Practicin on roller blades?

since i cant go on the ice very often, is there anything equivalent that i can do on roller blades and on ice skates. i can do cross over, flip from front to back, that sorta thing, but anything else?





i was reading someones answer about not roller blading cause of muscle memory or something... whats that about?

Practicin on roller blades?
You can do swizzles (forward and backwards), spirals (be careful!), one foot glides, 2 foot glides, slalom, dips, shoot the ducks, stroking . . . but stops for sure will be different!





Pic skates are supposed to be the %26quot;closest%26quot; to ice skating. The boots are ice skating boots, so that of course would feel exactly the same as ice skating. But it has a wheel frame, like inline skates, but it%26#039;s configured to be more like an ice skating blade so you can do artistic moves like ice skating. You can get the frames and attach them to your preferred ice skate boot brand, or you can get the boot/frame set from them. Oh but they can be pricey.


http://www.picskate.com/


Video


http://www.leechvideo.com/video/view5577...


Review


http://figureskating.about.com/od/equipm...


Oh but they can be pricey.





The company came to our rink for a demo and I tried them out. The boot feels the same, but the wheels feel different from a blade (more volume, so it%26#039;s clunkier). Technique is a bit different too - especially spins! And it feels slower than being on the ice. That being said, I think it feels closer to ice skates than regular inline (rollerblade) skates.





Some people cross train with rollerblades - as you use similar muscle groups as ice skating. Similar - but not exactly like ice skating.





When you do something repeatedly, your muscle %26quot;remembers%26quot; how to do it . . . and your technique becomes second nature (muscle memory). So imagine if you did something incorrectly over and over . . . you get a muscle memory for a bad habit! The same can go for learning something of a different technique . . . inline skates have a different %26quot;balance%26quot;, %26quot;edging%26quot; and such. Your foot isn%26#039;t gripped inside tightly like an ice skate, so your feet (and leg) muscles will get a different workout than if you ice skate. If you%26#039;re just starting out, it may not make a big difference - and you could actually get accustomed to both fairly well.





If you can%26#039;t get to the ice often, then of course go for the next best thing you can find!!





Here is a book for doing stuff on linline skates . . . and a website - although I think it%26#039;s specific to those Pic Skates.


http://jumpspin.com/book/





Here is an article: Figure Skate on Inline Skates


How to Do Ice Skating Tricks on Inline Skates


http://figurespeedskating.suite101.com/a...





Article on my point about it being different from ice skating


Cross-Training with Inline Skating


Great for Speed Skaters, Not Recommended for Figure Skaters


http://figurespeedskating.suite101.com/a...





Hope that helps!
Reply:Be careful with rollerblades! But there are some things you can do.....





-Just skating around improves your muscles tremendously.


-You can also do dips, shoot the ducks, crossovers, swizzles, and one foot glides.





HAVE FUN %26amp;%26amp; GOOD LUCK!



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