(so sorry for the long comment!!) This is so helpful, especially bc I also switch my feet to keep my right foot as my lead foot. And the fakie stall is freaking me out, because I learned to forwards stall with my left (non-lead) foot touching the coping first. This was so that my right foot could be first down the ramp when I came out of the front stall. But on the fakie stall, I'm looking over my right shoulder, so I can't visually spot my left foot. But touching my right foot first going fakie to the coping means my left foot will lead down the ramp (as I lead up to a 2-foot stall), and then I get unstable coming out of the fakie stall. Should I practice left foot forwards down the ramp and fakie stall with my right foot touching first? Or do you think I should just feel for the left skate touching fakie first? And, do you have a donate button somewhere?
Can you make a tutorial about different ways of dropping in? I can only drop in on my toe stops, dropping in with one foot on the coping is too scary for me. Which makes doing fakie stalls tough as well ( ":
I can totally relate. I was terrified to put one foot on the coping because it feels like you’re going to bite it when you pick up your lead foot to step in. The thing is when you do pick up your lead foot all of your weight and pressure shifts to your leg/foot that’s on the coping! You don’t realize that until you lift up your lead foot. It’s just like if you’re standing on one leg and then shift to the other leg. So, trust me. You’ll be fine. You just have to do it. Just like they say ....so much of ramp skating is mental. You’ve got this!
Ugh soo soo good to see another skater that switches their stance while pumping! Thank you foe the video!
I LOVE YOUR RAMP! It’s so beautiful.
Shelbi Carpenter thanks! We change it like 2 times a year!
Great tutorial
(so sorry for the long comment!!) This is so helpful, especially bc I also switch my feet to keep my right foot as my lead foot. And the fakie stall is freaking me out, because I learned to forwards stall with my left (non-lead) foot touching the coping first. This was so that my right foot could be first down the ramp when I came out of the front stall. But on the fakie stall, I'm looking over my right shoulder, so I can't visually spot my left foot. But touching my right foot first going fakie to the coping means my left foot will lead down the ramp (as I lead up to a 2-foot stall), and then I get unstable coming out of the fakie stall. Should I practice left foot forwards down the ramp and fakie stall with my right foot touching first? Or do you think I should just feel for the left skate touching fakie first? And, do you have a donate button somewhere?
Can you make a tutorial about different ways of dropping in? I can only drop in on my toe stops, dropping in with one foot on the coping is too scary for me. Which makes doing fakie stalls tough as well ( ":
Willemijn Forte sure thing!
I can totally relate. I was terrified to put one foot on the coping because it feels like you’re going to bite it when you pick up your lead foot to step in. The thing is when you do pick up your lead foot all of your weight and pressure shifts to your leg/foot that’s on the coping! You don’t realize that until you lift up your lead foot. It’s just like if you’re standing on one leg and then shift to the other leg. So, trust me. You’ll be fine. You just have to do it. Just like they say ....so much of ramp skating is mental. You’ve got this!
I switch toooooo
Samee