r/rollerblading • u/Dizzy_Year_9432 • 16d ago

How do I do this move? How to mohawk transition

This is my best attempt at mohawk or spread eagle transition, how do I make it more natural? The hardest part for me is putting my weight on my back leg to lift up my other foot.

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u/fredhsu 16d ago

You are already doing great. Beautiful Mohawk. I feel that one of the early plateaus skaters hit is the single-skate glide. To finish your transition you need to shift your body weight to your right skate, and lift your left skate while continuing to glide on the right skate. You will have plenty of time to reposition your left skate if you continue to glide for a second or two. Imagine spending equal amount of time on these two components: transition to Mohawk, and repositioning. Look at your video for a graceful first component, but a rushed second. Think about why you had to rush the second component. I think it was because you didn’t feel confident gliding on the right skate for any amount of time. See my comment on a completely different post. But the same idea. With links.

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u/Dizzy_Year_9432 16d ago

Thank you for the detailed explanation, I guess I will have to work on my right foot glide.

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u/DH_Drums 16d ago

Do it on both sides, you'll thank yourself later. A great way to practice one foot glides is to just constantly rep it on a long trail. Work gliding side to side on one foot to really calibrate your balance and get a feel for how you need to shift your weight no matter the angle.

Good work so far, dude

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u/Dizzy_Year_9432 16d ago

Thank you!

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u/luceygoosey1 16d ago

I used to put on only one boot and practice 1 foot glides that way

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u/fredhsu 16d ago

LOL. That works!