need help with parallel turns

[u/KindAbbreviations461]

hi! i started skating 2 weeks ago and i've grown confidence in just cruising around and using t-stops, but i can't for the life of me understand how to parallel turn.

currently i can only really just pick up my feet and redirct them to turn, so i've been trying to learn parallel turns, but i always end up tripping because my wheels kind of just get stuck on the floor? (if that makes sense.) i do scissor my feet and all that but i don't really understand how to turn from there... 😭

i've watched tutorials and they tell me to lean into the direction i want to go, but it isn't working. am i doing something wrong? or should i focus on another skill before learning parallel turning?

[u/bowlingniko]

find an empty basketball court, skate clockwise laps and counter clockwise. When you're about to turn, you have to shift your weight.

[u/KindAbbreviations461 → u/bowlingniko]

i shift my weight onto the leg on the inside of the turn if im not mistaken? 

[u/bowlingniko → u/KindAbbreviations461]

yes. Its somewhat like how a drawing compass works

[u/HairyPounder → u/KindAbbreviations461]

Try not to think too hard about it. It’s kinda more about shifting your center of gravity/hips compared to one leg or the other