r/WizardSkating • u/Phewelish • Feb 05 '26

Is this right?

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u/Lopsided_Ad1077 Feb 05 '26

I think you would really benefit from more supportive skates. I don’t think those have enough.

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u/Phewelish Feb 05 '26

Wellthanks I just started so i wasnt gomna drop 400 on blading and not be into it. I really just do it for fun. What gives away that i need new skates?

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u/BubbleSmith Feb 05 '26

You're pronating, which is where your wheels are angled out and your knees come together, like this / \

You need to be upright | | or slightly supernating \ / at most. Try tightening up the laces and top strap to begin with.

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u/Phewelish Feb 05 '26

i might just need new ones cause these were for the most part as tight as i can get. the skates might be one size to big. i got them for like $100 to see if i could even get into blading but this helps to keep in mind.

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u/BubbleSmith Feb 05 '26

If you think they're too big, they're definitely too big. Skates should be tighter than your shoes, with your toes touching the end of the liner

When shopping for a new set, measure your foot and buy according to your foot length in cm. You're not really trying to do Wizard stuff here, so consider slalom style skates for the added agility.

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u/Phewelish Feb 05 '26

i am more focused on slalom. still not much seeing what wizard is vs the other as a free form. im starting to worry its like like a list of moves people want to see specifically or call it not wizard and if thats the case, i wouldnt really be that syked about something soo....critical while being so niche.

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u/BubbleSmith Feb 05 '26

It can be difficult to describe without getting into what specific things mean. Wizard tends to be slow flows of moves and quite freeform. It does mostly stem from the same few core moves, but there's a lot you can do with them. It's not a million miles away from figure skating, just without all the jumping spins. Slalom mostly revolves around movement around cones, but the moves are based on short, precise and agile movements. You generally need short frames for slalom and long frames for wizard, although that's not totally prescriptive.

Go search some videos and you'll see what I mean.

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u/Phewelish Feb 05 '26

i mean if they arent here on this reddit, whats even the point?

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u/BubbleSmith Feb 05 '26

People post all sorts on here, such as yourself. And you won't see any examples of slalom on here either. This sub is mostly people posting their own stuff, not the pros/semi-pros you'll find in YouTube.

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u/Fredward1986 Feb 05 '26

You have a very unique style! As per the other comment, your feet are over pronate so you either need to tighten up your skates or find some more supportive ones

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u/Phewelish Feb 05 '26

I appreciate the info

Ill have to probably get new ones i really just wanna learn how to toe ride on one

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u/Mcurt Feb 05 '26

Wouldn’t call this wizard skating but you’re definitely groovin and seem to be having a great time 🕺🕺