Inline Skating Technique #4

Striding and Gliding
If stopping is the most important maneuver in inline skating, striding and gliding is the essence of the sport. This is the core skill to master. When you become good at striding and gliding, you’ll become an effective skater in terms of your movements, as well as an efficient skater when it comes to conserving energy. Why?
Because your wheels spend a minimum amount of time on the pavement, which reduces your rolling resistance. This means you won’t have to work as hard to reach a certain distance. This is an important factor when skating on long trails.
To stride and glide:

Stand in the ready position.
Drop into a staggered stance with your right skate out front.
Using the inside edge of your left skate, push outward to your left side as far as possible toward the ten o'clock position.
You have now taken your first stride.

While your left skate is in the air, glide forward with your full weight on your right skate to provide directional stability. You have now taken your first glide.
Circle your left skate back under your body until it returns to the home position next to the gliding skate.
Using the inside edge of your right skate, push outward to your right side as far as possible toward the two o'clock postion.
Glide forward with your full weight on your left skate.
Circle your right skate back under your body until it returns to the home position next to the gliding skate.
Repeat steps 3 through 8 above from side to side.
 
Tip: When you push outward and to your left side as far as possible, you’re actually using the inside edges of all four wheels of your left skate to accomplish the striding part of the maneuver.
Drill #6: Two-sided Striding and Gliding with a Heel Stop
Make a chalked line about 40 feet from the boards, if you’re in an outdoor rink, or about 40 feet from the wall, if you’re in a schoolyard or church compound.
To stride and glide from side to side:

Stand in the ready position along the boards or next to the wall of the school or church.
Move your body into the staggered stance.
Stride and glide towards the chalked line.
Do a heel stop just before you get to the line.
Return to the starting position.
Repeat the drill 20 times.
 
Drill #7: Single-sided Striding and Gliding
The following is a great drill for those who are having trouble getting the feel of the striding part of the maneuver. With this drill, you’re forced to do the stride on one side only. This repetition should help you to coordinate the necessary movements in your legs so you’ll be able to handle the striding action more easily when you return to the regular two-sided stride and glide.
If you have not already done so, make a chalked line about 40 feet from the boards, if you’re in an outdoor rink, or about 40 feet from the wall, if you’re in a schoolyard or church compound.
To stride and glide on one-side:

Stand in the ready position along the boards or next to the wall of the school or church.
Move your body into the staggered stance.
Push outward to your left and slightly back with your left skate using the inside edges of all four wheels.
While you left skate is in the air, glide forward with your full weight on your right skate.
Circle your left skate back under your body until it returns to the home position.
Push outward to your left again and slightly back with your left skate.
Glide forward again on your right skate.
Circle your left skate back under your body until it returns to the home position.
Keep striding and gliding on your left side to the end.
Repeat the drill on your left side.
Switch sides and do the same drill on your right side.
 
Summing Up
Practice the staggered stance, heel stop, parallel turn, and stride and glide maneuvers until you feel relaxed and your confidence level begins to improve. Depending on the individual, it should take about twelve hours of practice time or six two-hour sessions.
When you’re skating in a controlled and relaxed manner, and the procedures in this lesson start to become second nature, it’s time to move on to trail skating. Congratulations! You’ve accomplished a lot in a short period of time.
 

13.10.2006. u 10:33   |   Prijavi nepoćudni blog   |   Dodaj komentar

ma idi u tri pičke materine!!!

Autor: skylab   |   13.10.2006. u 10:54   |   opcije


mitzi, bumo skupa vjezbali? :D

Autor: red_griffin   |   13.10.2006. u 11:00   |   opcije


a sad ćeš sigurno i prijevod na rvacki...i požuri, skijanje je već blizu, a treba opet prvo na engleskom, pa na maternjem...

Autor: d-IVA   |   13.10.2006. u 11:03   |   opcije


skylab - uopce ne kuzim koji tebe muci. sto si imao bolni pad na pozadinu pa ti evociram patnje ili sto ? :))

red - ja poceo. sad je najbolje vrijeme, nije guzva. a dobro ce mi doci i kao priprema za klizanje, nikad u zivotu nisam stao na klizaljke pa se spremam lagano.

iva - nema prijevoda. naucio fino od redice. napises nesto na englesko pa iziritiras one sto ne znaju sami prevest, navuces nekog da nesto lupne na engleskom i svi se dobro zabave. :))

a mozda uskoro krenu i ski tehnike za pocetnike. :))

Autor: freebee   |   13.10.2006. u 12:14   |   opcije


navučeš nekog da neš lupne? može, mali, mogu ja tebe navući bez po frke...na klizanje mislim, naravno. ne treba piskaranje, tu vještinu poznajem.

Autor: d-IVA   |   15.10.2006. u 1:57   |   opcije


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