You can also spin from fakeys, so fakey 360s or fakey 540s. Once you're comfortable just rolling backwards, you can apply that technique to tricks, such as the half cab or the zero spin. That's going to go a long way in keeping your balance, and also helping you be able to see what's approaching you, or what you're approaching. Also, most people, when they are rolling backwards, like to keep one foot in front of the other, so if you're comfortable with your right foot forward, then place your right foot just a little bit in front of your left, and then with your right foot forward, you're gonna want to look over your left shoulder, keeping an eye on where you're going, and if you like to have your left foot forward, you probably be better served looking over your left shoulder. When you're rolling backwards, it's really important that you keep your balance, so bend your knees.
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So, to learn how to skate backwards, what you're gonna want to do is start out rolling forwards with a little bit of speed, and then step or jump 180 degrees, so then you're rolling backwards. Skating backwards is also known as riding "fakey". A soon as you've mastered skating forwards, turning, and slowing down, you'll want to learn how to skate backwards. Rolling backwards is one of the things you're gonna want to learn early in skating. I'm now sponsored by Universal Skate Design, and I'm going to be talking to you about rollerblading. I'm from Arlington, Virginia which is right outside of Washington, D.C. I might have better examples somewhere, as I said I love skating backwards and do it all the time, but these were fresh in my mind.Hi, I'm Tim Phang. Although a "regular backwards v stride" (same as forwards) will propel you, it's just not as powerful as going forwards so you end up having to do a lot more movement.
It's not as simple as just a regular stride going forwards. Maintaining speed going backwards on a flat surface takes a lot of leg movement. In the same video at 3:06 is a longer stretch (like 20 seconds) of backward skating and you'll notice I'm doing a little more than just keeping one skate still and pushing with the other, but you'll also notice I'm maintaining a pretty decent speed. It's not much different than how Alex is skating in the Flow Skate video you linked. Here's a recent video timestamped to a section where I skate backwards which shows what I mean. I love skating backwards and I think the most stable way to keep momentum going is scissored with the trailing leg doing the pushing/carving. I've been practicing this, but can't get my balance right still.ĮDIT: Asha explained it more in this other video ( )Īny thoughts on which is the preferred method for beginners like myself to start with? Which do you personally use? Thanks in advance!! On the other hand, SkateFresh Asha ( ) do make sense theoretically in advocating using the trailing leg for support for safety reasons.
This is actually what I'm slightly more comfortable with. On one hand, I've seen videos advocating the use of the leading foot (moving backwards first) as support, and carving with the trailing leg. QUESTION: Which legs is suppose to be the supporting leg, and which is the driving/carving leg? This is where I'm confused by the different tutorials.
I've studied various YouTube videos, and seems like the next progression is to actually learn how to backwards skate in a scissors position. The only time one foot is in front of the other is when I'm doing the turns, where I could manage a "mini step-ish crossover" without actually crossing legs. Both of these I've been maintaining a relatively equal, side-by-side stance for my legs. Doing either the inverted V steps, or half lemons on one foot carves. After all, no use doing a 180 if I couldn't properly backward skate.Ĭurrently I can beginner-ish backwards skate around the rink. Hi all! I'm a ?slightly-advance-beginner? and been learning various things (mohawk, 180 jumps, etc) and backwards skating is something I'll like to get good at next.
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