HOW TO STOP ON ROLLERBLADES - Beginner's Guide #5

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How to stop .. for beginners

The first stop you wanna learn is the heel stop.

Scissor your feet so the skate with the brake is in front.

Then lift your toes .. and that's it - you stop.

When you get used to it, try to bend your knees and

push harder on the brake for extra stopping power.

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The plow stop, if done correctly, is even better at higher speeds and downhill.

Spread your legs wide, bend your knees, and push your ancles outward.

Just be careful not to have the skates go inward.

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The grass roll is lots of fun but actually very useful too.

When speed is too high going downhill

or a kid jumps out in front of you

that's when the grass roll comes to the rescure.

Keep your feet in a scissor position. Lift your toes a bit.

And shift balance a bit backward.

Just roll off the speed

however, sometimes the wheels get stuck and you'll have to run.

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The t-stop is a very good alternative to the heel brake.

If well done, it offers even more stopping power.

Keep your balance on the front skate

and gently let down the dragging skate.

It's called a T stop but it can be more like an L or V.

What matter is just that your front skate takes almost all your weight

becuause if your weight is over the dragging skate, you'll lose balance and go for a spin.

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The powerslide is a lot of fun but the most difficult one.

I do not expect a beginner to do this but if you want to you can experiment

with some sharp turns at low speed.

Try to push through the heel.

Most likely you will not go for a slide, but instead kinda run sideways like this.

So take it slow. Be careful. And learning this should be more of a long term goal.

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COMMENTS

Okay, all these stops were a bit too much if you're an absolute beginner.

I get that, so

I recommend; one, learn the heel stop and, two, get comfortable with grass.

Practice the heel stop on a flat car-free surface.

Try to add more and more weight on the brake to add stopping power.

Also, get used to going from hard surface to grass.

It can save you! Really!