I was hoping I could blame crappy rental skates for many things, like my inability to stay on a flat, but it seems I can't. I always tilt over onto an inside edge when I try a one-foot glide, especially on the right foot. I don't know if it's me not getting my weight over the correct leg or if it's a structural thing with my foot. Boo.
I don't think I've ever pigeon-toed
To be fair, I rarely make it to pigeon-toe status. It's HARD to drag the skate blades sideways! I can usually hit blades parallel, which does a good enough job.
and I've never made it more than 1.5 revolutions before I grind to a halt
I was doing that, and then started picking a point just above eye level to focus on and...well, it goes too fast to spot, but I do an approximation of spotting. Suddenly I had 3 revs! Standing up straight: such a helpful trick.
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Date: 2013-06-27 12:38 am (UTC)I was hoping I could blame crappy rental skates for many things, like my inability to stay on a flat, but it seems I can't. I always tilt over onto an inside edge when I try a one-foot glide, especially on the right foot. I don't know if it's me not getting my weight over the correct leg or if it's a structural thing with my foot. Boo.
I don't think I've ever pigeon-toed
To be fair, I rarely make it to pigeon-toe status. It's HARD to drag the skate blades sideways! I can usually hit blades parallel, which does a good enough job.
and I've never made it more than 1.5 revolutions before I grind to a halt
I was doing that, and then started picking a point just above eye level to focus on and...well, it goes too fast to spot, but I do an approximation of spotting. Suddenly I had 3 revs! Standing up straight: such a helpful trick.