Tips & Hacks To Get The MOST Out Of Your Skates.

Nothing is better than having you setup “DIALED”. Here are a few products and tricks I use to get the most out of my skates.
-Corey
Thanks for the support!
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My camera setup
iPhone 11 Pro Max
PolarPro Lightchaser Pro Filmmaker Kit
Movo VXR10 Microphone
Joby Gorilla Pod 5k
My skate setup
THEM 909 size small
Intuition V2 size small
THEM street frame size small
Dead Wheels Golazo 58mm 92a

[@Lolololz772]

Corey English uploading yet another relaxing video at the end my rough day? And they say the universe doesn’t answer. ☺️

[@apaleguy]

Gonna come back to this video after my first session in my Omnis

[@MattMc55]

Sweet soul paint job might have to cop that look. Loctite 4 Lyfe. Still rocking my umbro shin pads.

[@ericvandenhengel3398]

Man, that lacing technique looks like a winner.

[@coreyenglish8706]

Big time.

[@Nick-fo8kq]

@@coreyenglish8706 Been doing this a while also, first got the idea from my hoka running shoes which they refer to it as 'heel lock' lacing using this method; the trick is then to pull the laces down diagonally towards the floor which tightens the heel in by pulling the loops tighter before returning them to the usual lacing position.

[@solukrebut]

Yea it's called lock lacing

[@skateclubhq]

Yo! I learned so much from this haha. Corey is the man! - YA

[@coreyenglish8706]

🙌

[@kevinchow6377]

Great recap. I personally also add in a thin foam insole between the soul plate and boot. Kinda like how Juan Mosqueda used to with the Yoga mat to get rid of any sort of squeak/rubbing between the soul and shell. All amazing recommendations and beautiful looking setup.

[@catalystday]

This was probably one of the most helpful videos I've seen in a while. Thanks for making it

[@xotzinome]

This is great thank you seriously I was wondering about which loctite to get and also trying to figure out the slippage of my liner so shoe Goo it is! Great video nice and quick to the point thank you

[@AngelFlores_133]

Thank you for this great video Corey. I haven't skates since 08 and I'm happy to say I'm going to purchase some skates again soon 🙏.

[@eugenechadwell8557]

Great video and tips there! Thanks Corey!

[@AndreiSCUBA]

Thank you for this video, it helped me to inprove my control by eliminating heel lift, slippery insole, loosened laces. Great job, all to the point!

[@ncaccalacroll72]

Thanks for the lock lacing tip just tried it out today and it works amazing!!!

[@grivoc]

Man so much good advice here. Some of it I knew already but couple of good pointers on the shoe goo and the 45 strap hack.

[@jasongoodson7035]

I'm almost 38...Just got some skates again after 20 years! I went out for about an hour so far, and I should've done this along time ago!

[@bakeraus]

hey mate im the same age and thinking about getting back into it for some fun. What skates did you end up getting? I'm trying to work it all out now as they are very different products after 20 years away.

[@jasongoodson7035]

@@bakeraus sorry so late getting back to ya....I got some USD Sway 60 xxi

[@bakeraus]

@@jasongoodson7035 all good nice pickup :)

[@jamsandwich6142]

Just turning 37 and after 20+ years remembering the glory days of care free inline skating in the uk on my trusty razor impacts with every bolt on available 🤣 I've been back on skates for the last month with my son learning too. Managed to find some new old stock k2 varsity's and cannot wait !!!! I'll definitely be wearing more saftey gear this time around.

[@JorgeGonzalez-yw9wf]

Such a nice tips. I didn’t know that. Massive thanks 🙏🏻

[@AlmostLakai94]

This whole video was me watching and being like "but what about.." and then you having the perfect answer to the problem before I even finish my thought 😂 thank you for this 🙏🏽

[@corneliousism]

Nice 👍🏼 you vids are pleasant and relaxing . I just found this loctite paste stick the other day, I think it’s the reusable stuff we get in the original bolts. I’ve tried the liquid stuff before but it has to be reapplied after its cracks away when loosening . Big Up from the U.K. 👊🏼

[@BTTG]

Thanks for the very practical tips!

[@papamolly_]

Thank you. I just picked up a pair of Razor Shifts with no 45 strap that I'm used to and was experiencing heel lift. KZbin algo is terrible trying to find an answer to this problem

[@JustRock6761]

real useful tricktips here corey thx bro

[@diridavy6385]

This is, again, a very useful video👆👌 thanks

[@rollingmanaus]

Dude! Awesome stuff, tks 🙌🏼

[@ImmyJLP]

This was a good idea for a video Core! #salute

[@kingrando]

Love the video! I will get some insoles tomorrow 🙌, I do have my footbed on the base at the moment, but most likely a little small.

[@oOCentralSunOo]

Really good info. Thanks.

[@cmousdale]

Great vid - I've been using that runners loop lacing for a year or two now. Total game changer on the 909. Works so well - never get heel lift.

[@coreyenglish8706]

Really can't believe I skated all these years and never knew about it.

[@OnnoKaell]

Great and super helpful video! Love you content man!

[@coreyenglish8706]

🙏

[@pinfarmer]

Great video. Thanks for sharing this info!

[@coreyenglish8706]

Glad it was helpful!

[@HallowTree1031]

I still need to get a magic eraser to clean mine up. Been putting it off for too long

[@solukrebut]

Instead of a razor you can also open the bearings with a bullin board pin or a straight needle. Safer, more exact and cheaper.

[@eggmania83]

Brilliant video, thanks

[@auroraboelon2288]

Awesome tips!!

[@raleighdentcompany]

There's word that we'll be getting a Skate park in Clayton, NC....😁

[@Pawketz]

PROTIP: Instead of using mr clean brand erasers, search amazon for 'Melamine Sponges' and you can get about 100 of them for 10 bucks

[@LukeGreen_]

great vid some great tips here

[@0callmedrjones0]

Great video. Nice tips.

[@MrNicknayme]

EXCELLENT VIDEO!! 😊

[@robertbaker3257]

I learned a lot going to use this valuable information

[@rokkalombardi2196]

Great info I'm in the fence of trying to put together skates.

[@Foxmizou]

This video is awesome ! also I have the same skates, the laces trick and the insole looks very good I want to try it you do it the laces trick with intuition v2 ? also i have the same liner too many thanks.

[@francocerella6108]

Keep up the good work.

[@ryanmcmahon6043]

I really like cleaning tough scuffs with a razor blade. It just shaves off just a little material to reveal the original color underneath. Sometimes the magic eraser pushes around the scuff onto a larger surface area. So cutting the bulk off with a razor blade and then finishing with eraser works well

[@ramiropjr9234]

As always, I continue to be a satisfied viewer... keep it going.

[@coreyenglish8706]

Glad to hear it!

[@kevinkev1530]

Great tips

[@darkpetka1]

Wish there were such clips when i started skating. Passed by so much painful time waste, of stripped bolts and what not. Thanks

[@nineeleven1911]

7:00 🤯thank you so much, i've never tought about that ! it will change my life

[@Adam-yf2ux]

Threadlocker is good tip. Realised that after I bought new wheels which had to be screwed lightly as otherwise they didn't spin well and my bolts kept getting too loose.

[@danieldoherty130]

Helmet for the win for days 🎉....

[@sausagefingers2885]

You ever fly into Norfolk , VA (ORF) they just opened a new skate park "Woodstock Park" just down the interstate. City owned, free, open sunrise to sunset

[@ThirtyandRollin]

Great tips here!

[@coreyenglish8706]

Thanks dude!

[@BrandonDrummond]

I went to get some soccer shin guards the other day and I was overwhelmed by all the different sizes. Some seemed too small (like I could still easily hit my shin) and others seem too long (like they'd hit my skates). For that reason, I was going to try to get some Ennui ones, but I think I'm heading back to the sports store thanks to you 😆 Great informative entertaining video as always.

[@coreyenglish8706]

I do a large shin with a GFORM knee gasket over it.

[@7612387601283659]

I've had a frame bolt back out during a skate once before. It's a one way trip to the asphalt I won't be taking again XD

[@tastelesstouch]

Awesome video! What kind of soul plates are those?

[@JFish-xj8oj]

Great video!!!

[@coreyenglish8706]

Thank you!!

[@stefanpavicevic5890]

I only used bones and been using the six ball ! It’s smoother 💯

[@Inliner242]

Hey Corey what's up this the Inliner who works for Delta from Nassau Bahamas. Listen, this is an excellent video!! Your explanation of things were very clear. This is by far one of your best edits! Your presentation is so on point.

[@coreyenglish8706]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you!

[@mylesjohnson7351]

I use my old soccer shin guards for shin guards also you just need long hockey socks to tuck them under or shorter socks work if you also wearing knee pads you can tuck the shin guard under the knee pad

[@Bladeambassador]

THEM skates look amazing!

[@coreyenglish8706]

Thanks dude. Excited to skate them. Eventually...

[@dthompsfpv860]

Thanks for sharing! The shoe glue literally stopped my liners from moving around!

[@sunnyskies3969]

My bearing and skate cleaning process goes as the following: I extract my axles (powerslide one piece axles that screw into the other side of the frame) and my bearings and spacers Separate the shields, and run my bearings with about a 1:3 mean green solution in a ultrasonic cleaner. This breaks free any grime and oil. I run it through a bones bearing cleaning kit filled with 99% isp. I want the water to evaporate. I don't wanna dry my bearings by hand. While this is happening, my axles covered in grease are going through my cleaner. I let my bearings air dry before applying bones bearing speed cream and my shields. I spin em a bit and set them back in my wheels with my spacers. I run my axles through isp to displace the water and slot them in with my wheels. I notice bones bearing lubricant leaks out of the bearings because of how thin it is. I ride outside on a 4x80 flat setup and often on roads with lots of dirt, that dirt gets kicked up into my frames and sticks to the lubricant causing a lot of grime buildup. I don't like this, how do I prevent it? But yeah thats my bering cleaning process. I've had bearings last months of use with heavy weight (school bag and textbooks) and be fine. I was using wicked abec 9 bearings that came with my skates and they worked great. I eventually replaced them with boze abec 9 bearings. Mistake. Dont. They died quickly. I then used inline warehouse brand Swiss bearings. They've served me well so far. Worth the 60 bucks at this point.

[@james-ted-garland]

I recognise that place 🤙🚀

[@kingrando]

A small nail helps take the bearing shield off, then you just put them in with the open area inside the wheel 🙌

[@ouroesa]

You can clean the bearings with Petrol as well. Make sure to dry them properly before getting it in contact with any plastics.

[@vedwards5027]

Good Shit bro thank you for the hacks

[@darkpetka1]

Ennui shin guards are the best on the market

[@GordonGreenCincinnati]

Your lace technique is popular in the running world, The Heel Lock method

[@coreyenglish8706]

Yes. That’s where I picked it up from. Can’t believe I never learned it sooner.

[@d3zoorc]

shin guard for life

[@IngoMich]

Don't get me wrong but I hope you have more "rainy days" if some incredible helpful video comes out of this - Man that is prob. the most informative video I ever watched from you

[@coreyenglish8706]

Thank you 🙏. I genuinely appreciate that, but don’t put that evil on me! I want to skate! Definitely more things like this in the future though.

[@IngoMich]

@@coreyenglish8706 Nice! LIfehack, get yourself some "rain skates" with fat as lubricant, like the recreational bearings have and give a f*** about rain in the future. It really is a lots of fun and raise/trains the alertness and balance riding through the slippery streets. Also many rails don't have to be waxed due to the rain. After that with skates and all in the warm shower - man you will feel like new born after that! Much love bro

[@mikeczech7011]

Try that same lacing but skip the very top hole, it locks your heel in better because you’re crossing over where the 45 strap would go!

[@coreyenglish8706]

Great tip! I prefer mine higher because of a pressure point, but this is definitely a great idea. Especially if you ride the cuffs in the lower position.

[@igoraquino3721]

It’s so sad that we don’t have THEM SKATES in Brazil 😫

[@almostremembered]

There is an Instagram page "THEM Skates Brazil." I think you can get them there. A bunch of Brazil skaters seem to skate THEM. Reach out to the company or the Brazil THEM IG page. Good luck!

[@djd1814]

Thank you

[@nicholaswest9146]

Super useful information, thanks! I learned a couple things

[@alexwild1435]

Great video. Any tips for getting rid of wheel rattle? Every setup I’ve ever had has had at least one wheel that has some sideways movement even when fully tightened. No matter what frames/wheels/spacers/bearings. Drives me mad!

[@coreyenglish8706]

Not right off. Maybe the frame spacers?

[@alexwild1435]

@@coreyenglish8706 yeah that’s what I already put it down to but I’ve got multiple sets of spacers and they all seem to be the same...

[@busyboxst7]

Depending on how the frame and spacers are designed, overtightening bolts will compress all the plastic of the frame until you're metal on metal. This makes the bolts more likely to spin out on their own while skating and also might make the skates noisier (metal rattles against metal more easily than against softer plastic).... Some frames/spacers are much more prone to noise than others. For example, for whatever reason, you might notice Aeons seem very quiet bassy thunk when landing (at least in videos, rarely that high pitched clicking noise that I hate).

[@fallenhobbit6554]

I only use gulf wax. They dont sell it here but Amazon does. You would probably die inside if you saw my laces. Im one of those tie a perma knot and never mess with them again.

[@coreyenglish8706]

Can usually find it in the baking section at a grocery store.

[@ryanarreguin]

What’s the purpose of lower cuffs?

[@nickclrke]

Great video, man. Did you get a new camera? The image quality looks a lot better than previous videos.

[@coreyenglish8706]

Thanks! 🙏 Still shot with my phone, but went down to 1080 on this one. Picked up a computer to edit with on this one and the last one though. That is probably the biggest difference.

[@nickclrke]

@@coreyenglish8706 I do video and animation for a living and had me fooled haha These phones are too damn good. Nice, I good GPU and RAM is definitely the way to go for editing.

[@coreyenglish8706]

@@nickclrke they really are. As for the computer, anything beats the past 11 months of editing on my phone. You can really tell the difference. Especially with the audio.

[@nickclrke]

@@coreyenglish8706 You been editing all these videos on your phone?!?! Holy shit man big props to you my friend. Keep it up though I can definitely see the improvement . I’m still learning my soul grind but maybe when I get good enough I’ll make an edit.

[@timthomas8897]

a really usefull lifehack for cleaning Bearings: take an ultrasonic cleaner, and put the bearings with the alcohol in it, you can clean all your bearings in 5min

[@ryanbrayguitar2473]

What wrist guard are you using? I can never decide if wrist guards are helping or hurting but I'm a musician and can't really risk it. Anyway, another great vid.

[@coreyenglish8706]

Currently have 187 wrist guards. Still trying to find that “perfect” one. Definitely prefer the brace type more than the skid plate type these days. I need the extra support.

[@ryanbrayguitar2473]

@@coreyenglish8706 Nice. Thanks for the heads up. I'm currently using the regular 187's. I like them but I too am always looking for the "perfect" wrist guards.

[@AntonShr3d]

Have y'all heard of Flexmeter Double Sided Wrist Guards D30's ? These seems to be really good, I did my research a while ago, this is what I use, even though I haven't got much use out of them (don't skate a whole lot) , but the times that I've used them they seemed really protective. Really recommend these 🙏

[@nathen1118]

Where did you find hockey laces that short

[@coreyenglish8706]

They came from Dead with the bacemint wheels.

[@chilli-iceolive-abode2447]

Those erasers are also good for getting blood off of walls... 😬 But don't scrub too hard cuz the paint will come off in the end as well. Great video, some real interesting tips. I've certainly been lacking with some of these so a handy video for sure!

[@kylehazachode]

I put my bearings in an ultrasonic cleaner. Once in a blue moon, I'll get a new bearing that feels defective. An ultrasonic cleaning session will bring that bearing back to life.

[@busyboxst7]

The plastic "insole" type thing under the liner is to protect the liner from the mounting hardware rubbing against the bottom just FYI, it's not meant to provide cushion.

[@coreyenglish8706]

Right, but changing it out will do both and help prevent your liner from sliding around.

[@busyboxst7]

👍🏻👍🏻 Definitely. Adding a strip of 2 sided tape under the foam one might take it even a step further 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@chuck540s]

nice soul plates. Custom? What about sizing? I'm a us 10/10.5 would I run a medium boot in the 909? thanks

[@coreyenglish8706]

Just some splatter paint. Really easy to do. You would definitely need to go up to the medium shell in the 909 and run a thick liner. 10/10.5 is going to be at the very bottom of that shell size. Try on someone else’s if you can. The 909 may not be a great option for that foot size.

[@chuck540s]

Thanks, what other skate would you recommend for the folks with 10.5us foots? Splatter paint! It would be cool to see a marbled soul plate! Like the dead dudes pro skate! Them Danny beers are cool too! Clear blade runner look! Keep up the vids. Lik’n the channel. Ups

[@peepthafreak944]

Broooo where did you get that sole plate lol plug me please

[@nicodus8889]

The question is ....How did you remove the bearings from the famus wheels?

[@coreyenglish8706]

I didn’t. They were already clean. That was a loose bearing I used to demo it. The only way I’ve been able to get the bearings out in the past involves destroying the bearing spacers with an old axel. Offset the space and hammer them out using a bolt or an old axel.

[@chabelo3674]

What happen to your usd Sway 57?

[@coreyenglish8706]

Still have them.

[@d_a_hizzle1309]

When is in this Marsh Creek session going down?

[@coreyenglish8706]

Would be tomorrow, but the weather doesn't look like it's going to cooperate.

[@d_a_hizzle1309]

@@coreyenglish8706 weather was all over the place today. Hope you got a window to roll

[@coreyenglish8706]

@@d_a_hizzle1309 little one. Almost 2 hours.

[@elvergalarga6016]

I use bar soap instead of the wax

[@theverything]

Where did you get those soul plates?

[@coreyenglish8706]

Just black souls with some splattered white paint. Bought them through the THEMGOODS shop online.

[@theverything]

@@coreyenglish8706 well they look cool as hell

[@jasoncalva]

@@coreyenglish8706 I think we wanted to see that part. haha. Great video and tips!

[@coreyenglish8706]

Didn’t want to get paint on my phone lol. Probably should have just done it though.

[@olafolinger2711]

Hello Corey, what happened to you? Long time no videos. Hope all is good and you are healthy!

[@coreyenglish8706]

I’m good. Appreciate you checking in. It’s just been an extremely busy year.

[@Daedje]

"everybody who skates razors" lololol i feel attacked, you are right thou. Love my razors but after 6 months of skating they are still squeaky as hell.

[@coreyenglish8706]

The power of the "scronch".

[@Xsifilad]

i never clean boots, i like them worn.

[@henryvelez615]

Can I apply glue gun on my liners ?

[@coreyenglish8706]

Not sure. Never tried it.

[@r4gn4rl0thbrock7]

3% salicylic cleans better than isopropyl. even rusts.

[@ryanarreguin]

Bro why would sombody lower thier cuffs ?

[@coreyenglish8706]

Changes the amount/type of flex.

[@timtaylor9590]

how bout hot glue instead of shoe goo since its easier to apply and less permanent

[@coreyenglish8706]

Sure. I just don’t own one personally.

[@kevinleahy8787]

he wont show you how hard it is to get those bearings out of that metal wheel tho. lol

[@coreyenglish8706]

True. True.

[@corylewis3418]

You should really get rid of that "e"

[@coreyenglish8706]

I’ve grown quite attached to it at this point.

[@ShaneMcClay]

Message me and I can share with you a better scrub pad,I made a video like this about a year ago!

[@coreyenglish8706]

Count me curious. I can't imagine anything being easier than these. Sounds awesome

[@climbtheskyspine5748]

I love the sounds my Razors make. 🤷‍♂️

[@coreyenglish8706]

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