- Joined
- May 19, 2018
I got new Jackson Freestyles with the Aspire XP blades in January and have skated in them for an hour twice a week since. I have no idea how much life is left in them, but they still look and feel like new. I'm technically an adult skater, but I finished Basic Skills and had a really good waltz jump as a kid and am still very, very tiny and Eteri-girl-shaped.
I'm working on flips and loops (almost have the flip, lots of trouble on the loop) and love doing fancy moves like hydroblading and Ina Bauers and spirals. I also work a lot on edges, knee bend, and overall quality. Spins, however, are not coming along as fast as I'd like. I can do about four or five revolutions of a basic one-foot spin, and if I'm lucky, one and a half of a sit spin and one of a camel spin. (Oddly, I'm really good at locking into the camel spin position, but I just... don't revolve.)
I have a lot of trouble getting onto the spin rocker and staying there. However, a lot of that is from bad posture, which I've been making a lot of progress on, but it'll be a while before it's fully fixed.
I've never noticed anything that felt wrong about the blades, but it's not like I'd necessarily know what to look for. Would it be worth it to get more advanced blades even though my problems might be more from my posture than anything else? If so, which kind? I hope to test (standard track) and compete (probably non-qualifying) in the future and am a huge stickler for skating skills, so I'd rather spend more now and make up for it in progress (within reason).
Thank you!
I'm working on flips and loops (almost have the flip, lots of trouble on the loop) and love doing fancy moves like hydroblading and Ina Bauers and spirals. I also work a lot on edges, knee bend, and overall quality. Spins, however, are not coming along as fast as I'd like. I can do about four or five revolutions of a basic one-foot spin, and if I'm lucky, one and a half of a sit spin and one of a camel spin. (Oddly, I'm really good at locking into the camel spin position, but I just... don't revolve.)
I have a lot of trouble getting onto the spin rocker and staying there. However, a lot of that is from bad posture, which I've been making a lot of progress on, but it'll be a while before it's fully fixed.
I've never noticed anything that felt wrong about the blades, but it's not like I'd necessarily know what to look for. Would it be worth it to get more advanced blades even though my problems might be more from my posture than anything else? If so, which kind? I hope to test (standard track) and compete (probably non-qualifying) in the future and am a huge stickler for skating skills, so I'd rather spend more now and make up for it in progress (within reason).
Thank you!