What’s up Skate Fam! Welcome to the community. Thrilled to have you here. This place is going to be amazing. For now, leave a comment introducing yourself to the group. - Attach a photo of you in skates or just of your skates too!

Hi everyone, I’m feeling stuck in my progress for spins. For those that can do a couple rotations consistently - how long did it take you to get there? For those that aren’t there yet, how long have you been practicing?

If you’re struggling to spin cleanly on skates, here’s what actually gets the skaters I coach results to improve instantly: (...a classroom guided post about spinning. Click links for more context.) 1. Weight Distribution is everything. Understanding how much weight goes into your heel vs. your toes and what particular edge is crucial to getting good spins. 2. 🔄Pumping to create continuous speed. If your spin dies out too fast, you can press your legs in and out to create more momentum. As you build muscle memory for the weight distribution, this momentum will also last longer. 3. Start your spins with better entries. Consistent form speeds up the learning process. You’ve got 3 options: ▪️ The Rubber Band (See Video: Day 95 of 100 Day Skate School) ▪️ The Full Wind-Up (Just like the rubber band technique with more wind-up) ▪️ Rolling Entry (Similar to an eagle spread transition but with more force to turn it into a spin) 💎 Pro tip: Rotate first, then press into your toes or heels when learning toe spins. 4. “Circle Pinching” – a concept I teach at SK8SHOT Studios. Imagine a circle on the ground with your one-foot spins, tightening your circle tighter and tighter… until you’re spinning on a dime. (I talk about circle pinching for the "Outside Edge Compass Spin") 5. Toe Chasing - another helpful concept, for two-foot spins One foot is traveling forward, and the other is traveling backward, both equally at the same speed. It’s almost like one toe is chasing the other! For one-foot spins, this turns into understanding the direction your foot travels. Knowing whether your foot is traveling forward or backward and practicing that intentionally make things simpler

Share your 2025 skate goals! Skills wise what do you hope to improve? Meeting skaters? Travelling to a rink or event you've never been to?... Im working towards mastering sit spin by summer and hopefully 5 comfortable hurricane kicks. Aiming to skate 3 times a week whenever possible and get to more street skate meets with my local skate community. Holding myself accountable here so hopefully I'll be looking back at this post soon enough having achieved them and maybe more along the way. 🤞🏼🛼🌪️