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**Dolly** · 08-09-2010, 07:41 AM,

Thanks.

**kdmosier** · (This post was last modified: 08-10-2010, 01:01 AM by kdmosier.)

(07-23-2010, 08:45 AM)Dolly Wrote: Crossovers, please. I am so afraid of picking up my right foot and crossing it over my left. I know what to do. I just can't bring myself to do it. There must be some way I can get past the mental block.

This really helped me when I started skating again (couple months ago). Just practice walking that way, no skates. How often do we walk in circles? Walking sideways is good too. I don't think it's all mental, it just ain't natural, till you make it so.

**Dolly** · 08-11-2010, 07:26 AM,

Thanks. I will give that a try when I get home.

**Billj** · 08-11-2010, 08:14 AM,

Remember to bend your knees when crossing over. When you see someone obviously suffereing while learning to do crossovers you will notice one thing they ALWAYS do wrong, they try to keep their legs straight.

Someone who has skated for a long time will bend his\her knees about 15-20 degrees without even thinking about it.

**Dolly** · 08-11-2010, 09:43 AM,

Probably true. I'm bad about being all stiff-legged. It is very tiring to have your knees bent the whole time.

***Reserector*** · (This post was last modified: 08-16-2010, 08:33 AM by Reserector.)

Your video is done, Dolly. I posted it here: http://www.southernskater.com/showthread.php?tid=220
Your request will be removed from this thread shortly.

**Dolly** · 08-17-2010, 07:40 AM,

Terriffic, Res! Thank you soooooo much! I just ran circles in the office. W00t1

I need to start practicing, now. It all makes sense, now. I wasn't shifting my weight as I stepped, so I was off balance.
I will let you know how I do when I get to the rink next. I will probably get over to Extreme during the week. We'll see.

SouthernSkater.com rules!

***Reserector*** · 08-17-2010, 08:30 AM,

I'm happy I could help. Smile

If you have any questions or further comments, please post them in the other thread where the videos are posted.

**RedDevon** · 08-27-2010, 03:53 PM,

Stopping. I have seen videos about t stops and others, but they eitehr don't explain it good, or I am really thick. I could use a stopping video along the lines of res's crossover one. BTW the crossover vid is beast!

**Billj** · 08-30-2010, 12:07 PM,

I'll take this one, I will include a few examples of T-stops, tight hockey stops and of course, for those of us with toe stops, using them frontwards and backwards.

I'll do it tomorrow(Tuesday) evening.

Bill