If you’re struggling to spin cleanly on skates, here’s what actually gets the skaters I coach results to improve instantly: (...a classroom guided post about spinning. Click links for more context.) 1. Weight Distribution is everything. Understanding how much weight goes into your heel vs. your toes and what particular edge is crucial to getting good spins. 2. 🔄Pumping to create continuous speed. If your spin dies out too fast, you can press your legs in and out to create more momentum. As you build muscle memory for the weight distribution, this momentum will also last longer. 3. Start your spins with better entries. Consistent form speeds up the learning process. You’ve got 3 options: ▪️ The Rubber Band (See Video: Day 95 of 100 Day Skate School) ▪️ The Full Wind-Up (Just like the rubber band technique with more wind-up) ▪️ Rolling Entry (Similar to an eagle spread transition but with more force to turn it into a spin) 💎 Pro tip: Rotate first, then press into your toes or heels when learning toe spins. 4. “Circle Pinching” – a concept I teach at SK8SHOT Studios. Imagine a circle on the ground with your one-foot spins, tightening your circle tighter and tighter… until you’re spinning on a dime. (I talk about circle pinching for the "Outside Edge Compass Spin") 5. Toe Chasing - another helpful concept, for two-foot spins One foot is traveling forward, and the other is traveling backward, both equally at the same speed. It’s almost like one toe is chasing the other! For one-foot spins, this turns into understanding the direction your foot travels. Knowing whether your foot is traveling forward or backward and practicing that intentionally make things simpler

Looking to upgrade my set! I'm trying to decide if the 45 degree angles of the Arius plates should only be used with caution for advanced/elite skaters, or can help an intermediate skater get used to them?

Hey y'all! I'm going on a road trip in April from AZ to Chicago and figured I would make a skating road trip out of it! I'll be visiting New Mexico, northwest Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri (def gonna visit SK8Shot!!), St. Louis, and finally Chicago. Any good recs for roller skating rinks along the way in any of those states/cities? Thanks all! Also got my new reidell 320s skates and Reactor neo plates in and LOVE THEM 😍

Hi friends! I've been working on my dips for about a year and can't seem to get the advanced version! I'm changing my skates soon to aluminum plates hoping my edges will get better, I can't seem to trust myself going all the way down! Any tips? Thank you!! -Alona from Tucson

I’m finally seeing progress in backwards dips! It’s been a long time coming! 😛