Rollerblading PowerStop Short-Cut

[@PhoenixRealOne]

power stop black belt 🥋

[@KirraZirra]

I always love the reaction of bystanders when you make your stops. People love it. Just like we do! 😀

[@BillStoppard]

It’s surprises them way more than twirls! 🙏🙏

[@KirraZirra]

@@BillStoppardOh for sure.

[@Pratalax]

"why am i teaching you a hack but not the exact right form for a powerstop?" Probably cause it's a damn good way to learn! I progressed to the powerstop along this exact path, having been inspired by your videos to work on it, and i've been skating 20 years! :P 4:16 ooh good doggie :D

[@happylifexxxx]

Solid advice! Us usual😉. Your powerstops have evolved more towards parallel slides as logical result of your concistency. My personal tip is always start with pressure on the outside skate for the first 'milliseconds' of the slide. I mix my inside skate in after I'm sure my outside one is sliding.This ensures you never get catapulted over your outside skate, which sucks bigtime😆

[@joshcarter-com]

Sliding the outside skate is exactly the problem I’m having at the moment. Getting it to slide but not stick is tricky-which is what Bill is addressing in this vid. (I think. I need to revisit it with my skates on.)

[@BillStoppard]

Thanks! But… I’ve worked very hard for my power stop not to resemble a parallel slide. Perhaps the definition is confusing for us all.

[@happylifexxxx]

@@BillStoppard ah ok. Well, anyway your technique looks awesome and inspires me to keep working on it myself🙂

[@ericbernardi8116]

​@@BillStoppardDon't worry it looks different... Can't help that it resembles a parallel as it slides on both skates with corresponding edges... The rest of your body does anything but parallel slide 🤓

[@shannon.skates]

I love the powerstop *HOLD FOR EFFECT* and swerve backwards 😎a BSS original😎 so cool

[@descendedfromthevine]

Just what I needed to see today 🔥

[@alexarcadia7289]

Excellent. Thank you. I'm watching great tutorials like yours to apply to my quad skating parallel sliding efforts. Many of the same principles. There are way more inline skate tutorials on this slide than there are on roller skates.

[@picbuz8507]

Power stop Legend!

[@ROT8TED]

Ty Bill this is so helpful. Actually lol @1:52 i learned that the hard way haha

[@sinosleep007]

You're the man now dawg! Love these videos.

[@freethinker3083]

Thanks for this bill!! The power stop is so intimidating to me and this is very helpful! I'll stop avoiding it now. haha.

[@blodiaaa6990]

Thanks. Powerstops are the one last basic thing I need to add to my skillset

[@Reloaded44]

I need to add powerslide before this but yeah future goal lol. Glad to see you out skating the Beltway I wish I lived closer to just chill down there too. 💚

[@fabiobenassi8884]

These are great tips on avoiding overrotation. Thanks!

[@GregTheRushFan]

I've mastered the single (outside) skate slide no problem but man, getting BOTH skates to slide is SCARY! hoping this advice will help!

[@ericbernardi8116]

You will get it soon... Then keep practicing at medium speed, it stays scary at high speeds but eventually you gotta dare to... You can wear all protection to make it less scary and sliding out isn't a bad way to fall, mostly it hurts only the first time showering 😂

[@basilfastio]

you’re the man Bill!!!

[@MrKrueger88]

Always appreciate your skills and advice Bill . Cheers again from Australia 🦘

[@blikefire]

Bill thank you so much!I've been trying so hard for years and not giving up!

[@blikefire]

Cleared out my basement just for this!!!

[@Dark_Oopa]

Pretty sure I saw the place at 1:17 in a buzzkill blade video. You should roll with her, she has the same Assault Skating style than you (with insane magic slide to stop)

[@darkoale3299]

I noticed that too. It would be sick.

[@shortattentionspangarage1312]

Thanks for the tips Bill. Looks like you're rockin' the Twister XT's for this one. 👍

[@joancm]

woahhh i think this is it! ive been going for the wrong body/hip/shoulder angle! i gotta go skate now!

[@nigelbrown2274]

The master has spoken ❤

[@enesin91]

Absolutely great good teacher well done 👏 it's so simple and effective 👌

[@matthaffner6848]

I like the advice on not sliding oot

[@mindsetoverhaul]

i think you were thoughtful and concise (and i appreciate it) Thankyou!

[@sebicojo]

i enjoy and learn alot from your videos, thx alot!

[@alexmack416]

amazing. yah needed to see this. very hard to do power stop

[@weinimo]

This is probably one of the best videos, if not the best, for beginners about how to learn the powerstop. The only thing that confused me a bit is how in the beginning it's about practicing turn (and there are lots of ways to turn, not only the one described there), and later when it's about practising the stop itself, which requires a very different posture. After watching the video a few times I understand the differences now, however. The thing I find most challenging while learning the powerstop is to keep my weight on the inner skate. When doing a turn the weight naturally shifts to the outer skate and I couldn't find a way how to change that yet. Maybe you could focus on that aspect a bit more in one of your next videos?

[@Pratalax]

I would say, if starting to engage a slide on a curve at speed feels daunting, i'd say practice slower, but tighter turns, even just within one sq. metre - just so you start to get a feel for your wheels slipping and gripping up, and progress to bigger curves from there. I'd say the formula is a mix of entry speed, curve tightness and boot angle, so if you lower your speed, you can tighten up the curve to start to force the wheels out. squatting lower than usual is of course good for when you fall on your ass, but it also helps you figure out the right boot angle for you. wear gloves for this one, kids! Also you can get your head muddled thinking about every bit of advice, so just get out there and get your reps in! Don't think - feel! One other thing i've found that i should probably work on, is that my right leg is stronger than my left, so if i turn right, i can get a nice tight powerstop, but if i turn left, i go into more of a slide. That inside foot sure does do a lot of work!

[@BillStoppard]

Totally agree the position can be practiced at slow speed! And yes, reps are everything!!!

[@joeschmo2693]

Does look like a less intimidating entry point. My inline hockey stop has improved since I started ice skating a few months ago. The mechanic that gives a really hard turn on ice gives you a sliding stop on inlines, even with the softish wheels I use.

[@ericbernardi8116]

But edging and weight transfer is quite the opposite for ice vs inline hockey-stop 😅 if you try ice hockey stop at speed on inline you sure gonna kiss the asphalt 🙈

[@shckg]

Looking forward to more on this👍🏼

[@ryanyepp50]

Can you talk about the myth behind the hardness of wheels affecting power stop?

[@kademoss3689]

Come to West park village Tampa fl to have some flow

[@rrrimve]

Hmm, worth practice power stop on both sides. 🙌

[@Reality_Gamer_2]

Bill, what advice would you give for wearing headphones while skating? I want to wear headphones with aware sound but im uneasy about them falling off or something

[@ericbernardi8116]

Sports in-ear... I use some old Bose with an "open" design to hear traffic, they never fell out because there wing design is very clever... Don't use normal ear buds, not sweat resistant 😬

[@rapstarD]

Great advice. Thanks Bill. I’m curious, do you have any youtube or other media as a biography of yourself? With your maneuvers and flow did you develop all that from skating or do you have some kind of training in your life? I’m just curious that’s all. Thanks.

[@ladesneffous-vc2yx]

Tu utilises des roues en kevlar?

[@oenzabfo]

what stop do you use i kid does a u turn right in front of you. it happenned to me , half crashed in his back weel

[@mg9261]

how do you do that thing where you go backwards after you do a power slide

[@Neptune8]

No matter how much I try I haven’t been able to slide , I even put 90a wheels thinking this would help and it hasn’t

[@ryanlow4845]

Can I know what is the hardness roller you are using? Possible do it on 85a hardness roller?

[@mikediamond1883]

Does the durometer of the wheels matter a great deal? Too soft a wheel and I imagine your going to get launched. What would be ideal?

[@Astranger222]

Its the opposite, i use soft wheels about 80a, they feel super great for power stops cuz for me it stops me even more instantly

[@Astranger222]

The harder the wheel the less girppy it gets, maybe with 90a durometer youre gonna slide longer but not that satisfaction of instant stopping

[@gjm2669]

Can you tell me the brand of skates and wheels you are wearing? Appreciate it.

[@sQubanaut]

Do you need some special wheel material or type of wheel to make your skates slide on any surface or is it purely a technique?

[@happylifexxxx]

Its technique. your wheels need to be a bit worn down, but then they're good to go. watch all the youtube footage about the powerstop and film yourself. it takes some time but you will get there

[@haideraliimporter]

i have been thinking about trying inlines in London. are there any rules for skating on road in London. if yes please share.

[@BillStoppard]

I don’t even know the official rules in my own city. I learned a lot about acceptable road use by watching the cyclists!

[@Neosublimation]

What's the difference to a parallel slide? I thought it were exactly this.

[@sprtzfan2486]

I noticed you seem to always stop to your right side. Do you find it necessary to train both sides for city skating or can most people get by with using one mostly?

[@attiladrborsi4246]

This is the paralel slide.

[@orandilu989]

Would you consider showing the "wrong way" or common mistakes on your teaching videos? Showing what can impede success (how not to) can be just as effective as showing how to do it. That information can at least more readily pinpoint the correct form by eliminating some variables. I appreciate any consideration you can give to this idea, and hope I'm not overstepping my bounds as a viewer. Keep rocking, Bill!

[@mocha2717]

Daddy 😝

[@greathairengineer]

What size boot do you have? Endless says these are recommended for boot sizes 40 and under.

[@wrcosik]

Twister XT or crossfire? @billstoppard

[@joshcarter-com]

Bill, this is great! I’ve skated for decades, but usually speed skates, and I’m just now getting back into street/city skating. I want to master the power stop this year. Also, what boots are you running these days?

[@humblegoddess7772]

Those look like twister xts with endless frames

[@joshcarter-com]

@@humblegoddess7772I bet you’re right. I was thinking it was a soft boot but I rewatched one of the close-ups and it definitely looks like the Twister. I opted for the Crossfire boot and Endless 90/110 frames myself. Lovely skates but they feel super-weird coming from speed skates!