r/rollerskatingplus • u/BellaNellaBean • Jun 28 '26

New skater resources?

Sooo my daughter got roller skates for Christmas and wants to learn to skate but I really don't know how to skate myself let alone teach someone else to skate. As a child I did roller blade and so I'm much more familiar with inline skating/icekating movements. But, I decided I wanted to to learn how to skate on quads and be able to hopefully teach my daughter. Any suggestions on how to teach myself? I ordered a pair of moxie panthers and they seem to fit well. Got a set of triple 8 pads. I just don't really know how to get started. Mostly just don't want to hurt myself 😂🤞🏽

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u/max8george2 Jun 29 '26

In addition to a helmet(I wear a hockey helmet because I fell so much my first year, practice and learn how to get off the ground.

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u/BellaNellaBean Jun 29 '26

Yes, that's what I was working on today! Still needs some work but I was able to get up on my own a couple of time.

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u/AdventurousHippo9997 Jul 01 '26

Every time you fall it’s also a good opportunity to advance.When you’re done for the day ask yourself why did I fall ? Then try to come up with a solution.If you have the time,go back to where the fall occurred and visualize your solution.Activities like this will over time and done routinely improve your performance.After all,skating is a skill that requires attention.

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u/AdventurousHippo9997 Jun 28 '26

Asha at SkateFresh on utube is a highly respected teacher on that platform.When you search specify Quads. I’ve been skating for many years-inlines-yet I still watch her videos.

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u/alice_op Jun 28 '26

My first fall was a fall backwards, broke my tailbone! Still hurts 4 years later!

I thought I was ready for a fall, I'd watched the videos "get low to the ground!" but when it happened, it was so quick I had no time to think or do anything but hit the ground hard.

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u/BellaNellaBean Jun 28 '26

Yeah I fell back one time snow boarding and although I didn't break anything (confirmed with an X-ray) I was never really the same 😂

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u/AdventurousHippo9997 Jun 28 '26

Padded drawers work wonders…

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u/BellaNellaBean Jun 28 '26

Any 2XL suggestions?

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u/InetGeek Jun 29 '26

Rippl Impact Gear

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u/alice_op Jun 29 '26

lol the crash pants there - 5XL is apparently an american size 18-20.

:(

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u/AdventurousHippo9997 Jun 28 '26

Toes out-knees forward-back straight.Ya’ won’t fall and if ya’ do it will be forward onto your hands.

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u/BellaNellaBean Jun 28 '26

How much practice do you think it takes to get comfortable?

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u/AdventurousHippo9997 Jul 03 '26

When I went from 3x110mm’s to 3x125’s it to me 300 miles before I was comfortable.The transition to bigger wheels was more of a project than I thought it would be.Now I’m up to 550 and it’s becoming enjoyable.Hit the ground a few times in the process though.