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Message 7574 (29. Dec. 2008 23:24) (Tree)

Sender:	claudine
Subject:	help, how to order?
Content:	: : : my arm is healed! only 6 weeks before i can sk8. wont start on bowls. the dr. said these guards are best but its not US. : : : : So you are rid of your cast now? Congratulations! That's really great! : : : : http://www.hawaiisurf.com/skimeter-flexguard-2008-p-023093.html : : : : : : can anyone help me to order? i want to make sure they fit. my bf speaks french so maybe he can help. my wrist is 5 1/8th inches around. : : : : They obviously don't send their stuff to the US. Germany is an option, so I could act as a proxy. : : : : As important as protection wear is (by all means never skate without!) I firmly believe that proper falling technique is more important still (I know I shouldn't talk about this since my technique is under-developed at best). If you can land properly on your knee pads and slide it out. the impact on your body is the lowest possible. I even saw some inline skater doing very rad stuff and skating big ramps without any protection wear. It wasn't the case that they didn't fall at all, but they had a technique of sliding it out on their behind. : : Completely agree with you on that one MrB, learning to bail too your knees is the best protection you can have.I see a lot of padless skaters run out of a bail but Ben Johnson on a bender couldnt run out of a 6' air bail but you can slide on your knees at any speed. : Great to hear your wing is nearly ready for flight again Claudine,you've been to hell and back and never lost the faith.Much respect to you.Eagerly awaiting your return vid/pic posts.Big thumbs up to you girl. : : cheers joe i hope i always land on knee pads. but doing tricks, i fall sideways sometimes. i think its good for me to learn to roll properly, like in aikido? thats how the bladers get away sans all pads. they roll. i can take 3 free classes close by, then $10/class after that. beginners classes teach you how to stand/roll. i still hope i always hit my pads but even the great mr. H hurt his wing......
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Bernhard: help, how to order? (29. Dec. 2008 22:55)
	: my arm is healed! only 6 weeks before i can sk8. wont start on bowls. the dr. said these guards are best but its not US. So you are rid of your cast now? Congratulations! That's really great! http://www.hawaiisurf.com/skimeter-flexguard-2008-p-023093.html : : can anyone help me to order? i want to make sure they fit. my bf speaks french so maybe he can help. my wrist is 5 1/8th inches around. They obviously don't send their stuff to the US. Germany is an option, so I could act as a proxy. As important as protection wear is (by all means never skate without!) I firmly believe that proper falling technique is more important still (I know I shouldn't talk about this since my technique is under-developed at best). If you can land properly on your knee pads and slide it out. the impact on your body is the lowest possible. I even saw some inline skater doing very rad stuff and skating big ramps without any protection wear. It wasn't the case that they didn't fall at all, but they had a technique of sliding it out on their behind.
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claudine: help, how to order? (29. Dec. 2008 23:06)
	: : my arm is healed! only 6 weeks before i can sk8. wont start on bowls. the dr. said these guards are best but its not US. : : So you are rid of your cast now? Congratulations! That's really great! : : http://www.hawaiisurf.com/skimeter-flexguard-2008-p-023093.html : : : : can anyone help me to order? i want to make sure they fit. my bf speaks french so maybe he can help. my wrist is 5 1/8th inches around. : : They obviously don't send their stuff to the US. Germany is an option, so I could act as a proxy. : : As important as protection wear is (by all means never skate without!) I firmly believe that proper falling technique is more important still (I know I shouldn't talk about this since my technique is under-developed at best). If you can land properly on your knee pads and slide it out. the impact on your body is the lowest possible. I even saw some inline skater doing very rad stuff and skating big ramps without any protection wear. It wasn't the case that they didn't fall at all, but they had a technique of sliding it out on their behind. I am out of cast!!!!!!!!! just stiff, pics above. Not pretty but to me beautiful. :-D you are very right! but at times people fall sideways or backwards and cannot get to knee pads. In this case I was told to keep arms slightly curved in. I will see if I can afford a couple aikido classes just to learn how to fall/roll. Here is a correct pic on how to fall sideways/backwards correctly. Hands should never hit the ground. I will slam elbows more this way. But I never know if my hands will touch the ground again, hope not, no 100% guarantee. So it maybe 3 months easy sk8n til I do bowls as I need to learn how to roll sideways. www.fightingarts.com/content03/graphics/physics_aikido_12.gif
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joe90: help, how to order? (29. Dec. 2008 23:16)
	: : my arm is healed! only 6 weeks before i can sk8. wont start on bowls. the dr. said these guards are best but its not US. : : So you are rid of your cast now? Congratulations! That's really great! : : http://www.hawaiisurf.com/skimeter-flexguard-2008-p-023093.html : : : : can anyone help me to order? i want to make sure they fit. my bf speaks french so maybe he can help. my wrist is 5 1/8th inches around. : : They obviously don't send their stuff to the US. Germany is an option, so I could act as a proxy. : : As important as protection wear is (by all means never skate without!) I firmly believe that proper falling technique is more important still (I know I shouldn't talk about this since my technique is under-developed at best). If you can land properly on your knee pads and slide it out. the impact on your body is the lowest possible. I even saw some inline skater doing very rad stuff and skating big ramps without any protection wear. It wasn't the case that they didn't fall at all, but they had a technique of sliding it out on their behind. Completely agree with you on that one MrB, learning to bail too your knees is the best protection you can have.I see a lot of padless skaters run out of a bail but Ben Johnson on a bender couldnt run out of a 6' air bail but you can slide on your knees at any speed. Great to hear your wing is nearly ready for flight again Claudine,you've been to hell and back and never lost the faith.Much respect to you.Eagerly awaiting your return vid/pic posts.Big thumbs up to you girl. cheers joe
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claudine: help, how to order? (29. Dec. 2008 23:24)
	: : : my arm is healed! only 6 weeks before i can sk8. wont start on bowls. the dr. said these guards are best but its not US. : : : : So you are rid of your cast now? Congratulations! That's really great! : : : : http://www.hawaiisurf.com/skimeter-flexguard-2008-p-023093.html : : : : : : can anyone help me to order? i want to make sure they fit. my bf speaks french so maybe he can help. my wrist is 5 1/8th inches around. : : : : They obviously don't send their stuff to the US. Germany is an option, so I could act as a proxy. : : : : As important as protection wear is (by all means never skate without!) I firmly believe that proper falling technique is more important still (I know I shouldn't talk about this since my technique is under-developed at best). If you can land properly on your knee pads and slide it out. the impact on your body is the lowest possible. I even saw some inline skater doing very rad stuff and skating big ramps without any protection wear. It wasn't the case that they didn't fall at all, but they had a technique of sliding it out on their behind. : : Completely agree with you on that one MrB, learning to bail too your knees is the best protection you can have.I see a lot of padless skaters run out of a bail but Ben Johnson on a bender couldnt run out of a 6' air bail but you can slide on your knees at any speed. : Great to hear your wing is nearly ready for flight again Claudine,you've been to hell and back and never lost the faith.Much respect to you.Eagerly awaiting your return vid/pic posts.Big thumbs up to you girl. : : cheers joe i hope i always land on knee pads. but doing tricks, i fall sideways sometimes. i think its good for me to learn to roll properly, like in aikido? thats how the bladers get away sans all pads. they roll. i can take 3 free classes close by, then $10/class after that. beginners classes teach you how to stand/roll. i still hope i always hit my pads but even the great mr. H hurt his wing......
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Bernhard: help, how to order? (29. Dec. 2008 23:36)
	: I am out of cast!!!!!!!!! just stiff, pics above. Not pretty but to me beautiful. :-D Woohoo! : you are very right! but at times people fall sideways or backwards and cannot get to knee pads. It has to be trained. When you watch proficient ramp skaters, they always land on their knee pads (well, in 99,9 % of all cases at least) if they are using knee pads. I think it's not so good to compare the technique to Aikido. The situation is completely different. The height is different, there is a transition and there is no-one else throwing you off your feet that yourself. Martial arts definitely helps you control your body and I'm sure it's also an advantage for a different kind of falling. But I'm convinced that the skater's technique for falling in a half-pipe is better in this situation and that it offers much more control and protection and injury. I think you watched the inline skaters rolling their falls when doing street skating, right? I don't know any good ramp inline skaters doing this in the half pipe. They either slide it out on their knee pads or on their ass. Everything else isn't a controlled bail but an uncontrolled slam.
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claudine: help, how to order? (29. Dec. 2008 23:44)
	: : I am out of cast!!!!!!!!! just stiff, pics above. Not pretty but to me beautiful. :-D : : Woohoo! : : : you are very right! but at times people fall sideways or backwards and cannot get to knee pads. : : It has to be trained. When you watch proficient ramp skaters, they always land on their knee pads (well, in 99,9 % of all cases at least) if they are using knee pads. : : I think it's not so good to compare the technique to Aikido. The situation is completely different. The height is different, there is a transition and there is no-one else throwing you off your feet that yourself. Martial arts definitely helps you control your body and I'm sure it's also an advantage for a different kind of falling. But I'm convinced that the skater's technique for falling in a half-pipe is better in this situation and that it offers much more control and protection and injury. : : I think you watched the inline skaters rolling their falls when doing street skating, right? I don't know any good ramp inline skaters doing this in the half pipe. They either slide it out on their knee pads or on their ass. Everything else isn't a controlled bail but an uncontrolled slam. makes sense, so best thing is just practice sliding on my knee pads? i have been working out at the gym so my midsection is strong to twist. if the classes are free, might try them out as i want to ride a uni too lol. part of safely falling too is being lose which means not being afraid so practicing falls. the dr. said drunk drivers rarely ever break bones! i wish i could watch other roller skaters, it would help me out a lot. but i wont chance not having great protective gear as i know that 0.1% can be fatal........ A break has cost me TONS, in pain, disability, job, stress, and loss of skating time.
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claudine: videos?.... (30. Dec. 2008 13:12)
	i guess i am a bad sk8r. if i drop in and fall forward, i tend to slide on knee, elbow and wrist guards. if i get wheel locked on coping, it throws me sideways fast so i go down fast sideways. thats why i have hip pads. the only way i can guarantee my arms never touch the ground is to never skate again. any videos on how to ALWAYS fall on knee pads when falling from all directions? even if i slam on my butt, i bruised that bad and might have got a concussion from it one time as the force came up my spine. i have noone to show me how to skate. : Than Bernhard say, the most important when you skatin'g in a ramp is know the falls and how put your knee and elbow pads for good slidin'g. : : In some times is better health jump and use the knee pads and try again the trick. :
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