Still with the drills#

Thu, 07 Sep 2006 02:32:54 +0000

[[Yesterday => Drills and skills]] I wrote

Eddy Matzger’s duck/pigeon thing (one footed slalom with trailing toe wheel for balance, propulsion both on regular and underpush). Can more or less get this on the right foot – though not reliably, edges still wrong on left foot (so no underpush)

Didn't get a lot done today, but while experimenting on the way back from the LondonSkate I did find that this one is a whole lot easier if you're moving at some speed than if attempted from a standstill.

Don't think I was actually getting enough underpush to go anywhere, but at least I could get my foot into the right place a few times as I was slowing down. So, practice this one fast at first and aim to get slower as it gets easier.