On ice, is there any tip on how to stop?

Question

I know the way of stopping with the toe pick, I'm having trouble with that, too, but for now we're focusing on the other type. The other type I'm working on is the type where you bend your knees and push out with both feet, scraping the ice with your blades. I can't do that-either one foot goes and the other stays, both feet move a tiny bit and end up in a forward swizzle, or I just keep on going forward after doing it. I can do it perfectly on the wall, but I guess I'm too afraid to do it moving on ice with no support.

Just in case this helps, these are the things I know on ice:

1 foot glide

2 foot glide

Swizzles

Half swizzles and pumps

that thing i forget the name where its just casually leaning on one foot and pushing off a tiny bit, then the other, then the other.

backwards swizzle

doing a spin with half swizzles

and turning around while scraping the ice. not sure, there might be more but those are the basics.

for anyone who knows the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees, NJ, I've tested the B-2 section and I didn't pass because I failed the stop.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

When you stop you need to bend your knees a lot to prevent your toe pick from sticking.

To do a two-foot snowplow stop do this:

-2-foot glide with knee bend

-Right before you want to stop straighten your knees

-and bend your knees as you push your feet out to stop, your feet should look pretty much like this while stopping /  \

the knee bending action creates a little bit of weightlessness so it isn't as hard to stop

The one foot snowplow is easier for me and will probably be to you too.

You still bend your knees but you DONT straighten them when you get ready to stop. You keep them bent and push one foot out, with most of your weight on your foot not stopping. You want to gently scrape the ice. Your feet should look like this   l  \

Answer 2

run into a wall. that worked for me last time.

Answer 3

you cant really let your fear get the best of you.

do you think kimmie meisner landed a triple axel because she stood on the sidelines shaking? nope.

everyone gets scared of things.

but seriously. you're not going 90 miles per hour down the ice, the worst that can possibly happen is you fall on your butt. i fall on my but from triples, and it only really hurts every once and a while. if it does you just rub it and try again.

the best that can happen is after a while you learn it.

thats the whole reason you PAY for skating, TO LEARN!

take a chance and do it! i can promise you, this wont end in a trip to the hospital.

there is tons of other things out there you have to learn. dont let a little stop, stop you! (no pun intended)

Answer 4

Just an FYI, Toe Picks are not meant for stopping, they are there for spinning and jumps...

Bend your knees and put pressure on the outside edge of your blades.

Answer 5

What you are describing is a snowplow stop and it is done by making snow with your blades. You are doing a swizzle because you are continuing to glide forward with your toes out instead of in. Stand next to the boards and practice making snow with each foot separately by sliding your blade to the side. You must bend your knees and use your inside edge (tip your skate in) and then make snow. Once you have the feeling of making snow, try it while moving.

The most important things are bending your knees so your weight is on the ball of your foot, turning your toes inward so that you make an inverted v shape while pressing out with your heel (using your inside edge) and making snow. After you come to a stop, bend your knees a little more or you will begin to glide backwards.

Hope you get it!

Answer 6

Try thinking about it a different way: think that you are leaning back a bit and pointing your toes inward. (keep your toes about 1 foot away from each other)