How do i learn to stop with the classic 4 wheel rollerskates? I cant remember and i just got a new pair, thank
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This is your lucky day!  I used to teach skating lessons back when people skated on 4 wheelers.  I'm assuming they still come equipped with a rubber toe stop on the front.  The first thing to learn is to drag the toe stop behind you while skating forward and slowly bring yourself to a stop.  Once you've mastered this, you'll realize how geeky it is.\n\nThe next thing to do is to learn how to skate backwards.  Starting at a standstill with your toes pointed together, force your feet apart in an outwards motion and then bring them back together again.  Sort of like doing an hourglass over and over.  This will get you going in a backwards motion.  To stop, simply lean forward on both toe stops.  It's fun when you're going fast.\n\nAs you become better, you'll learn how to stop without the toe stops when you're skating forward.  One way is to drag one foot behind the other in a sort of t-shape.  So instead of dragging the toe stop, you're dragging the inner front and rear wheel of the skate that's stopping you.\n\nEventually, you'll learn how to stop much the way skiers do, by turning both skates sideways and catching the inner edge of the right foot and the outer edge of the left foot at the same time.
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alright ollies are the basics. put your back foot on the tail right and your other one just below the bolts like in the middle of the board almost. pop you back foot down while you slide your other foot forward to level your board out in the air. thats the ollie. practice in carpet if you cant quite get it. a lot of stuff is easier in carpet. and do not get a blank. well since your just starting it wouldnt be bad baecause you wont do anything to snap it for a while. but when you start to get good youll see why they are so much cheaper than other decks. if you want a deck to last a while i would suggest a lib tech. they have amazing pop that lasts a very long time and they are very hard to snap. prolly because they have a few levels of fiberglass. independant is a good truck co. so is destructo. and wheels are all pretty much alike some have different designs tho that make them a lil bit better. i like rictas. they give you a nice smooth ride. anyways good luck.
333843
I am an ice skater and i had the same problem as you. You just need to go on it a lot and get friends to help or a lesson!
120085
DO NOT EVER USE ONE of those peices of crap. They do a really really bad job. I've even seen buddies who have tried them and their skate got stuck in kind of crooked and it totally wrecked their blade.I've also seen where the machine wouldn't stop and it ground the blade right down to almost nothing. If you really need to get an edge on your blade and you can't have them done, carry an edging stone in your bag. You can buy them at every hockey supply store and you just run them along the side of your blade to give you a bit more of an edge on them. DON'T EVER use one of those stupid machines. Unless you can afford to buy a new pair of skates the next day.
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I'm 65 and go four times a week. Don't like old timers music that much , more into disco. I also play roller hockey and teach it to 6 to 13 year olds and teach Special Olympics skaters Artistic, Speed and Hockey. I guess I still think I'm 16 years old.
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Nike Bauer is by far my favorite brand.  I depend on them greatly while playing roller hockey, and they really make skating much more fun.\nBut it depends on which area of roller blading you plan on doing.\nFor men's hockey skates, I recommend visiting:\nhttp://hockeymonkey.com/inlineskates.html.\nOn the other hand, if you're planning on more outdoors skating, then I recommend:\nhttp://www.k2skates.com/.\n\nI hope this helped you.
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This is a link to a 2 wheel skate:  http://www.skates.com/landroller_land_roller_s/94947.htm\n\nIt's called the Land Roller Terra.  I've seen 3 wheel skates as well, but I couldn't find a link to one.
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honey, your using ollie too much darlin'. your a beginner and i would sound like a pro and all but your just too little to handle all those stunts, sweetheart, ok? also i know how to kick flip easy. you just kick real hard on the end of the board and it will come right up to you. dont be scared, hun. you just catch it right before you fall backwords, ya get it now? \n\nand also dont go on the streets and all those dangerous stuff ok honey? i'm gonna protect ya from fallin. i'm just here and i'm like all these other regular people. i'm just old. i live in an old cabin with 2 cats and 4 dogs. trust me honey, it aint pretty. just pop a wheelie, two ollies over a hill, oh ya and i almost forgot hun, your gear and all that stuff to be safe. make sure you always have ya helmet. also knee pads and elbow pads. anyways good luck and try not to hurt ya self! i'll be right here waitin!
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I'm not sure, but you might want to try some of the following online stores.  They can probably help you...\n\nhttp://www.rollerwarehouse.com\nhttp://www.inlinewarehouse.com\nhttp://www.aggressivemall.com\n\nGood luck and enjoy!  I have the 05 Haffey's and LOVE them!  I'd say they weigh about 5-7 lbs total.  Very light!
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First question I have for you is which direction are you having trouble with clock wise or counter clock wise. If you haven't noticed, all skaters at rinks skate in one direction, counter clock wise. This is the easest direction for everyone to skate. You also didn't say if you were having trouble skate forwards or backwards. Balance is the key to skating. You have to find your balance on your skates. When I teach my players, I have them work on their inside edges and then outside edges. I have them do half circles with the inside edge and then half cirles with the outside edge, When you get comfortable with your edges and can push hard on both inside and outside edges without falling down, then you can start working on your crossovers. I have one question for you, how many pushes on a crossover, one or two. Answer is two. You first push on your outside skate, crossover, as you crossover, you push on you inside skate. You may fall down at times doing this at first, but this is the first start in power skating. It take time to develop a good push on both skates inorder to get the power that you need. I'm 58 years old and I am still working everyday to improve my stride. Hang in there. Nobody said that this would be easy. Good luck to you.
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my favorite shoe brands are DC and eS. As for skateboards you need trucks bearings wheels bolts griptape and a deck to make a complete board... for trucks i suggest independant, they last forever... just make sure you NEVER NEVER EVER get royal trucks, just from minor skating mine snapped in lik 8 places. for bearings um, it doesnt matter too much, bones swiss are the fastest but the most expensive. wheels, anything, i get 53mm not too small, not too big but it seems people buy smaller. bolts are just screws they dont matter. griptape i ride Iron Horse, just dont get a blank brand for griptape, theyr no good.... Jesup and Black Magic are good brands too. ok and for Decks, or the actual board part, they are all basicly the same, element and zero are good, so is blind, and i guess try anything except girl, i hate those boards... some other companies i can think of are enjoi, flip, almost, darkstar, mystery, baker, alien workshop (i HEARD that these were the best)....... well for myself i ride blanks, i go through boards alot so i cant afford a $50 deck, buy from blankdecks.com, they make the best ones
972009
I heard they were decent , just go to a skate shop and stand on one, see if its your style and comfortable to stand on.
687043
Since you're only 11, I will let you slide with this question, but noone can help you over the computer unless they give you the exact instructions, and you write them down, and then you take them with you when you skate...I figure ice skate whenever I can!
526204
i would suggest getting a pair of used skates there going to be cheaper. also your 10 and your still growing most likely next year your going to have to get a new pair
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The only suggestion I can give you is what my son does, just go to the skate park and practice. You may fall, you may get hurt, but the only way to learn is to just do it. If you don't have a park available, just watch some Tony Hawk stuff, and go try it in the driveway or where ever you can. Just watch out for cars, please. GOOD LUCK!
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go to skatewarehouse.com they have everything there, explanations for different types of boards for different skills and tons of training vidoes. Fastest and cheapest service as well i got my complete custum set and shoes 2 days after ordering.
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Alright man. I had the same problem when I first started skateboarding. I thought that if I bought a cheap wal-mart board then it wouldn't be any good and I would never progress. I eventually bought the cheap board after some thinking. I spent about a whole month just riding up and down my street without doing any tricks. Then, I started trying to ollie. After a couple of weeks I finally got my ollie. \n\nOnce I learned how to ollie, I got interested in skateboarding more. So I saved up some money and finally bought a decent board. My first was a Girl Board. When I was riding it, I felt so good. I skated SOO MUCH BETTER than on my other cheap board. It was a great feeling.\n\nIn conclusion, you don't need to buy some big-shot board at the beginning. Just buy a cheap board and then progress later on. Even if the board does have plastic wheels or whatnot, BUY IT ANYWYAY and just spend hours practicing on it. Then, when you learn some stuff, buy a good board and you will be skating like you have never been before. \n\nHope that helped. Good luck.