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standing position, step onto grass. This will get you
comfortable with the change in surface friction as you
move from hard top to grass. Also, notice that the grass
has some give, it can catch your wheels & slow you
down significantly. Enter
the grass with your skates scissored at least one foot apart,
knees bent to lower the centre of gravity & weight shifted
back & to the rear wheels of both skates. Roll to a stop. Grass
can be entered at high speeds with practice. |
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very aware of the transition from pavement to
grass. You feel much more friction when you hit
the grass & it is sudden. If you are prepared,
with weight on your support leg, abs tight &
shoulders still, you can stay balanced. Avoid
being thrown forward when you hit the grass by
sitting deeply on to your back leg. The shift in
weight to your support (or back) leg is a shift,
not a lean. If you lean, you lose your balance. If
you have to step up or down over a curb to get to
grass, do it from the scissors stance. |
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Step Onto Grass
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Static Mimic Drill
While standing in one place: a) scissor your braking leg
forward & shift
your weight to your support leg; b) drop your hips, as if
you are starting to
sit down into a chair.
Also see Heel-Brake
Stopping & Spinstops |
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