Snakewalk

So this is a move that is taking FOREVER to refine, but I do feel like I made a breakthrough (October 2022, Day 110ish) on adjusting my snakewalk to get that zigzag effect (where your legs are moving in opposite directions. There are a lot of tutorials that I’ve watched early on that don’t emphasize the … Read more

Days 108-113

So when I spun up the blog, I had this unrealistic ambition to write a post everyday I skated, but that is just a lot for me–I’m a slow writer! So I’m going to try to weekly recaps of what I worked on. I shared on IG a few weeks ago how I begin my … Read more

Day 51

I actually wasn’t planning to skate today. My quads are beaten down from the pushing/stroking drill and heel toe spins. I changed out my Moxi gummy wheels and swapped in Radar Energy 57s, and I had to try out my skates with the smaller wheel. Definitely felt more control when strutting–thos gummies were like monster … Read more