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are inline skates incapable of quick stops and sharp turns?

JohnZ622

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I'm thinking of playing more roller hockey to save money. But rollerblading just feels a lot more bulkier to me and I'm unable to make quick stops and sharp turns. Even when I watch professional roller players (MLRH), the game seems slower than ice and most players make big turns rather than stopping at the corner.
 
I don't know about stops since I can't do a hockey stop on inline skates, but turns you definitely can't turn as tight as ice. If you get too low you'll end up blowing a tire and sliding.
 
I'm pretty experienced on inlines and, well, bad on blades. However, even being garbage on ice I can still turn sharper... as the previous poster notes you eventually just blow a tire. Can turn sharper and sharp at faster speeds easier on ice.

Stops can still be done quickly on inlines, but you're going to use different techniques and, in my opinion, you need to be stronger on your legs. That said, the mistake a lot of people make on inlines at fast is trying too hard to break; you need a feather touch or you're gonna cause way too much friction way too fast and go flying. Best advice I'd have is to find some instructional vids on youtube or such for inline braking.
 
Im sure they can be done, I've seen a friend of mine do some nice stops on them, but it's not something you can do continually. You would destroy your wheels and go through them ridiculously fast.
 
It just seems that inline games are not as exciting as the ice ones. Not sure if it's due to the lower level of play or technical limitation of the equipment & surface.
 
I used to be able to turn just as sharp and make quick stops. not as quick as ice, but quick. It all depended on the surface. If I was on sport court, I went with the grippiest wheel I could get. I don't recall the duramoter. It's been years. They were orange. I also rockered the front wheel on a HL chassis. On my straight wheel chassis, I rockered the front and rear.
 
I mainly play roller in outdoor rinks, where the surface isn't nearly as smooth as in indoor inline rink. I've learned to be able to stop and cut on a dime, but your skates will pay for it. As a lefty I typically turn hard from right to left, so the inside of my right skate really grinds against the surface. As a result, the inside part of the chassis by the front two wheels wear down quickly.. To the point where I have to buy new blades every 1.5-2 years because I'm afraid the wheel will eventually fall out when I'm playing.
 
The Wheeled Winger said:
I'm pretty experienced on inlines and, well, bad on blades. However, even being garbage on ice I can still turn sharper... as the previous poster notes you eventually just blow a tire. Can turn sharper and sharp at faster speeds easier on ice.

Stops can still be done quickly on inlines, but you're going to use different techniques and, in my opinion, you need to be stronger on your legs. That said, the mistake a lot of people make on inlines at fast is trying too hard to break; you need a feather touch or you're gonna cause way too much friction way too fast and go flying. Best advice I'd have is to find some instructional vids on youtube or such for inline braking.
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As a roller hockey player, I can do faster stops than on ice. Turns, meh, but stopping can be done on a dime.
 
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JohnZ622 said:
I'm thinking of playing more roller hockey to save money. But rollerblading just feels a lot more bulkier to me and I'm unable to make quick stops and sharp turns. Even when I watch professional roller players (MLRH), the game seems slower than ice and most players make big turns rather than stopping at the corner.
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But just because roller hockey is not exactly the same as ice hockey is not a reason to avoid playing it. It's different but can be as much fun.
 
Yes, but you will burn through wheels quickly. When I was playing 3-4 days a week, I was going through wheels monthly, and that's with regular rotation and wearing wheeling down to the center hubs (something I would not recommend.)
 
You can. I do all the time.

However, you put yourself at risk of breaking an ankle. It also wears out your wheels really fast.
 
When i was roller blading, I made up a hockey type stop: I'd turn and do a low jump with my skates together similar to a hockey stop. Worked pretty decent, of course I wasn't usually going overly fast.
 
octopi said:
When i was roller blading, I made up a hockey type stop: I'd turn and do a low jump with my skates together similar to a hockey stop. Worked pretty decent, of course I wasn't usually going overly fast.
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I do the exact same thing, but as you mentioned when I am going fast I am too afraid to tear an ACL or something so I never try it. I call it a "jump stop" and get made fun of quite frequently lol but, if I'm under control I can stop quite easily.
 
I've played pretty competitive inline hockey on sport court surfaces. Stopping is definitely possible, even at high speeds. You can make sharp turns up to a certain speed, after that sharp turns become pretty impossible without having your skates slide out from under you. In my experience, it takes more leg strength to stop during inline hockey than it does in ice. You really need to press your feet down into the court to get the wheels to grip and stop your momentum, compared to just knowing how to use your edges to stop on ice.

I haven't had the problem with destroying wheels that several other people have mentioned. But I guess it's possible most of them are playing outdoor on concrete. I'm almost 190 lbs and do a lot of hard stops while playing indoors...and my wheels always last over a year.
 
Back as a 150lb. teen I used to be able to stop on a dime while playing inline. Lots of us could. Our wheels got eaten up here and there but not too much. We played on wood or sport court, FWIW. Doing power stops/slides like that on asphalt or concrete will definitely kill your wheels, not to mention it's not nearly as 'easy' to stop hard and properly either. I ran a full rocker back then, too.

Nowadays at 210lbs. I run Rink Rats and stop as hard/quickly as I can, and I still don't have any issues w/wheel survival. The wheel quality is better, but the rink we play on isn't as grippy as the wood either so I'm sure both of those lend to my experience.

Anyway, it's a technique that differs from ice stops.
 
it can be done just as well as it can be done in ice, you just have to trust yourself that you won't eat ****, that and have a soft set of wheels
 
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