Any tips for going from street to indoor roller? (skating)

[louierev07 31]

Just had my first game on a sportcourt, and even towards the end of the game, i never felt comfortable. Skating is usually my best attribute, and I just felt off all night.

Biggest difference to me is that on this court, my wheels were SUPER grippy. Usually when playing on really flat nice asphalt, im able to pretty much do a hockey stop to stop skating, no chance of doing it here because there is zero slide for me out there. There were a ton of accidental collisions too that i dont think would be happening if it werent for the court.

One possible problem I may have is I have really nice expensive wheels - and i think i might be better off with something crappier if i want to slide a bit. I bought axiom T9's that came with rink rat split hornet XXX wheels. I know for people who play a ton of indoor inline theyre probably awesome, but i think im going to have to change my whole skating style to be able to use these.

Any tips or suggestions lemme know. Anything will help - out next game is Thursday!

EDIT: sorry posted in wrong forum, forgot about the roller section.

[poonie 0]

Ive used the t9 skates with the rink rat wheels. It took about 10 hours on the sports court rink to get used to it

[Vet88 674]

change your wheels up to a harder rating, say 76a or 78a. This will give you a bit more slide, simulating an outdoor rink. Bottom line is you need to skate more, it will come as your stopping adjusts and improves.

[louierev07 31]

change your wheels up to a harder rating, say 76a or 78a. This will give you a bit more slide, simulating an outdoor rink. Bottom line is you need to skate more, it will come as your stopping adjusts and improves.

I think the rink rats are 76A. Do i really want to go with a harder wheel - or is it worth learning how to skate indoors. In my experience - going from roller in the street to inline was harder than going from street to ice. I have brand new lebada asphalt that i havent used at all yet - should i try those out to compare to the XXX wheels? Or would that be kinda dumb?

Ive used the t9 skates with the rink rat wheels. It took about 10 hours on the sports court rink to get used to it

Did you play inline before that? Or was it also your first time going from street to sport court like myself? If you were using a type of wheel before that that is a little less grippy lemme know what it was.

Im gonna try to find out when this place has no one on that rink and try to go skate for a while. Its such a huge change for me, i need a lot of practice to get used to it.

[Souldriver 64]

Before you go screwing with wheels what's your size and weight? That's what should dictate wheels for the most part. In 250 lbs and I don't even use outdoor wheels on the sport court, you won't get grip.

Also remember to keep moving your legs, I've seen too many street players that don't move when playing on a real sport court besides that just get used to skating on a new surface and you should be good.

[louierev07 31]

Before you go screwing with wheels what's your size and weight? That's what should dictate wheels for the most part. In 250 lbs and I don't even use outdoor wheels on the sport court, you won't get grip.

Also remember to keep moving your legs, I've seen too many street players that don't move when playing on a real sport court besides that just get used to skating on a new surface and you should be good.

IM 5'9" and around 190-200 lbs. My wheels I believe are 76A.

My problem isnt getting speed or turning or anything like that, but stopping. I pretty much used to always do some kind of hockey stop when in asphalt, and i just cant do it at all on this. Also on pavement, if i went to turn really sharp while going fast, I would slide a bit - no sliding here. How do you stop on sport court?

[mhkehoe 1]

You can try a harder wheel on indoor, but you will then find that your feet are slipping out from behind you when you push off hard. Cheaper wheels won't make a huge difference if they are the same hardness, they just seem to chunk faster. I had the same issue when going from outdoor roller to indoor roller, the only answer I can give is try to learn to swing your feet around like this video:

You can also try to keep your feet wider apart during a hockey stop on roller, but I found that it isn't as smooth of a stop as you bounce a bit if your weight isn't distributed right.

I never got that comfortable on indoor roller as I mostly avoided making quick stops. I stick to playing outdoor roller and ice now.

[Souldriver 64]

I mean that grip is what you want and will improve your game in the long run so try to work with it.

you can try out a harder wheel by making your two inner wheels a 78a durometer. this way youre not buying a whole set and you can get an idea of what its like. with your weight you can go either way 76a or 78a. remember with equipment youre a little heavier, and you want a little less grip so a 78a wheel may be goo
this may also help
http://www.revisionhockey.com/2011/technology/wheel-matrix/

Im 250lbs and i have two hard orange addictions in the middle spots, meanwhile the two outside are rink rat 78a hornets. the hard inside wheels keep the wheels on the toe and heel from biting too hard or slowing me down. the outside wheels give me grips for turns and stops and help during those humid summer days, and in places where the rink is worn so it slips. I personally love rink rats for my higher weight, they dont chunk on me and they outlasted the addictions by a bit.

[Vet88 674]

IM 5'9" and around 190-200 lbs. My wheels I believe are 76A.

My problem isnt getting speed or turning or anything like that, but stopping. I pretty much used to always do some kind of hockey stop when in asphalt, and i just cant do it at all on this. Also on pavement, if i went to turn really sharp while going fast, I would slide a bit - no sliding here. How do you stop on sport court?

Two footed stops (like in the video) or a t - stop? for 2 footed you just have to keep practising, there is no short cut. For a t - stop, focus on pushing your stopping foot out as far from your body as you can. Your foot will now slide more. As you get better your stance will naturally close up as you go for more grip and a faster stop.

You can try the asphalts but you will slip all over the place. I was in your position a while ago changing between a tiled surface and a eurathane surface. I used different wheels for each skate but as I became used to the surfaces I now don't change, it's more my skating style that has adjusted and improved.