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[vixenvangogo]

sunday's practice was pretty awesome. I know I don't do the absolute perfect stops yet, though it's easy going slow now, just hard when going fast... so the beginning was a little bit boring but then we started practicing weaving and blocking. and at the end we tried running on our toe stops and sprinting ... man doing a t-stop or plough stop is

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[madra_rua]

I got a question how do you do your t-stops? I don't think I'm doing something right because I end up falling face first. I hate t-stops. >_<

[vixenvangogo]

okay, so you're rolling along.
And you wanna stop.
So you pick up one of your feet (whichever feels more comfortable... I've been using my right foot but some girls feel more natural with their left), and then STOMP it down behind your other skate at a 90 degree angle to that one (like a T) and then PUSH your foot down on your outer wheels of the skate behind you to drag and slow/stop. But a lot of girls use their inner wheels and it makes them spin out and sometimes fall. Also Suzy Hotrod said it's easier to twist your ankle that way with your inner wheels.

Just dragging without stomping down doesn't really work unless you're going really slow. Nor does stomping down without dragging your wheels.

[madra_rua]

Okay...I think I see my problem. I've been using my inner wheels to drag.

STOMP. DRAG. (outside wheels)

Mucho thanks!

[madra_rua]

When I get some days free I think I'll jump over to Philly and learn a few moves. I hope I can round up a few girls in my area as well.

[vixenvangogo]

we practice sunday & wednesday nights - just so's ya know.
let me know if/when you might be coming
although if we had enough notice we could try to go somewhere outdoors on a saturday afternoon and skate with you.