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Scenarios:

  • City streets: what stops work best [read]


    Consummate List of Stops
    NOTE: In the context of this list, a stop is defined as any action that decreases velocity. The requirement of bringing one to a full stop is not necessary for inclusion in this list.

    SINGLE ACTION STOPS

    HEEL BRAKE
  • standard
  • heel-toe
  • brake only (one foot)
  • Wile E. Coyote
  • bkwd
  • side surf
  • dbl extended
  • dbl extended dbl brake (anyone done?)

    GRASS STOP
  • standard

    SPIN STOP
  • standard

    LUNGE STOP
  • standard

    EDGE STOP
  • std (two feet)
  • one foot - fwd/bkwd inside
  • one foot - fwd/bkwd outside

    POWERSLIDE
  • fwd
  • bkwd
  • fwd extended (entered with half spin)
  • bkwd retracted like on ice with dropped knee
  • ice (inverted retracted; entered backward)
  • single foot
  • Boston V-stop (tweaked bkwd powerslide; balance leg is crossed out in the middle of nowhere)
  • PowerT
  • New York Stop
  • inverted NYstop (outside edge)

    HOCKEY STOP
  • tight
  • splayed (also Vstop. V for vert)

    SNOWPLOW
  • fwd
  • bkwd
  • bkwd with slide

    T-STOP
  • standard (also bkwd; toe out)
  • standard with style (foot crossed to opposite side)
  • inverted (also bkwd; toe in)
  • indian (crossed inverted)
  • pretzel (behind and around)
  • sick (bkwd mot with forward foot in Tpos in front of bkwd skate; AKA aley-oop mistrial)
  • sick pretzel (like the sick, but pushed further outside and back)

    STEP STOP
  • (step to the side; only 1 or 2 steps; low speed only unless onto grass) [read]

    PADSLIDE
  • single knee
  • dbl knee
  • single or dbl knee with wrists

    MULTIPLE ACTION STOPS

    SLALOM STOP
  • standard

    CHOP STOP
  • (stepped snowplow; toe in; high acclaims from those who do it; but looks like it hurts) [read]

    ALTERNATING POWERSLIDE
  • right/left
  • fwd right/(spin)bkwd left

    ALTERNATING T-STOP
  • alt sides
  • alt std/inverted
  • absolute: alt sides,std/inv
  • sick: alt std/pretzel

    ALTERNATING EDGESTOP
  • standard(two feet)
  • onefoot (ex. fwd outside to bkwd outside)

    SHOPPING CART STOP
  • standard

    UNNAMED
  • edge - spin - edge
  • fwd edge - bkwd edge
  • fwd edge - bkwd T
  • fwd half edge - fwd snowplow
  • **NEED MORE

    COMMON SENSE STOPS
    (OR LACK THEREOF)

  • Bearing stop (bad bearings req'd)
  • Tree stop
  • Bush stop
  • Car stop
  • Pole stop
  • Pedestrian stop (strongly not recommended)
  • Asphalt stop (also butt stop, shoulderstop, hipstop)
  • Tar Patch stop
  • Roll stop
  • Helmet stop (also strongly not recommended)
  • Curb stop
  • Bus stop (just don't)

    • MULTIPLE ACTION STOPS: UNNAMED
    fwd half edge - fwd snowplow
    Starting from a forward monoline, where you are leading with the foot you'll lead the half edge stop with, and slightly translated to the side (of the body) opposite the side of the leading foot, sweep the leading as you would for an edge stop, but leave the trailing foot where it is (just outside of the hip). As the leading foot sweeps, bend your knees and allow yourself to sink a little. As the leading foot passes just beyond it's hip (laterally), change it's direction back to facing your centerline, putting it the position it would be in for a snowplow.


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