December 30th, 2011 — Skating, Surf Skate Wake, Tips and Tricks
One of the most popular questions that is asked by people learning how to roller skate has to do with the mechanics involved in roller skating. Many brand new roller skaters find themselves wondering how they can achieve acceleration in a forward motion while they are skating on a surface that is flat. Some new roller skaters believe that skating occurs when the weight of the body is shifted forward, back and forth or side to side in order to create a forward acceleration, but this is not quite the truth. So what is the truth about the mechanics behind the art of roller skating?
When you are skating on a surface that is flat using quad skates or inline skates, the safest and the most efficient way for you to achieve forward motion is for you to utilize side push in conjunction with only a minimal amount of body movement.
If you treat each skating foot as if it were an individual scooter, then the forward motion would come from keeping your body weight over only one skate at a time, the employed skate, while you are pushing to the side and then back using the other skate, which is the free skate. The more control that a skater has while keeping the feet close for the purpose of transferring feet, and the more that the skater is able to keep his or her body over the supporting skate or employed skater, the faster the skater will go and the safer he or she will be.
Skating occurs when a number of different right foot and left foot pushes are completed in a sequence, maintaining the concept of using each foot as if it were an individual scooter in order to generate the right amount of momentum. The only body movement that is required is a very slight shift of the skater’s weight in order to keep the main weight behind the head, the chest and the hips situated above the skate that is rolling.
Rollerblading or inline skating techniques are not difficult to learn, but it does take some practice to perfect moves like these in order to get the most out of the basic mechanics behind the sport. If you are not roller skating in this manner, then you are probably utilizing more energy than you should need to, making your inline skating inefficient. If you want to get the most out of your inline skating habit, you have to make sure that you are getting the most out of the mechanics behind the use of roller skates. When you perfect the art of the basic momentum and mechanics of inline skating, that is when you can effectively graduate into tricks and other skating endeavors to get the most out of what your skates are capable of.
Photo Credits: vanlaar
Originally posted 2009-09-04 03:33:50. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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December 21st, 2011 — Consider This, Skating, Surf Skate Wake
Roller blading is a name that has been applied to the inline skating sport as a result of the large role that the “Rollerblade Company” played in creating popularity out of the inline skating sport. Rollerblade, Inc. was not responsible for inventing, manufacturing or designing the very first inline skates. However, the Rollerblade Company or Rollerblade, Inc. was so successful in their endeavor to market inline skates and inline skating equipment, that it led to the term “rollerblading” becoming extremely popular when referring to sports involving inline skates. Not only was this popular at the time, but the term rollerblading is still being used today to refer to the sport, even though the official name for the sport of using inline skates is simply “inline skating”.
Regardless of which inline skate manufacturing company is responsible for building a specific pair of inline skates, most inline skates are simply known as rollerblades in this day and age. The name Rollerblade has become the symbol of inline skating for most people, unfortunately overshadowing a large number of inline skate manufacturers as well as leaving out a lot of information pertaining to the history of inline skating and rollerblading. Many people, despite having skated for years, are unaware of the true history of inline skating, attributing the design and invention of inline skates to Rollerblade, Inc. when they are not actually responsible for the design of the sport.
The official name for all rollerblading or for “blading” sporting is actually inline roller skating or inline skating. The correct name for any rollerblades that are manufactured by a company other than Rollerblade, Inc. is inline skates or simply skates, rather than rollerblades or blades. If you are actually using Rollerblade, Inc. brand skates, then you really are rollerblading. If you are using any other type of skates, then the proper description for the sport is skating or inline skating. The difference between typical skating and inline skating is, of course, the arrangement of the wheels on your skates. This is because inline skates are skates where four wheels are arranged in a straight line from front to back. Roller skates or quad skates also possess four wheels, but they are arranged in the four corners of the skate instead.
Learning more about the history of inline skating is a good way to generate an appreciation for the sport. You might be surprised at what you learn about how inline skating sports came to be and how the Rollerblade, Inc company managed to successfully market them to the point where “rollerblading” became the common name for the inline skating sport and the true inventors behind the inline skate fell to the wayside.
Photo Credits: Murky1
Originally posted 2009-08-26 03:17:59. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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November 25th, 2011 — Clothes Shoes and Gear, Skating, Surf Skate Wake, Tips and Tricks
There are many people in the world that are taking pleasure in rollerblading for fun because it is an exciting sport and makes for a great workout. The sport is generally easy to learn, and learning the maneuvers is often also easy. Rollerblading allows you to be active physically and alert mentally, developing your strength and balance in the process. Rollerblading is also capable of being dangerous, however, especially for people that are still learning how to enjoy this sport properly. There are ways for you to minimize risk and to prevent rollerblading injuries, learning all about rollerblading safely in the process.
- * Helmet: The helmet is protective gear that is specifically designed to keep your head safe. You need to wear your helmet all the time if you want to prevent fatalities and other serious damage. Helmets are not going to guarantee 100 percent safety from harm but what they will do is significantly decrease the possibility that you will sustain a head injury if you fall. You need to make sure that your helmet is properly fitting your head. If your helmet is too big or not big enough, then it will only harm you rather than helping you or protecting you. Small helmets are too stiff and uncomfortable for your head. Large helmets do not properly defend against injuries.
When you go shopping for a helmet, you are going to want to select a style that has groves for good ventilation and a narrowing of the front. Your helmet should be built tough, like ACE Bucky helmets and B2 helmets, which come in a myriad of different styles, models, sizes and colors.
- * Pads: Rollerblader pads such as elbow pads and knee pads are going to be just as vital to your health, welfare and safety as your helmet. If you have suitable elbow and knee pads on, then there is a much lower chance that you will fracture a bone if you fall in an unfortunate way. These protections are capable of supporting you and shielding your major bones and joints when serious accidents happen to occur.
- * Wrist Guards: This is another important piece of gear, functioning to soak up the trauma and shock associated with a fall by protecting your forearms and your wrists. When you stumble or fall, your impulse will be to hand on your hands, which can break your wrists if you are not careful. Wrist guards, then, are vitally important to protecting these fragile and vital bones until you can learn how to fall in such a way that your wrists are not put in harm’s way.
Along with these pieces of safety equipment, it is vitally important that you comply with all of the ethics and laws of the road way at all times. Be sensible and always be aware of your boundaries and your capabilities.
Photo Credits: JasonTromm
Originally posted 2009-07-31 05:53:16. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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