Big Al 16 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I don't reckon there's a single Canadian who isn't shit-hot on the ice with a hockey stick so why would inline hockey be any different? It gives me great pleasure in seeing cultural integrity preserved via dominance on the sports field - e.g. New Zealanders winning Union, Japanese winning Judo, Canadians winning ice hockey etc. "Dad...Dad...what's silver?" "I don't know son - we're Canadian!" Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Ya...but they are not the same actually. After a lifetime of ice hockey, inline can be tough. There's no stopping like on ice... If you try, you'll do a face plant. You can learn to do a skidding turn stop on concrete but over-riding muscle memory is tough...especially during a game. Also, after a summer on inline skates the first few times on the ice are a write-off because of the different rocker between the wheels and ice blades. Some of the better inline (hockey) skates do a good job of simulating the proper rocker though. Link to post Share on other sites
Big Al 16 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 There's no stopping like on ice... If you try, you'll do a face plant. You can learn to do a skidding turn stop on concrete but over-riding muscle memory is tough Sounds not unlike the differences when I tried grass skis many moons ago. Any attempt at sharp edgy stuff resulted in the face plant! They actually helped technique for racing though as they didn't allow the "release the edges" cop out and forced you to focus on picking the correct line. Link to post Share on other sites
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