Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Inline skates
- Safety gear
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Step 1
Make sure you skates have ample room on the soul for grinding
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Step 2
Approach the grinding surface at a comfortable speed.(The faster you go the farther you grind)
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Step 3
When about 2 feet from the ledge/curb/rail that you will soul grind on jump with both feet enough to get yourself just above the grind surface.
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Step 4
Plant your soul foot parallel to the rail or ledge and put your other foot in front of it.
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Step 5
Put you weight on your soul foot and bend your knees.
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Step 6
When you think you're done jump off and spot your landing.
Comments
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 You need to master the soul stall. What you do is come up to a ledge or bar, jump and plant your back foot (the one that is always in the back for a grind) in a soul position. What is a soul position? On aggressive skates, you have little things that come out of the boot. That is the soul. Now, when soul stalling, you have to plant your lead foot just like a regular stall(on the gap between the wheels). Once you master that, it's simple! Just go up to a ledge or bar at a moderate speed and then jump in soul position. Lean your weight on your soul foot. It is not easy learning how to grind. So if you don't get it on the first try, just keep practicing.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Try to 360 onto the rail then 720 off of the rail.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Don't stand straight up while grinding. This makes it harder to keep your feet in position and balance. Crouch down, because it helps those problems, and it looks better, too.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Before you get to higher rails make a rail with wood sticking out from underneath the rail, so you can rely on the wood to keep you on the rail.