help me out -iceskating

[loumeinhart 0]

A girl I just met talked me into ice skating with her this weekend, I think I'm just gonna fall on my ass the whole time

Any suggestions?

[mailin 0]

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I think I'm just gonna fall on my ass the whole time

You probably will

When I took ice skating lessons as a kid they had us learn how to stand up by bringing empty milk crates onto the ice with us (stacked on top of each other) and use that for balance. But you might look like a dork doing that

So bring knee pads and a pillow to cover yer butt

Jen

Arianna Frances

[eeneR 3]

Have fun with it....dont be overly concerened about falling....It can be fun

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[skycat 0]

have you ever inline skated? If not just get used to laughing at yourself.

Fly it like you stole it!

[vdschoor 0]

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A girl I just met talked me into ice skating with her this weekend, I think I'm just gonna fall on my ass the whole time

Any suggestions?

Yeah.. just be honest about it, and ask for figure skates (the ones they use in the olympics)
They are the easiest to learn on..

He he.. they taught me when I was 4 or so, and just put me on the ice with a kitchen chair to hold on to and to push around on the ice, but it would look funny if you did that probably..

you WILL be on your ass ha ha!

Or go out and train like an idiot on rollerblades.. it's not quite the same but it might help..

Iwan

[Remster 30]

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They are the easiest to learn on..

Are you crazy? If you get lazy and dont pick up your feet, the crampons at the front of the blade will make you dive everytime! lol

Remster

[eeneR 3]

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Are you crazy? If you get lazy and dont pick up your feet, the crampons at the front of the blade will make you dive everytime! lol

Toe Pick!!!!!

She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway."
eeneR
TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto

[sunshine 2]

The first time i ever went ice skating i was 25. I never fell once. Just had to show off about that.

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meow

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[councilman24 37]

Yeah, he had a real tight hold to keep you up, didn't he. Ice skatings one of my standard first dates. I'm good enought to stand up and kinda go backwards but not so good as to show a date up.

To Lou .... Just hang on tight!!

I'm old for my age.
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[Brains 2]

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The first time i ever went ice skating i was 25. I never fell once. Just had to show off about that.

So it is just rollerblading that you have a problem with??

Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you.

[Zoter 0]

Try and think about keeping your blades ON the ice as much as possible......common new skater problem...they are 'stepping' all the time....
Push out to the sides , with the blade smoothly and you will look alot better !
Big tip...slip a couple of knee pads and elbow pads under your clothes......even if you fall over you can just get up like a real man...no pain!

Biggest tip.....skate close to the edge...at least you can grab the rink edge before you fall over and look a complete tit !
Have fun....

[BillyVance 35]

I learned to ice skate when I was about 6 or 7. Got as far as earning the Alpha, Beta and Gamma patches. After that, I just skated for fun. My most embarrassing incident was forgetting to take the rubber guards/shoes off the skates before getting on the ice. The result was instant wipe-out every time I tried to push off. Being an idiot, I fell down 4 or 5 times before I finally LOOKED at the skates just to find out what the fuck was going on!

I also had one of the bloodiest moments of my life as a 9 year old when I was trying to skate as fast as possible around the rink, made a quick side-step to overtake one other skater and plowed right into a group of 3 people just standing and chatting, while splayed out on the ice, another skater stumbled over the fingers on my right hand, slicing through to the bone on a couple of fingers! I got up crying and skating off the ice all the way to the front office, leaving a puddle of blood at the accident site and a trail of blood all the way. The guy behind the counter kept asking me which hand was cut because by then the blood had covered both hands!

Some years later I had an urge to take up speed skating, and these days wonder why I never took up on that urge... then a look at that big jagged scar on my finger answers the question.

I have used a skating outing a couple of times for a first date. It's better if your date has some skating experience though. Don't force him/her to go on the first date. It's a great opportunity to turn a nice date into a disaster.

Blue Skies
Billy

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[sunshine 2]

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Yeah, he had a real tight hold to keep you up, didn't he

Actually no. I walked around holding onto the wall for about 15 minutes, then started skating. I even managed a bit of backwards.

Brains - yeah, the rollerblades are BAAAD.

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meow

I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug!

[philly51 0]

Best suggestion I can give is to make sure that your skates fit!

Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, Shouting "...holy shit...what a ride!"

[Sheenster303 0]

I wanna go iceskating! I always thought it was be cool to go. When I was in high school, my friends would always go play broom hockey at the ice rink. I always had to work or go to some stupid family thing and I was never able to go with them.

Now no one wants to go with me and I doubt I'll be very good on ice skates right now. I can barely walk on my own without falling over.

I'm so funny I crack my head open!

P.M.S. #102

[Snowbird 0]

I took my now-hubby skating on an early date. I'd been skating for years, him not so much. It worked out perfectly. I skated backwards and held his hands to help him balance

Have fun! Just don't take it too seriously when you fall.

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
-Robert A. Heinlein

[loumeinhart 0]

thanks sunshine I'm 25 myself. - -THANKS ALL FOR FEEDBACK!, - I'll PLF if I slip then make her do a tandem in the spring! Yep this is ohio, cold enough to iceskate outdoors now
...I'll post on monday w/ injury report

[raggdoll 0]

If you've ever been rollerskating, you can ice skate. I've been skating since I was four or five and find ice skating to be a lot easier. It's very similar to inline skating, with the added bonus that if you fall, you instantly numb the spot.

Ok, not really, but it isn't that difficult. Just approach it as you would any new sport--be careful but relaxed, keep your balance as you would with inline or roller blading, and don't do the windmill arm thingie if you feel like you're going to fall. Nine times out of ten, you'll fall anyway, but with arms flailing, you'll look like an out of place windmill tipping over on the ice.

Have fun!

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[Ducky 0]

As a ice hockey player of many years I HIGHLY reccomend renting hockey skates if given the choice. They have Far more ankle support. And get them as tight as possible, near cutting off the circulation tight is proper. Just to give you an idea many skaters/ hockey players wear skates a size smaller than shoe size and wear very thi socks for the tighttest truest fit possible.


kwak

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[wingnut 0]

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Toe Pick!!!!!

ah the cutting edge...... heck even as a guy i like that movie.......

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