 I had no idea how wrong I was.
Shot in Brighton? @5:29 is that the abandoned pier?
Great Advice...
Help me take my skating to another level :)
Perfect
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Excellent solution
Stepping plow is excellent for flat ground but I think it's far too tiring for downhill
I think it depends on the down hill, and the speed you approach. The normal plough can be a great slow down method from high speeds. But yes, all stops are taxing on the body as wee have to use our muscles to create forces to decelerate. There are advantages and disadvantages of each method. That's why it's important to have a selection.
Thank you…
Excellent tutorial, very helpful! Thank you.
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Fantastic video...thank you!!!!
I'd recommend looking at Pascal Brand's or Joey Manatia's channels for more tutorials of even more refined speed technique
Thank you 🙏🏻 I would love to invite you to Rwanda 🇷🇼
Bless you. I am going to Uganda where my father lives for Xmas soon but I won't be travelling while Im there. I need some rest and to see my family. Hopefully I will be able to skate with eh Kampala skating community. It's in planning.
Just purely brilliant. Thank you!
0:35 is this correct skating? Is this how it should be done?
Thank you very much for such a great video 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for this!
So that is pronation ? Where your legs be in a V shape. I see it a lot here. Thanks for the video I gotta share it 😌
Pronation is when the skate is tilted onto the inside edge. It is almost always caused by a V-ing set down (but someone could pronate with their skate pointing straight ahead but its much less common). Fix the Ving and very often the pronation is also reduced. But it can take a lot of practice to rid yourself of the weaker foot pronation on the glide....and it can lead to injuries over time, that's the only reason to address it, oh and to get more speed!
Woohoo brighton!
Great Madam
This video is so good! And Your pants are so cool! Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷
Thanks I enjoyed making it, made me think about all my students and which problems were the most common.... The leggings are from @k.deer
Hi Asha, I'm. I'm having trouble balancing on one skate as after I make my push and bring it in to the reset. I believe you are saying the toe roll will help with that. Anything else that might help and will this just get better with time? Thanks Mark.
Think vertically align nose knee toe, when on one skate. It makes sure your weight is fully over the skate.
Great video
I love your channel. I just bought boots that are just never going to close on my ankles enough. They are FR. Do you have any ideas on what to get for a tighter fit there? The boot part fits perfect but the ankle is huge and I took it to a ski boot person and he said there’s no way we can make these any smaller. I also live in a place where I have to buy online. I would love some input thank you so much for all your skating help
It's always a bit harder to get stability when she boots are not tight enough around the ankle. You can try to add footies
www.powerslide.com/navi.php?qs=footies&search=
or try a new liner depending of the skate you have.
wow 20 years we just got them and practised and did it .. now we have this. its good just so much detail .. good for people who want it though
Yes there are a lot of details with something like "just skating". There's a lot going on in every moment. That's why its useful to separate things out and focus on different parts before putting it all together again.
Anyone knows what helmet is that :D I've been looking at it in every video.
It's by @thousand_helmet. Very comfortable fit and mini-vizer is great for any sunny days.
Amei
Welcome from Egypt,
would you recommend a 110mm wheels or 100mm for a beginner and I want to do slides, tricks, do running and playing with cones too? Does the 110 not include all ?
For your skate wants I think 3x90 or 100 would be better but perhaps 110 is too large to be starting on and for cones. Smaller is more agile always.
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Yes, I will get 100 already ,thanks for your help❣
is she wearing the hc evo? I got them a couple months ago😍
Yes I am, love them. How are you finding them? Can take a few months to fully break in properly.
Based on marathon's footage, they do T-stop a lot actually. Why not using it on urban skates, your target auditorium's tool, while doing long distance?
T-stop are useful to stop quickly but can flatten your wheels where the plow stop saves your wheels from getting flat spots.
I usually use a combination of slalom and t-stop when descending hills.
Ps. Stopping/slowing down Comes to preference of the skater
It's just a wheel wear issue, the T is effective but will shred your wheels when used for fast stops. Plough stops won't, that's their big advantage.
thanks a lot, love from Spain :D
You are welcome, glad you liked it.
Do it with Speed Skates Asha.
I had low cut speed skates once, years ago but I never had the time to train with them properly and I'm usually teaching when a boot cuff is really useful for long days on skates. I think the drills and techniques are similar even if you're wearing speed skates. You let me know.
Just let her do it on whatever skates she wants.
@@tomboonen1322 Cool your jets little white knight.
@@freshasadaisy4782 My jets are frozen. Defrosting them right now.
@@Wurmiwurm09 I was about to say the same thing. Edge work is for example harder on low cut speed skates than on more supportive boots like my Evos, but the drills, focus points and objectives of each exercise are the same.