Turning effectively on inline skates requires edging and weight transfer, which are the basic skills involved “A” Frame Turns and parallel turning.
Difficulty: Average
- Skate a short distance to gain speed.
- Go into a staggered stance with hands out front.
- Keep your feet about 10 to 12 inches apart. The heel of the right skate should be about even with the toe of the left skate.
- Place more pressure on the outside edges of the wheels of your right skate by pushing down with the ball and big toe of your right foot.
- Point your hips and feet to the right.
- Keep you legs distance constant and coast to a stop.
- To make one turn to your left, push off with both skates.
- Skate a short distance to gain speed.
- Drop into a staggered stance with hands out front.
- Keep your feet about 10 to 12 inches apart.
- Place more pressure on the outside edges of your left skate by pushing down with the ball and big toe of your left foot.
- Point your hips and feet to the left.
- Keep you legs distance constant and coast to a stop.
- While shifting your weight in steps #5 and #12, be sure to also move your upper body and arms in the direction you want to go. This helps to compliment the movement in the lower body.
- A Large, Flat, Open area.
- Safety equipment
- Inline skates
- Patience and more practice
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