I'm doing them now. Not for all so great a distance. About thirty or less feet. I was wondering though is there is a practical(ish) way to transfer from skating on feet, to hands, and then back to feet again. All I can do is take a few steps with my hands on the board then toss my toes toward the sky. Also steering seems reversed when I try to do it with my hands. Like when I lean my palms right the board wants to steer left. Why is this?
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I've BEEN trying to press to handstand just in my free time or when i'm just practicing my off-board handstands, but they are TUFF. Quite straining on the wrists as well. I just need more practice at it.
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I've BEEN trying to press to handstand just in my free time or when i'm just practicing my off-board handstands, but they are TUFF. Quite straining on the wrists as well. I just need more practice at it.
they are tough, you've got that right! i don't think they require a lot of strenght though.
this is how i do them:
1 you are rolling on your board, minding your own business.
2 you put your hands down on your board. your hands should be a tad further apart than your shoulders, move your feet out of the way if necessary. also, your hands should be placed so that the board doesn't steer if you are fully straight
3 most importantly: with your shoulders you lean forward, well across the side of the board
4 you take one foot of the board, wiggling it around before you swing it upwards. the rest of your lower body follows the leg upwards to a nice straight position
5 while getting upside down and straightening, your shoulders move back in position, i.e. above your board
6 reverse the shoulder movement and leg movement and you're back on your board
7 smile and enjoy the applause
of course you can fingerflip out, the trick there is to thrust your feet (lower legs) upwards to get enough 'airtime'.
the main obstacle in my opinion is the shoulder placement.
when you swing your feet up, your center of gravity will be off the board which must be compensated by leaning the other way.. good luck and practice makes perfect!
Handstand advice please.
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