Royale grind tip that no one told me!

[@geerdkuppens9686]

One more tip: try to look too the end of the obstacle. Don't look at your feet. This wil help you hold your grind longer. Works with every grind.

[@VandKoala]

It kind of works for me, but not always :) I spent a lot of time focusing on it, but I think it only works when you lock on your grinds without really thinking about it. While you are building muscle memory you still have to take a peek at where are you landing, and only then you can focus on "where are you going" :)

[@boombaporiginal3359]

@@VandKoala You look at feet when you land then look at end of obstacle!!

[@ericschrage]

This tip worked really well for me, thank you so much! I started to jump into the royale rotating more toward fakie and that puts my shoulders and legs in a better position to avoid wheel bite. It feels much more natural too...

[@VandKoala]

Hey mate thanks for coming back and letting me know! Very happy it worked for you! I used it a lot myself yesterday, now I can royale so many things frontside and backside as well! :)

[@Toebex]

Cant wait to try this. I feel like also being comfortable jumping on with two feet at the same time and getting good squat stength helps as well as looking at the end of the obstacle. If you look at your feet, you almost always fall.

[@asmonder6734]

Literally just came home after an exhausting royale learning session. Definetely will give your recom a try next time and feedback. Cheers.

[@VandKoala]

Cheers mate, give it a try. I was doing royales on coping today and I had to keep my shoulder back or could not land them otherwise :) best of luck!

[@70109004]

Very nice, really! I wasn't paying attention to this part of the royal trick and was straggling on the same problem, and I think doing proper royals are very much important because they look really good if you do it correctly, definitely will try this, thanks a lot

[@VandKoala]

Have fun trying mate! My favorite trick now :)

[@mitch7424]

DUDE this helped so much. I’ve been struggling with royales since starting in March and tried this today and landed almost all of them. Felt better, and got better pops out because before I’d slide into a makio or just botch the landing. Thanks man!

[@VandKoala]

Super rewarding to hear it actually helps someone :) thanks mate for taking the time to write a comment!

[@IngoMich]

Awesome! Really! But one important Thing: Who else want to see him ride on the wooden wave in the background? :)

[@VandKoala]

Haha that is not going to happen :) the transition is super steep. There are some wooden obstacles here ridable with big wheels though :)

[@IngoMich]

@@VandKoala One moth later... How I am riding the wooden bench with big weels! hahaha No, don't do it, I would want to see more videos from you not some hospital stories :)

[@rwatson4]

This is confirmation. It took me years and years before I discovered it was in my shoulders, plus I learned better form in this video

[@TheAjw209]

Definitely going to pay attention to shoulder position now! I've been trying to get royales down and been battling them. Makes sense, great tips!

[@VandKoala]

Thanks man. Give it a try, hope it helps a bit. Royales gets frustrating sometimes

[@bladingisdad]

Very helpful. Been back six months now and still keep putting this one on the backburner. The shoulders and angle seem like the key for sure. Im gonna watch this tomorrow before sess and work on it. Will report back. Hope you all are doing well. Keep rollin.

[@VandKoala]

Thank you mate, give it a try and let me know. My son landed his royales in first couple of sessions when he started paying attention and found that courage to actually “face” the obstacle with his shoulders. Have a good sess! :)

[@bladingisdad]

@@VandKoala Hey it worked!!!Focusing on that angle and shoulder position gave me the confidence every time. Got 3 or 4 to slide a couple feet on angle iron ledge. I also added a step. When locking the grind I lean into big toe of front foot and pinky toe of back foot. It really helps. I think getting this trick dialed is the key to getting confident more with topside. I see the path. Gonna keep working on it. Thanks again!!!

[@joshacosta7986]

Great video bro!!! Really awesome to see your progression and how your mind/body has learned this trick 💯

[@VandKoala]

Thank you Josh, not only for the comment, but for actually helping me to learn the trick. I was looking at your footage again and again until it got me thinking “he is almost doing royales fakie” :)

[@Lortiz555]

Coming in very Clutch! I am getting ready to try my first Royales so this is highly appreciated!

[@VandKoala]

Wish you get them fast! :) get some shin guards just in case though 🙄

[@CurlyFriyez]

i was never able to properly royale until i watched this out of all the top vids

[@VandKoala]

Super happy it helped someone else man! :)

[@RollingAddiction]

Terrific! I think you've solved my issue here. Looking forward to implementing this tomorrow!

[@VandKoala]

Well, best of luck mate! I hope it works :)

[@RollingAddiction]

@@VandKoala it worked! thanks. Did my first decent royales today armed with this technique adjustment.

[@rollforever85]

Really want to get my head around switch royale. Will bear these tips in mind!!

[@VandKoala]

Give it a go mate :)

[@SerialWheeler]

Definitely need to try this with my new AEON 60s. I love urban skating but always dream of doing some royales. Thanks! 🤜🤛

[@VandKoala]

The Aeons are great skates, even if the soulplates become slow over time for grinds - groove tricks still work fine :) Have fun learning mate!

[@Stu108]

This is a really great way of breaking the trick down. Quality content 👍

[@VandKoala]

Great to know you enjoyed it! Thanks man

[@sometimesweskate7002]

Can’t wait for the day when I can start learning this stuff.

[@VandKoala]

Well, every day you put the skates on - you are getting closer :)

[@Jonny_Booi]

Thank you for your video 💪 Really good informations & tips to learn the trick!! 👍😎 I'll try it out at the next skate session.

[@VandKoala]

Thanks bro, glad you liked it! :)

[@mageg4]

Not even put my skates on yet but just standing in this position, with my shoulders turned back, it feels more natural!

[@VandKoala]

Yeah mate, I don’t know why it took me like 7 months to figure it out :) despite that just had a great buttock slam on the same ledge on royale. Shifted my weight way too muh forwards, wheels started rolling on the top of the ledge and I fell with my butt on the edge and then down on my back, glad I had a helmet, butt will heal up 😂

[@mageg4]

Went to try it in my garden rail but bottled it. I’ve got to get so low to get my plates on the rail. I think it’s just a technique thing I need to work on.

[@coffeepeals3936]

It’s always so weird to hear people having problems with front sides or royales. I was the complete opposite because soul type grinds are my learning curve.

[@VandKoala]

I guess we are all different :) it took me 7 months of 3-5 sessions a week to start landing royales reliably 😅 And acid is 99999 times easier than soul grind to me 🙄 while my son locks on the soul like a magnet :)

[@coffeepeals3936]

@@VandKoala so true. I think royales were always easy because of ice skating what with all the parallel stops I’d do.

[@BladerReboot]

Great advice dude! Thanks for the demonstration and tips 🤘

[@VandKoala]

Thank you mate, glad you found it useful!

[@jaymechanic1228]

This is the 1 trick i want to learn so bad. Iv recently got back into skating at 35. And learning grinds all over again. When i was 16 i fractured my arm trying royale and the fear has stuck with me since . Stuggling to try them again

[@vincentbso]

best tutorial ever...keep up the good work

[@OrganicGonzalez]

Happy Saturday from Long Beach California. I have no aggressive inline skates experience. But maybe in the future ☮️ 🛼

[@VandKoala]

Happy Saturday mate! I love both free skating and doing some grinds. :)

[@plaguearttutorials]

AWhaleABull! Love the accent bro Keep on ROLLING

[@bobbobertbobberton1073]

Back in the day I progressed so much past some really basic tricks. I could do an ally opp fishbrain before I could do a frontside. You might think that's crazy but I've always hated frontside they look so terrible, royale's look amazing though one of my favourites especially backside.

[@gingerjoeee]

needed this so much!

[@VandKoala]

Hope it helps :)

[@firesort4life726]

Hi i think i met u in a skaterhal, in brande, in denmark. Never knew u had a yt channel

[@VandKoala]

Hi, hope to meet you on ramps again soon! :)

[@darkpetka1]

will try, goes hard that one... so shoulders same position more or less as front side? like parallel to the ledge and not rotated for looking where you are going, but more flat or even facing a bit to the opposite side like fakie? and what about the weight is it 50-50, or more on some leg? I was thinking to land more on the front leg, as i slide and ass kiss the floor as my weight slips away from me and legs shoot forwards :/

[@VandKoala]

First of all - I know it is super frustrating trick - spent so much time on my butt :D keep at it - you will get it for sure. Keep shoulders parallel to the obstacle. The rear hand should stay at the rear. You can turn your head towards the grind direction, but keep the shoulders at least parallel. It will actually allow you to have your legs further apart and this will make sure you don’t slip out. It feels very awkward at first, but when you just slide those first centimeters you start to trust the sliding sideways thing :) Honestly - I do not think too much about the front leg - it is just being somewhere there. It probably has 40-50% weight 🙄 Try landing really wide stance. If you are too wide - you will probably result in frontside. Then go a bit narrower until you find the widest stance that you can land boot-down and not slip out. Shoulders will help with it. Let me know if it helps. You can film one with your phone, maybe on slowmo and send me on insta

[@marinataeng2925]

Thank you for the tips!

[@darkpetka1]

and i completely agree with you, looking pros doing royale helped me very little. they are missing beginner tips or just don't teach, but showing off... best to learn with someone who is also learning. Also would you recommend to start with antis or it isn't big deal compare to aeons? thanks again

[@VandKoala]

Aeons are not bad, but they are not easiest ones to land the royales - the H block is not super tall, but not shallow either. When I landed my first royales on kaizer fluid 4 or flt3 I could not land on aeons. Now I do not see that much difference - can land on either. If you can get kaizer fluid IV- give them a try. One of the lowest H blocks. If it will strech your wallet - stick to aeons. FLT3 are also very close. You can try and loosen the back legs’ buckle by a tooth or two to get the boot down easier as well.

[@bladingisdad]

Shameless plug. Gonna put a grey pair of Large fluid Iv on ebay in next few days. Almost mint. Awesome frame especially for learning. I went flat and switched to slimline 2.

[@multiskate6801]

These are great tips! I'm going to work on shoulder position ASAP

[@VandKoala]

It does not hurt to at least check it :) thanks man!

[@BAZINGA-WTF-]

Royale falls are the worst murder on the old hips 👌👌🔥🔥

[@VandKoala]

I got a good slam on my ribs today :D that was the first time it wasn’t my butt or shin :)

[@klehec]

Crash pads are saving my life now thankfully. Great tip on body position, I find that every grind has a special body trick to unlock.

[@VandKoala]

I do wear crash pads, shin guards and wrist guards - helps for sure :) I agree, sometimes you just get a trick right without even knowing. This time I struggled quite a bit to find it.

[@BAZINGA-WTF-]

I only wear shin guards as thats my usual

[@igordettenborn360]

Maaaan, I gotta try these!! Been almost two years skating and still couldn’t land a proper royale

[@VandKoala]

When I struggled doing them I was so annoyed people calling royales “beginner trick” :)) it takes a bit effort :)

[@332FG-Pitman]

For me, I almost have my ankles in the royal position before i leave the ground, so i land how i take off onto the royale (Not actually boning my feet over but leaning against the shell of the boot before i jump)

[@VandKoala]

That is interesting, will try this out for sure! Thanks mate

[@332FG-Pitman]

@@VandKoala not sure if it actually helps but I think it helps me not overthink and just actually put my feet in the right position 😅 god knows, give it a try and let me know if it's all in my head 😂

[@InlineStruggle]

Great tip! 💖

[@VandKoala]

Thanks man, I think you have your royales dialed in already :)

[@menoyuno8430]

Great advice

[@JakubKlepka]

Bend your knees and go lower, your grind will be faster, more stylish and it will be easy to hold your balance. Body weight must be mainly on the back leg front leg 9s just for support. This is how you do easy switches between grinds as the front leg is pretty much free to go anywhere.

[@jaereilly4108]

Damn dude you unlocked royales for me in like 30 seconds 😂

[@dylangreene4]

Hey what wheel hardness do you use for vert and ramps?

[@dylangreene4]

I feel like I slide all over the place especially when it's polished concrete or indoor

[@VandKoala]

When I go to indoor park I prefer using aluminum core wheels with 88a urethane - Famus, Undercover Milky. They have fantastic grip and really good speed :)

[@OnnoKaell]

How are those Frames working out for you?

[@VandKoala]

I really like them! They are a bit chewing my plastic p-rail with the sharp edge. Other than that I see no real downsides. Antirocker-like wheelbite protection!

[@None_of_your_business666]

The devil is in the details 😈

[@VandKoala]

Small details add to a large difference :)

[@nucleardreams493]

Where do you buy inlines

[@VandKoala]

Mainly skatepro & loco skates

[@anton8964]

ok , this help a lot.

[@plaguearttutorials]

I'm gonna be saying that though