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Message 4099 (20. Nov. 2007 01:18) (Tree)

Robert
Goofy and Regular (natural)
I am goofy and skate parellel. I will skate doubles with you anytime.

: I have mostly encountered regular (front foot is left, rear foot is right) sidestance rollerskaters, making opportunities for doubles limited, esp over/under tricks. I'm regular and can only go switch (fakie) on airs and 360s. Wainwright is strong skating switch... amazing. I practiced alot doing slalom and slalom downhills sidestance, it helps when turning frontside (belly out). My rear foot is my power for pushing (like ollies on skateboarding), the front foot seems to do the steering. I hope someday to do some doubles again, preferably with another rollerskater.
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Irene: Goofy and Regular (natural) (20. Nov. 2007 00:52)
 I have mostly encountered regular (front foot is left, rear foot is right) sidestance rollerskaters, making opportunities for doubles limited, esp over/under tricks. I'm regular and can only go switch (fakie) on airs and 360s. Wainwright is strong skating switch... amazing. I practiced alot doing slalom and slalom downhills sidestance, it helps when turning frontside (belly out). My rear foot is my power for pushing (like ollies on skateboarding), the front foot seems to do the steering. I hope someday to do some doubles again, preferably with another rollerskater.
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claudine: Goofy and Regular (natural) (20. Nov. 2007 01:06)
 : I have mostly encountered regular (front foot is left, rear foot is right) sidestance rollerskaters, making opportunities for doubles limited, esp over/under tricks. I'm regular and can only go switch (fakie) on airs and 360s. Wainwright is strong skating switch... amazing. I practiced alot doing slalom and slalom downhills sidestance, it helps when turning frontside (belly out). My rear foot is my power for pushing (like ollies on skateboarding), the front foot seems to do the steering. I hope someday to do some doubles again, preferably with another rollerskater.

Irene, did you start out skateboarding? I'm thinking, maybe I will start messing with this more, esp. now that I know the right way I should do it lol. Maybe that will get me figuring out how to do sidestance. I want to do both ways. Think to do truck grinds, just easier from sidestance. I can do it on streets, but not really ramps.

Whats over/under and switch lol? Sorry to ask dumb questions, still new and roller skating solo here.
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Robert: Goofy and Regular (natural) (20. Nov. 2007 01:18)
 I am goofy and skate parellel. I will skate doubles with you anytime.

: I have mostly encountered regular (front foot is left, rear foot is right) sidestance rollerskaters, making opportunities for doubles limited, esp over/under tricks. I'm regular and can only go switch (fakie) on airs and 360s. Wainwright is strong skating switch... amazing. I practiced alot doing slalom and slalom downhills sidestance, it helps when turning frontside (belly out). My rear foot is my power for pushing (like ollies on skateboarding), the front foot seems to do the steering. I hope someday to do some doubles again, preferably with another rollerskater.
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zorg: Goofy and Regular (natural) (20. Nov. 2007 09:06)
 That's funny, when I started skating in ramps in the 78's, I learned parallel, turning left. Then in 81, I learned side stance, goofy oriented, still turning left parallel till 90s'.
When I started again in 2003, I was puzzled in parallel:
I could do both turnings and I didn't know on which side to turn, and in fact turning right became much more natural for me....
But sidestance is still goofy for me, my highest airs are sidestance frontside on big ramps and parallel/right on small ones (I'm working on backside airs and parallel too).
So with time things changed for me. For me too rear foot is power/front steering.
Double over/under tricks (rskating ;-)) could be possible, Irene!!!!

For Claudine: I have never used a skateboard!!!! ...but I must admit that I started windsurfing about the same time that rollerskating and I'm goofy there too for tricks in the waves (BTW, in France, windsurf is also considered a kind of oldschool....compared to kitesurfing).



: I have mostly encountered regular (front foot is left, rear foot is right) sidestance rollerskaters, making opportunities for doubles limited, esp over/under tricks. I'm regular and can only go switch (fakie) on airs and 360s. Wainwright is strong skating switch... amazing. I practiced alot doing slalom and slalom downhills sidestance, it helps when turning frontside (belly out). My rear foot is my power for pushing (like ollies on skateboarding), the front foot seems to do the steering. I hope someday to do some doubles again, preferably with another rollerskater.
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Bernhard: Goofy and Regular (natural) (21. Nov. 2007 10:14)
 : Whats over/under and switch lol? Sorry to ask dumb questions, still new and roller skating solo here.

Irene is referring to a Double here: Two skaters in the ramp at the same time. This gets interesting when one is doing an air over the other (which is then under this skater).
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joe90: Goofy and Regular (natural) (21. Nov. 2007 21:51)
 : Sounds like a porn movie,over,under,doubles,switch natrual,backside and were you plant your hand is anyones guess.
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: cheers joe
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: : : Whats over/under and switch lol? Sorry to ask dumb questions, still new and roller skating solo here.
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: : Irene is referring to a Double here: Two skaters in the ramp at the same time. This gets interesting when one is doing an air over the other (which is then under this skater).
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zorg: Goofy and Regular (natural) (21. Nov. 2007 22:26)
 hehe!!! I was sure someone would interpret it this way, usually RDave wins. Congrat Joe!!! you win a kilt!!!

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: : : Sounds like a porn movie,over,under,doubles,switch natrual,backside and were you plant your hand is anyones guess.
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: : : cheers joe
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: : : : : Whats over/under and switch lol? Sorry to ask dumb questions, still new and roller skating solo here.
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: : : : Irene is referring to a Double here: Two skaters in the ramp at the same time. This gets interesting when one is doing an air over the other (which is then under this skater).
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joe90: Goofy and Regular (natural) (21. Nov. 2007 22:50)
 Cool,I come from Scotland anyhoo so happy to strap the sporen over that baby.Just for the record,I go both ways(on skates).

cheers joe

: hehe!!! I was sure someone would interpret it this way, usually RDave wins. Congrat Joe!!! you win a kilt!!!
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: : : : Sounds like a porn movie,over,under,doubles,switch natrual,backside and were you plant your hand is anyones guess.
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: : : : cheers joe
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: : : : : : Whats over/under and switch lol? Sorry to ask dumb questions, still new and roller skating solo here.
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: : : : : Irene is referring to a Double here: Two skaters in the ramp at the same time. This gets interesting when one is doing an air over the other (which is then under this skater).
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claudine: Goofy and Regular (natural) (22. Nov. 2007 00:05)
 Both ways huh, hahahahaha? ;-D

: Cool,I come from Scotland anyhoo so happy to strap the sporen over that baby.Just for the record,I go both ways(on skates).
:
: cheers joe
:
: : hehe!!! I was sure someone would interpret it this way, usually RDave wins. Congrat Joe!!! you win a kilt!!!
: :
: : :
: : : : : Sounds like a porn movie,over,under,doubles,switch natrual,backside and were you plant your hand is anyones guess.
: : : : :
: : : : : cheers joe
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: : : : : : : Whats over/under and switch lol? Sorry to ask dumb questions, still new and roller skating solo here.
: : : : : :
: : : : : : Irene is referring to a Double here: Two skaters in the ramp at the same time. This gets interesting when one is doing an air over the other (which is then under this skater).
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irene: Goofy and Regular (natural) (22. Nov. 2007 10:10)
 I bet this ain't the type of knowledge Claudine was expecting.
So, how does the term "goofy" fit into this scenario?
I didn't know Disney did porn films.

: Both ways huh, hahahahaha? ;-D
:
: : Cool,I come from Scotland anyhoo so happy to strap the sporen over that baby.Just for the record,I go both ways(on skates).
: :
: : cheers joe
: :
: : : hehe!!! I was sure someone would interpret it this way, usually RDave wins. Congrat Joe!!! you win a kilt!!!
: : :
: : : :
: : : : : : Sounds like a porn movie,over,under,doubles,switch natrual,backside and were you plant your hand is anyones guess.
: : : : : :
: : : : : : cheers joe
: : : : : :
: : : : : : : : Whats over/under and switch lol? Sorry to ask dumb questions, still new and roller skating solo here.
: : : : : : :
: : : : : : : Irene is referring to a Double here: Two skaters in the ramp at the same time. This gets interesting when one is doing an air over the other (which is then under this skater).
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claudine: Goofy and Regular (natural) (22. Nov. 2007 17:43)
 Goofy means they tilt to the right, hahahahahaha!

: I bet this ain't the type of knowledge Claudine was expecting.
: So, how does the term "goofy" fit into this scenario?
: I didn't know Disney did porn films.
:
: : Both ways huh, hahahahaha? ;-D
: :
: : : Cool,I come from Scotland anyhoo so happy to strap the sporen over that baby.Just for the record,I go both ways(on skates).
: : :
: : : cheers joe
: : :
: : : : hehe!!! I was sure someone would interpret it this way, usually RDave wins. Congrat Joe!!! you win a kilt!!!
: : : :
: : : : :
: : : : : : : Sounds like a porn movie,over,under,doubles,switch natrual,backside and were you plant your hand is anyones guess.
: : : : : : :
: : : : : : : cheers joe
: : : : : : :
: : : : : : : : : Whats over/under and switch lol? Sorry to ask dumb questions, still new and roller skating solo here.
: : : : : : : :
: : : : : : : : Irene is referring to a Double here: Two skaters in the ramp at the same time. This gets interesting when one is doing an air over the other (which is then under this skater).
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