Does inline skating mess up your hockey skating?

[tomz 0]

Just wondering this, as i've found a few articles on the internet that claim "Inline skating messes up your hockey skating".

Is this the case with people? I've seen the tuuk chassis which is ment to duplicate ice, but i've just bought rbk 5k inlines which have the Tri-Di chassis on them and I was wondering if this was similar

tom

[Hazard14 0]

doesnt seem to...

[Jake 0]

Not more than riding a bike, or jogging would, I'd imagine.

[wc19 1]

I actually see it whenever I play roller than ice, not the other way around.

[jmiro 55]

Most the guys i know have a problem on inlines if they spend most the time on ice. Not to much of a problem if you play inline then ice. my opinion.

[lotus 2]

Yeah when i go a few days ice only then to inline, i tend to fall on my face. The other way around is no problem.

[JJ Thompson94 0]

As someone who plays mostly ice hockey, I feel roller really messes up my stride, crossover and everything. Because of that I try to avoid roller as much as possible. I ride a stationary bike and a regular bike in the summer. Riding a bike up hill is really great as a workout.

I don't like roller but thats my opinion and that works for me. Why I think I'm right for other people is because I see people who come from roller to ice that just can't skate right, but people that go from ice to roller are just as good on blades as they are on ice.

[big_bt 0]

Switching from Ice to Roller is a big difference IMO, but usually the difference doesn't last longer than a few good strides.

[bekster 0]

Skating in inline and ice hockey is just different

but its like eating with a fork or a spoon. eating with a fork wont mess up your spoon eating style :D

We have no ice over here from april to september and when i step back on the ice it takes 5 minutes to get back my spoon eating style ;)

A lot of german elite league players play in inline-hockey leagues over the summer, some play for both, inline and ice national teams!

But one thing i recognized is that you can see if an ice hockey player learnt to skate with inline-skates. Imho it just looks .. different ..

[houk 0]

I find the hardest part is learning to stop quickly in inline.

[TBLfan 25]

Inline players tend to have slow-feet syndrome. Bad habits can start because of that.

[thefelixculpa 0]

explain slow feet syndrome

[TBLfan 25]

their feet move slower than a typical ice skater of the same caliber

[hockeydawg44 0]

I started out playing roller then switched to ice. I noticed that when I stride and bring my leg back I kick it up higher than most players and I'm not very fast. I've been told this is due to playing roller hockey

[wc19 1]

I've seen that players who grow up playing inline first tend to just have one speed whereas ice players can kick it up to different notches.

[thefelixculpa 0]

their feet move slower than a typical ice skater of the same caliber

maybe i'm a rare case, but I've played only roller my entire life, started when I was 6 and now 21. I'm an exceptional skater for roller hockey, and the few times a year that I get a chance to go to open ice skates I find that I am able to skate just as well after a couple minutes of adjustment. I keep up with my buddies who have played ice their entire life...stopping at a high speed is another matter though.

[TBLfan 25]

Don't get me wrong, there are definitely guys that can transition really well. But based on my experiences, at all levels, you can spot the roller hockey player by the slower, exaggerated motions. It works, there's not doubting it but they probably aren't skating to the best of their abilities because of it.

This is not ragging on roller hockey, just two different beasts.

[rmnyi 0]

Started out playing ice and then switched to roller, that transition was easy. But when I started playing ice again, I had a hard time switching back. Couldn't even do a hockey stop! Took me some time to trust my edges again.

[iggy777 0]

I've noticed it takes a few minutes to start having my edges dig into the ice after inline but it goes away.

[gxc999 7]

Yeah when i go a few days ice only then to inline, i tend to fall on my face. The other way around is no problem.

I'm a novice ice skater and completely agree... I ice skated friday and played a game of roller tonight. I really hated the lack of fluidity, I couldn't adjust to it until the 2nd period.

[TBLfan 25]

My feet are too fast for my roller hockey skates, I trip myself a few times while warming up before I start slowing my feet down... I really need new RH skates, my skates are bricks. Maybe if I lost these POS I will play roller more than once a year.

[lampliter87 8]

As mainly an ice player, who plays limited roller in the summers, and then goes back to ice in the fall, I can say that it definitely messes with my stride. My stance in roller is wider for better balance, and when I go back to ice in the fall I have to make sure to get my longer stride back.

[JJ Thompson94 0]

Does anyone remember Joe Mullen. He made the NHL but he grew up playing Roller in NYC. (yeah imagine how good you have to be to do that) His entire career people were saying he has a strange stride. And he does. Try to find a video, he does have a weird stride but hey it works him to get to the NHL.

point is, it worked for him but clearly it messes up your ice hockey stride. This guy had NHL skill, but chances are I wouldn't chance it.

[Tyler B 0]

i have a pretty hard time going from inline to ice. ice to inline isnt that bad, takes about twenty mins before i can stop again. I found when i switch back to ice i cant stop, instead my stopping motion turns into a really sharp turn. Its usually fixed fast at conditioning camp as soon as coach starts us doing lines.

[AWE46M3 0]

Does anyone remember Joe Mullen. He made the NHL but he grew up playing Roller in NYC. (yeah imagine how good you have to be to do that) His entire career people were saying he has a strange stride. And he does. Try to find a video, he does have a weird stride but hey it works him to get to the NHL.

point is, it worked for him but clearly it messes up your ice hockey stride. This guy had NHL skill, but chances are I wouldn't chance it.

Didn't Joe Mullen grow up on roller skates? That has got to be a whole lot different than ice to inline... I really dont have much issue going from inline to ice, but ice to inline is a different beast... haha As some have said, the edges, or lack thereof in inline throws me off. Turning radius seems to suck and stopping can make me fall on my ass! And for whatever reason after playing inline for a long period of time, I find myself too much on my toes (my front two wheels dont last near as long as my rear ones) when I go back to ice, but that generally doesnt last long at all.