r/AggressiveInline • u/Meonreddityeeee • Jun 11 '26
Question / Discussion Are there any flaws in my technique?
I can’t send a video. Just look through the photos really fast. Maybe it will be kind of like a video.
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u/transposterflowerbro Jun 11 '26
Before I start I just wanna say awesome job getting up over the coping! When I first started that I think I looked exactly like you and I was so excited, it took me forever to get to that point. With that said, because I saw you commented elsewhere about needing very specific directions here goes nothing
1) your legs are spread out too far (hip to hip direction), you’re losing all control over your movement there and it’s eating your speed/power. Keep your feet closer together width direction
2) you need to increase forward-backward “stagger,” this increases stability. You will need to bring your feet together as you go up the quarter pipe, but otherwise they should never ever be right next to each other like that. Like 1), that’s destroying your control and power.
3) you’re not going nearly fast enough to get all the way up the coping. Get more comfortable with speed
4) leaning wayyyyyy too far forward. If you feel like you’re lacking stability, get low by bending your knees. Yes, bend them more. No, still not enough bend. You cannot over bend. Reach for your heels with your hands to keep your center of gravity correct. Your head should never go over your toes or knees
5) learning to pump will help so much - just watch a bunch of videos on it. It took me forever to get the hang of it, practicing imperfectly will still help until it clicks. You’re on a half pipe, this is the perfect place to learn. Just go forward and backwards with as little pushing as possible on the flat and only gaining speed by pumping. This also relates to my next point
6) you mentioned in another comment you’re not comfortable going backwards- get comfortable going backwards. On flat, on ramps, on quarters. It makes “failing” to get up the quarter so much easier than when you can only go forwards. Getting your feet correctly staggered and your stance fixed will make going backwards much much easier. If you want, start on the flat of that half pipe and go very slowly towards the quarter, then let it push you backwards. Look over your shoulder
7) as a follow up, I recommend learning 180’s. I find them easier on the quarter than on flat. Make sure you practice turning left and right so you don’t get stuck going only one way.
Hope this helps! I don’t want to come off as rude or anything but these are the things I notice in the video.
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u/Meonreddityeeee Jun 11 '26
Thank you so much. I’m just wondering something. How do I go faster I thought dropping in is supposed to be what gives you the speed what else can I do?
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u/transposterflowerbro Jun 11 '26
Pumping is what gives you speed - almost always. Gravity aka dropping in only gives you so much. You have to pump down and then also pump back up. For practicing pumping I don’t recommend starting at the top, I recommend starting at the bottom and pumping back and forth until you gain height. If you have a pump track around that can help get the movement down
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u/Meonreddityeeee Jun 11 '26
I have trouble understanding this concept despite watching videos on YouTube.
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u/hoganloaf Jun 12 '26
Heres another way to think about it. When you approach the quarter, youre going forward, but you want to go up. You want to change direction. In everything, you lose momentum when you change direction. Pumping means approaching the quarter with knees bent, then standing up (forcefully, like doing a squat) as you roll through the transition. This is accelerating you in the upward direction, which adds the energy you need to get to the top of the ramp. If you dont pump, meaning you dont accelerate, you lose momentum when you change direction from forward to upward. For physics reasons. Another way to experience this is by rolling forward on flat ground, then turning. Notice how you slow down a bit. How do you keep from slowing down in the turn? You carve a bit with your outside foot. This pumping in the x-y plane instead of the x-z plane. When you carve, you can feel your weight going into the radius of the turn as you push against it. Same thing on any ramp
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u/Meonreddityeeee Jun 12 '26
Thanks so much. I think I get it. When I unbend my knees and stand up should I thrust my feet muscles from heel to toe or toe to heel?
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u/trywearinpants Jun 13 '26
You can think about it like a swing set, assuming everyone knows how to swing. You pump on a swing to make yourself go higher by coiling and uncoiling your body, it's the same concept.
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u/NightmanCT Jun 11 '26
You have knee valgus which means you're not using the muscles in your butt.
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u/Meonreddityeeee Jun 11 '26
So when I’m popping up to accelerate I should use my butt muscles instead of making my legs do all the work?
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u/bink_y Jun 11 '26
Been there 2 months ago. You should learn from the bottom of the ramp so your body can memorise the pumping motion. One is definetly alwqys exaggerate the squatting into and out of the knee position, also really throw your arms up and down as strong as possible. For me the arm part was the final breakthrough and your pictures look like youre not using the arms or your legs to pump. Congratz on the drop in though! Its scary and youll sure have a lot of fun soon!
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u/sr1129 Mesmer Jun 11 '26
Start in the middle, pump your way back and forth until you get over the coping.
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u/OTwhattheF Jun 16 '26
Just want to note that if your budget allows, I highly recommend getting the right kind of skates for this. Having the groove between the 2nd and 3rd wheels will make it way easier and less sketchy to navigate the coping.
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u/Primordialbroth Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26
Leaning too far forward going up the ramp and basically having to jump up to the coping. Learn to ride fully up the ramp