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Message 8098 (11. Feb. 2009 23:32) (Tree)

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claudine: sidestance (11. Feb. 2009 19:32)
	Since there seems to be a difference of opinions, could those that skate sidestance post just pics of them in that position? I am not sure I could go straight or veer to the backside direction if I stood more erect. I find I need to bend my knees good to anchor myself with my butt to skate straight and also to pump. I pump by pushing my heels forward and backwards while twisting my hips. I have noone that I know that can skate straight sidestance even. I am the only one at my rink that can do that. I cant really do ramps but I would like to learn both ways because its fun to learn new things! Thats why I wanted a camera. I cant learn with other people so I have to see myself in pics to learn. BTW, did anyone hear me singing Its a Beautiful Day lol? I was going really fast on my mountain bike today and jumping speed bumps and curbs and all and caught the happy bug. :-D Life is getting pretty good now!
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biffsk8er: sidestance (11. Feb. 2009 22:03)
	Just check out MY videos. Link up above there▲ : Since there seems to be a difference of opinions, could those that skate sidestance post just pics of them in that position? I am not sure I could go straight or veer to the backside direction if I stood more erect. I find I need to bend my knees good to anchor myself with my butt to skate straight and also to pump. I pump by pushing my heels forward and backwards while twisting my hips. I have noone that I know that can skate straight sidestance even. I am the only one at my rink that can do that. I cant really do ramps but I would like to learn both ways because its fun to learn new things! Thats why I wanted a camera. I cant learn with other people so I have to see myself in pics to learn. : : BTW, did anyone hear me singing Its a Beautiful Day lol? I was going really fast on my mountain bike today and jumping speed bumps and curbs and all and caught the happy bug. :-D Life is getting pretty good now!
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Robert: sidestance (11. Feb. 2009 22:19)
	I did some sidestance many years ago for fun. I find it to be too uncomfortable, but I think that type of skating is awesome for tricks. I think it is more comparable to the types of tricks skateboarders do. The skaters that are good at sidestance seem to have amazing style. It's not for me, but I sure love watching it. I can't even touch my toes so the thought of trying to point both feet in opposite directions hurts. lol : Just check out MY videos. Link up above there▲ : : : Since there seems to be a difference of opinions, could those that skate sidestance post just pics of them in that position? I am not sure I could go straight or veer to the backside direction if I stood more erect. I find I need to bend my knees good to anchor myself with my butt to skate straight and also to pump. I pump by pushing my heels forward and backwards while twisting my hips. I have noone that I know that can skate straight sidestance even. I am the only one at my rink that can do that. I cant really do ramps but I would like to learn both ways because its fun to learn new things! Thats why I wanted a camera. I cant learn with other people so I have to see myself in pics to learn. : : : : BTW, did anyone hear me singing Its a Beautiful Day lol? I was going really fast on my mountain bike today and jumping speed bumps and curbs and all and caught the happy bug. :-D Life is getting pretty good now!
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claudine: sidestance (11. Feb. 2009 22:49)
	I havent yet been able to go sidestance on ramps so sure I have stuff to learn here! I prefer for now to stick learning stuff where my wheels are in contact with the surface so maybe I can learn to do a little sidestance one day. I hope Irene posts as her anatomy is closest to mine. :-D I think I'm natural as parallel but I have a decent turn out. : I almost exclusively skate parallel. : : With respect to stability, I would guess that a wider stance is more stable (your center of gravity is lower, you have more room for corrective action and a wider base is generally more stable). : : Apart from that, I would say that it is also a question of individual anatomy. People just have tendons of different length and flexibility and you can change only that much with stretching.
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claudine: sidestance (11. Feb. 2009 22:53)
	Youre so funny Robert lol! Hope you are having fun skating!! I just think I dont have the right balance for sidestance to be natural but heck, I'll play around with it. I'll check out the vids tonight Biff! : I did some sidestance many years ago for fun. I find it to be too uncomfortable, but I think that type of skating is awesome for tricks. I think it is more comparable to the types of tricks skateboarders do. The skaters that are good at sidestance seem to have amazing style. It's not for me, but I sure love watching it. I can't even touch my toes so the thought of trying to point both feet in opposite directions hurts. lol : : : Just check out MY videos. Link up above there▲ : : : : : Since there seems to be a difference of opinions, could those that skate sidestance post just pics of them in that position? I am not sure I could go straight or veer to the backside direction if I stood more erect. I find I need to bend my knees good to anchor myself with my butt to skate straight and also to pump. I pump by pushing my heels forward and backwards while twisting my hips. I have noone that I know that can skate straight sidestance even. I am the only one at my rink that can do that. I cant really do ramps but I would like to learn both ways because its fun to learn new things! Thats why I wanted a camera. I cant learn with other people so I have to see myself in pics to learn. : : : : : : BTW, did anyone hear me singing Its a Beautiful Day lol? I was going really fast on my mountain bike today and jumping speed bumps and curbs and all and caught the happy bug. :-D Life is getting pretty good now!
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biffsk8er: sidestance (11. Feb. 2009 23:26)
	You should watch the movie 'Air Attack' if you want to see some stellar skating, including side stance tricks. Have you seen it? Biff : Youre so funny Robert lol! Hope you are having fun skating!! I just think I dont have the right balance for sidestance to be natural but heck, I'll play around with it. I'll check out the vids tonight Biff! : : : I did some sidestance many years ago for fun. I find it to be too uncomfortable, but I think that type of skating is awesome for tricks. I think it is more comparable to the types of tricks skateboarders do. The skaters that are good at sidestance seem to have amazing style. It's not for me, but I sure love watching it. I can't even touch my toes so the thought of trying to point both feet in opposite directions hurts. lol : : : : : Just check out MY videos. Link up above there▲ : : : : : : : Since there seems to be a difference of opinions, could those that skate sidestance post just pics of them in that position? I am not sure I could go straight or veer to the backside direction if I stood more erect. I find I need to bend my knees good to anchor myself with my butt to skate straight and also to pump. I pump by pushing my heels forward and backwards while twisting my hips. I have noone that I know that can skate straight sidestance even. I am the only one at my rink that can do that. I cant really do ramps but I would like to learn both ways because its fun to learn new things! Thats why I wanted a camera. I cant learn with other people so I have to see myself in pics to learn. : : : : : : : : BTW, did anyone hear me singing Its a Beautiful Day lol? I was going really fast on my mountain bike today and jumping speed bumps and curbs and all and caught the happy bug. :-D Life is getting pretty good now!
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claudine: sidestance (12. Feb. 2009 03:51)
	I have part 2 on my computer! :-D With Holger Sander. He does keep his heels more together with his knees more out triangular. It looks like it might not be great on the knees? Once when I was at the bowls a guy told me to keep my stance more out for parallel but it didnt work out for me. The transitions are too tight to be spread out far. I kinda have my heel right where my toe about ends. So I guess you figure this out over time? Like I said, I've never gotten far sidestance, like 2 or 3 feet up the ramp lol. : : You should watch the movie 'Air Attack' if you want to see some stellar skating, including side stance tricks. Have you seen it? : : Which reminds me of an old slide I received today from Chris Eggers: It shows Olaf Hennig, one of the skaters seen in Air Attack. Location is the legendary Green Ramp. : : Enjoy.
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ireNe: sidestance (12. Feb. 2009 15:14)
	: Since there seems to be a difference of opinions, could those that skate sidestance post just pics of them in that position? I am not sure I could go straight or veer to the backside direction if I stood more erect. I find I need to bend my knees good to anchor myself with my butt to skate straight and also to pump. I pump by pushing my heels forward and backwards while twisting my hips. I have noone that I know that can skate straight sidestance even. I am the only one at my rink that can do that. I cant really do ramps but I would like to learn both ways because its fun to learn new things! Thats why I wanted a camera. I cant learn with other people so I have to see myself in pics to learn. : : BTW, did anyone hear me singing Its a Beautiful Day lol? I was going really fast on my mountain bike today and jumping speed bumps and curbs and all and caught the happy bug. :-D Life is getting pretty good now! 60+ degrees F in NYC yesterday! and funnily, I was out rollerblading on the streets... stoked I still can do the 3 variations of curb grinds and gap jump a few stairs w/o any injuries. I did SIDESTANCE, too, so hopefully I can recall what goes on. There is about 12 inches between my heels, but this increases another 2-3 inches when trying to propel or pump to gain momentum. Knees are pretty bent, it's hard to keep legs straight heel to heel. Keep knees bent like when practicing "horse" stance in martial arts movies. I think I do the same thing on ramps. Practice large backside circles, using rear foot to propel, then try to keep going in straight line, then going frontside. Ice skaters do it best...frontside, straight legs, knees locked...move is called the "Spread Eagle" I'll try to video something. Enjoy the outdoors, pad up and try not to go toooo crazy!
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claudine: sidestance (12. Feb. 2009 16:50)
	thanks!! Yeah, it was like 70F here, woo-hoo! I am soooo out of shape. I like to go hard and fast and then I want to just eat and sleep lol. I almost slept through my class last night hahahaha! Today I still just want to eat and sleep and stretch lol but luckily its windy outside so I can rest and um, do my homework lol. I'm waiting til Monday to increase my fun activities. See Dr. then. But I kinda want to take out the unicycle and see what I can do lol. I really cant wait to roll the bowls again...that will be amazing. : : Since there seems to be a difference of opinions, could those that skate sidestance post just pics of them in that position? I am not sure I could go straight or veer to the backside direction if I stood more erect. I find I need to bend my knees good to anchor myself with my butt to skate straight and also to pump. I pump by pushing my heels forward and backwards while twisting my hips. I have noone that I know that can skate straight sidestance even. I am the only one at my rink that can do that. I cant really do ramps but I would like to learn both ways because its fun to learn new things! Thats why I wanted a camera. I cant learn with other people so I have to see myself in pics to learn. : : : : BTW, did anyone hear me singing Its a Beautiful Day lol? I was going really fast on my mountain bike today and jumping speed bumps and curbs and all and caught the happy bug. :-D Life is getting pretty good now! : : 60+ degrees F in NYC yesterday! and funnily, I was out rollerblading on the streets... stoked I still can do the 3 variations of curb grinds and gap jump a few stairs w/o any injuries. I did SIDESTANCE, too, so hopefully I can recall what goes on. : There is about 12 inches between my heels, but this increases another 2-3 inches when trying to propel or pump to gain momentum. Knees are pretty bent, it's hard to keep legs straight heel to heel. Keep knees bent like when practicing "horse" stance in martial arts movies. I think I do the same thing on ramps. Practice large backside circles, using rear foot to propel, then try to keep going in straight line, then going frontside. Ice skaters do it best...frontside, straight legs, knees locked...move is called the "Spread Eagle" : I'll try to video something. Enjoy the outdoors, pad up and try not to go toooo crazy! : :
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