HOW TO POWER STOP ON ROLLER SKATES | This Rad Skate Tutorials

Learn this advanced, powerful stop with roller derby skater and trainer Lana Luvhurts. The power stop (or power slide) is great for precise stops at high speed, although generally with greater stopping distance than the hockey stop or turnaround toe stop, and is a foundation skill for many useful techniques in roller derby. It also looks radical and feels like lightning bolts will shoot out of your skates.
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[@kuhshkweenjewelz_yt]

I grew up at the rink and used to do that constantly if it wasn't too crowded. Getting back into skating again in my 30's I wish I could do this again and all my other tricks.

[@ThisRad]

You'll pick up all your tricks again. Good on you for getting back to it!

[@missihd8127]

I appreciate you talking about wheel hardness! I've been trying to learn this, and have been feeling that my wheels are gripping too much. I feel validated!

[@ThisRad]

Awesome, glad to help! I always use plow stops in my warm up and generally if I can plow, I'm good to go for power slides and hockey stops.

[@loudloveen]

Great tutorial! I really like the music in all your videos. And the background is beautiful!

[@ThisRad]

Thank you! It's hard to go wrong with Moby :)

[@Tanya-eq3fy]

What a BEAUTIFUL area you are skating! It look like California. 🥰

[@ThisRad]

Hi, yes! This was filmed on a private air strip on the central coast. It's a gorgeous area year-round but especially in the winter-spring when the hills are green from rain.

[@ollieanthem9213]

Great tutorials! We subbed! Love the durometer reference, you saved us from trying it on softie 83A's...

[@ThisRad]

Hey, thanks! Yeah there aren't many surfaces I can think of where you can get slide out of 83s :D Whenever you see a technique that requires the wheels to slide laterally, you'll want to think about using a durometer for that surface that's hard enough to break free of the grip. Have fun!

[@user-ws2qx7xl8m]

Thank you so much😊 Today I fell many times😭 trying this.I will try this again tomorrow😎

[@DementedLycan]

Wait I can do this on quads too?! Oh hell yeah!

[@ThisRad]

haha I just started doing it on inlines!

[@devisrivallich9956]

Super I have learned it in one hour Thank you

[@StoicScape219]

I'm primarily outdoors and my outdoor wheels will probably be too soft for this :s I'm not wrecking my indoor wheels to do it either lol

[@ThisRad]

Hey there. Yes, your outdoor wheels will be too grippy, and you should only try what you're comfortable with :) But to address the issue you brought up, folks aren't using hard wheels for skating down streets and sidewalks because the ride would be too chattery and they'd feel every crack and bump, but it's a myth that hard wheels aren't for outdoors. A rough surface can wreck any wheel and is going to take a bite out of soft wheels sooner than hard, but really I wouldn't recommend throwing down power stops or hockey stops on surfaces that aren't smooth. Park skating, aggressive skating, and most of roller derby are all possible because of hard wheels on outdoor concrete, and we put hundreds/thousands of hours on our wheels. I haven't actually ever worn out a set of hard wheels yet after 7 years (including the set I used for this vid), I've only had to replace my outdoor Road Hogs after taking them down a street in L.A. that was wrecked with potholes :P

[@devisrivallich9956]

I have learned a lot

[@MrGirodog]

Best one I’ve seen . Thanks

[@Isabel_Montss]

Thank you, helped me a lot.

[@andreainduniv.6097]

Love it ♥️💪

[@kazerll]

So cool !

[@ThisRad]

Thanks! x

[@adeifemorakinyo7288]

How do you stop outside with really soft wheels like 78A without toe stops?

[@ThisRad]

Hi, that's a great question, I've been asked this a lot recently. You have a few options on outdoor/soft wheels: With Toe Stops: The turn-around toe stop is my go-to stop when I'm street skating and need to stop quickly--it's precise, doesn't need much room, works at high and low speeds, and the surface doesn't have to be super smooth. But of course, it requires you to have toe stops in, and preferably good ones that can hold up to a lot of stops on asphalt and concrete. If I plan on skating fast, doing any aggressive skating, and/or skating streets with traffic, I usually make sure to have toe stops in. Without Top Stops: Slow to Moderate speed / Smooth Surface: T-stops are good to control your speed, like when you're moving through pedestrian traffic at the beach, or maybe you just want to shave a little speed off...I rarely use it to actually stop but it's handy for adjusting speed because it doesn't require much space. Not for high speed or hills (too much force would be put on the hips in the open position) and not for rough surfaces where the wheels of the stopping skate could catch. Slow to Moderate speed: Modified plow stop (no lateral slide)---note: this can be quite difficult to do for skaters who aren't already proficient doing plows with slide---this is also something I use for speed control (e.g. like in a parking garage with an incline), you're basically holding a wide plow position and adjusting the pressure you send to your edges so that you're not trying to force a slide but just digging in enough to slow your roll (a lot of glute power is necessary). Once you've slowed enough, it makes other low speed stops possible--e.g. pizza stop, spin circle. Slow speed: Pizza stop...this is basically a single bubble or lemon, usually a bit wider and sinking/sitting a bit lower to assist the stop. If you can't quite come to a complete stop by the time your skates would come together, you can just step out of it one skate, then the other. This is typically a stop I teach to beginners because it works well at low speeds. Low to high speed: Slalom stop, kind of a modified hockey stop because we're not sliding laterally, but the path of travel and a lot of the mechanics are similar. Basically the legs are staggered/scissored, with left leg leading for a left turn (and vice versa). You do a sharp 90-degree turn, powered by snapping the hips around, and pushing down into your alternating edges (helps a lot to sink/dip at the moment of the turn, which will send some extra weight down to your edges). This is more of an advanced intermediate stop. Hope this helps! :)

[@theinqov]

Hi!! This is really cool, thank you very much. I am trying to do this but having limited success only. I am wondering if my trucks being too super loose can make it a bit more difficult and I also wonder if having harder wheels helps. What do you think? Thanks! I am using 85A 62mm, weigh about 68kgs and street-skating since about 20 years on uber loose trucks. What durometer are you using there please? Thanks !

[@ThisRad]

Hi friend, cheers! You're very used to skating on loose trucks so I don't think that's the issue, unless you're finding that your trailing skate (the one that's providing the stopping pressure) is wiggling around too much and feels unstable. A looser truck is often better for getting that edge down during the arc with the transition, and makes it a bit easier to put downward pressure on the wheels...but of course there's a point for every skater where too loose can mean too reactive to the surface or give us too much action (this would make the skate feel squirrelly). The hardness of the wheels makes a big difference for power slides! There isn't a "right" hardness for everyone because surfaces and skating differences are so variable, but for the surface you're skating on, you want wheels that can laterally slide across the surface. The easy way I check this is to see if I can plow on the surface...if the wheels are good to slide during the plow, then they're good for a power slide...if the wheels grip so that my legs want to come together, then that's too sticky for a power slide. Outdoor wheels 78A are typically far too grippy...85A might get you some slide on polished concrete but is probably still too grippy on most surfaces. On a smooth outdoor rink, you can usually slide well on 93-97A. In this vid, the asphalt was very sticky so I needed hard wheels...these are around 98A-101A...not wheels I would use for street skating :) Hope this helps!

[@theinqov]

@@ThisRad Hi. Yes, this helps, your reply is absolute gold for me thank you, really! Thank you so much. For interest's sake, about the loose trucks, I am not getting any wobbles at all, it's more that I can't seem to get the right angle from the wheels when contacting the floor, so it feels as if the leading edge of the wheels are biting-in instead of sliding, but I am now thinking that is because of the materials (floor and wheels). I am going to buy two sets...I'm going to go for the Bont Flow Street and a set of the super cheap and rubbish Cayman wheels. My feeling is that if the Bonts are not slippy enough, the rubbish cheap ones will be and I might just replace the inside wheels of my sliding foot only, hoping that I can use them when sliding but use the outside wheels when wanting to do everything else haha. Wish me luck! I have never really done any sliding before, discovering it now aged 40 and it is soooo much fun! Thanks again, especially for telling me what your wheels were in the video and that you would not use them for general street skating. Super helpful in my buying decision.

[@ThisRad]

@@theinqov Hey, sorry I'm just now seeing your comment. I happen to have the Bont Flow but haven't tried them yet, I do think they'd be hard enough for smoother surfaces but maybe not on some types of concrete. It sounds like what you're describing is too hard of an inside edge. I would guess that this is because your wheels are too grippy on that surface but we can problem solve through the other possibilities. It's possible that the action of your trucks is so responsive that you're getting too deep of an edge. If you know how to plow with a single leg (I have a plows vid that includes this), maybe try doing a few of those with the same leg providing the stopping power that you'll use for the power slide, and feel how your edging is with that...see if you can modify the action with your body first, it might just be that you're unfamiliar with the movement and need to feel it out to distribute the pressure more across all 4 wheels. If that doesn't work, then try adjusting the action on your trucks. I recommend dialing in very small adjustments because it makes a big difference, then test it out a bit, maybe do some c-cuts in both directions, lemons/swizzles, figure 8s, and adjust more if needed. I ride hard wheels outdoors if I'm dancing or doing drills in a particular space, but for all around outdoor or street skating, I'm on soft wheels for the grip and smooth ride (hard wheels will clatter and you'll feel and hear every bump lol). 78A is great for trails, sidewalks, street. I go a bit harder and use hybrids if I'm at the beach or plan to combine street skating with some tricks/dancing, around 85-90A. Skating keeps us young and free, friend. It's rad you're trying new things, I love it! x

[@wailunkwok5483]

I wish I can make it!

[@MrGirodog]

What edges .... inside or outside ?

[@ThisRad]

Hi, inside edge on the skate providing the stopping power. You want your inside wheels to have even contact with the surface, and typically all 4 wheels down and laterally sliding, but inside-edge heavy. To clamp down on the stop quickly (to shorten the stopping distance), once I'm in the slide I send weight into my rear wheels similar to a plow stop--this is subtle, a quick sinking-deeper into the bend of your knees to drive a bit of downward force to your wheels.

[@Bendoesboxing]

Is this performed on soft wheels or hard wheels

[@ThisRad]

Hi friend. Hard wheels because we need some slide from the skate that's providing all the stopping power and soft wheels will grip. The hardness needed depends on the surface you're skating. Test your surface slide with something safe like a plow stop first, if you can get slide for a plow, that's good enough for a power stop. I don't do power stops for typical outdoor/rec/street skating, it's usually a stop for smooth surfaces like a rink or a good patch of concrete. For this vid, the asphalt was so grippy I used a durometer around 98A.

[@racharina]

Where do you buy those writs pads and elbow?

[@ThisRad]

Hi, I get my skating gear from Derby Warehouse--they ship fast for in stock items. You can get 20% off with my code: THISRAD www.derbywarehouse.com/

[@racharina]

@@ThisRad thank you!

[@souperjen24]

So you didn't pick up your wheels at all, right? The power slide had all 4 wheels on the ground?

[@boopers1962]

Does that mess up your wheels & trucks?

[@ThisRad]

I haven't had any issues at all. I'm particular about my skates because I need them to perform their best for roller derby--which is so rough on skates--(plus skates are expensive!) so I don't do tricks that will harm their functionality. My skates are still going strong after 4 years, over a thousand miles, hundreds of power stops, hockey stops, and plows for days. So far the only wheels I've worn out are my long distance Road Hogs, and that took 3 years on a lot of rough roads. That said, I can't account for entry-level or lesser quality skates, but good quality metal trucks typically withstand all the forces we put them through for years. I do power stops on smooth surfaces, on wheels hard enough to slide, and that's a combination that you can get a lot of performance from.

[@boopers1962]

@@ThisRad Thanks for your response....

[@fannyacapella8556]

Your tutorial is amazing and... OMG you're beautiful!

[@ThisRad]

Hi, you made me smile! Thanks for the kind comment

[@fannyacapella8556]

@@ThisRad Aww, you're really welcome!

[@Alloniya]

You look awesome

[@kuro758]

I always end up spinning & falling when I try this :(

[@ThisRad]

Hi! Without seeing what you're doing it's difficult for me to comment specifically, but I can give you some pointers based on common issues skaters have when they're learning this. 1. For balance, it's important to have most of your weight transfer to the bent leg. This is a really stable position (the lunge, with weight on the forward bent leg). 2. Imbalances often happen before the lunge, during the transition, especially if you're not very comfortable with the open/spread eagle position. It can really help to practice this off skates on a surface where your feet are able to slide around a bit (I usually opt for socks on a smooth floor). Practice facing forward, feet hip width apart, and then in one motion open into the transition (if turning right, the right foot will go light on the heel to pivot from forward-facing to back---at first you might only do a partial pivot, that's ok, get your upper body & hips to lead the rotation and that will help), you'll bend that right leg and sink into it...the left foot starts by sliding forward as the transition begins and then arcs into a sideways slide (lateral slide). The rotation of the upper body should lead the transition and end with your hips square, facing backwards, not sideways or angled. 3. Even though we transfer most of our weight to our bent leg, we're still keeping enough pressure on the stopping skate to push down on the wheels for stopping resistance. Often skaters will take too much weight off that skate so the arc will continue and spin them around. Practicing single-leg plows (with the same leg stopping) can give you a feel for what the movement and pressure for that skate should be. Hope this helps! Keep practicing, and be sure your wheels are hard enough to slide x

[@kuro758]

@@ThisRad wow thanks a lot for taking so much efforts writing back! These are amazing tips. I'm gonna screenshot it & practice with it on tuesday when I visit the rink. & yes I have 2 sets, one is viscous which is 85A & another is hyper cannibal green which I'm not sure but around 95A. I guess both are hard enough for power slide. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks again❤️

[@RyanEncinaWorld]

I would gladly offer a hundred fall, just to learn a POWER STOP

[@808people]

One should choose a wheel to grip on the ground, to be able to push and for stability during sharp turns. If one can't slide on concrete using 78A, then he should work his technique.