I thought I sucked at skating but how you started moving right after putting on the rentals is exactly how I move....now I just have to figure out how to get my own ice skates

@lily-wx1vb

Жыл бұрын

See if there is a reputable skate fitter in your area! Your rink or coaches at your rink will probably have great recommendations if you ask. Skate sizes are very different from street shoe sizes, so having someone fit you is the best bet for picking the right size and a supportive boot in your budget. Skates are not cheap (my first pair was ~$170 for a rec level skate. The skates I've had for the last 1.5 years were $700, but they have held up like champs through 6 day a week practice), but they are so worth it. It's the only tool you really need for skating, so they are well worth the investment if you plan to skate more than once or twice a year and want to learn anything more advanced than forward stroking and swizzles.

I don't know why it's so fun to watch pros try rental skates, but it is! Thanks for this!

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

I am glad you enjoyed it! I was thoroughly entertained by the experience as well.

When my son started out, as you may remember, he spent so much time on the ground! We calculated how much rentals would cost over the year (at only 3 visits to rink/week, because you’ve got to practice! 😊)- and we determined that entry level skates were more affordable. Then, once he put those on, he was able to do all the moves he’d been trying so hard to do in rentals. That was money WELL SPENT!!!

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

I remember well Owen’s first few weeks in group glass. The poor kid spent most of his time crawling. 😆 He has improved so much since those days.

@kpopuniverse1273

5 ай бұрын

Rentals are hard to use I fell 10 times on my first time skating Eventually I was able to skate without falling and I even did a little trick

This made me feel so much better because I used to figure skate when I was a kid and then I did rental skates 10 years after I quit. I couldn't do a single thing and kept falling, but it might have been the rental skates that were to blame

@mayzee240

9 ай бұрын

100%! muscle memory never lies, rentals on the other hand…

I spent exactly one session on rentals, because ice skating was love at first glide. In less than a week, I found your beginner skate recommendation video, enrolled in Learn to Skate, and was impatiently awaiting my new Jackson Freestyles’ arrival. While it was a mildly scary commitment at the time - I couldn’t predict how long my interest would endure - I’ve had ZERO regrets for ditching rentals almost immediately. Bad skates not only hamper skill progression, but their awkward-at-best fit actively discourages extended ice time. I suspect my love for skating would have rapidly waned if I had delayed purchasing appropriate equipment!

@GorgieClarissa

11 ай бұрын

THIS!! 1000% THIS. I have nightmares because of rental skates. I also got my skates during my first LTS session, but it took so long to get them, I had to do the test in rentals and it was so sad!! But i looooooooooooove my skates. Like madly in love!! it has made skating 1 million times better!

Sooo much respect for you challenging yourself like this! In fact, I know someone already pitched the idea for you to try on hockey skates, but I'd honestly find is super interesting to see how you handled some ice hokey techniques with a hockey stick and puck. As always, thank you so much for taking the time and effort to create these lessons for us. Your teaching style, attention to detail and overall cheerfulness have been instrumental in my growth as a skater.

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

Maybe I will take a hockey lesson sometime!

That was interesting. The other way round would be, too: What if an average but ambitious skater being used to rentals was put in professional skates? What would be his/her immediate improvements? Would he/she recognise a difference and make use out of it?

Coach Julia, you are so brave! I am so happy that you stayed upright and did not fall! 🙂

I feel a bit vindicated that you noticed the rentals were way back on the heels: when I first got my own skates the first thing I noticed was that my weight was way *forward* from what I expected. It instantly made it a bit easier to go backwards (at least, once the blades had dulled just enough that I didn't feel like I was sticking to the ice!) but it took me weeks to really get used to rebalancing my weight. I definitely wouldn't be keen to go back now!

I passed level 8 skate uk today!! Your channel has been an absolute godsend 🤍

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

Wow, congratulations!

I always find these rental skate videos so entertaining. I used to skate as child and then again as a pre-teen, then didn't skate at all until i had kids (and then that was in rental skates only - and I think in the past 25 years I had been skating only 4 times). I am now 58 and got new Jackson skates for Christmas and I'm still having a hard time getting my "ice legs" back but at least I have an edge to stay upright LOL. It's been 45 years since I had good skates!

Speaking of dull blades…my skates have been dull for over a month. Since the pro shop is a good few hrs away from the rink, my other coach once a month gathers boots that need sharpening and takes them to the shop. Unfortunately, when my skates started to slip, coach just got back from the shop. So yeah…been skating on dull flat blades for a while and it isn’t fun. Yesterday, crashed trying to do 3 turns and power pulls, cross steps etc. Worst was power pulls…I literally did a dropkick and landed on my hip…bruised and swollen really bad that I can’t even sit straight right now because one half of my butt is bigger than the other…

This video is amazing! I have Harlicks that were gifted to me by my parents when I graduated college. They wanted me to always be able to return to the ice. I’m now 51yrs old, and I still use them. My teenager has recently shown interest in skating and has been doing public skate in rentals. Today she is going to the rink without me and asked to use my skates (we wear the same shoe size). I showed her this video to prepare her for the difference she might feel. I’m curious to hear how it goes. After today, she may want her own pair of skates! 😂

@amandarhollynce4286

Жыл бұрын

What was the difference 😊

This makes me feel so much better! I do a ton of artistic roller skating so I know where my edges are and how to skate well(at least on roller skates. 😂) I took my family ice skating for the fun of it and I felt like I had never skated before. I felt like all my effort went into keeping my legs from sliding out from under me. I normally skate 2-3 hours at a time but two laps around in those rentals was exhausting. There was no edge and any time I tried to push, my foot would slip across the top of the ice. Now I want to try ice skating in some better skates!

@kpopuniverse1273

5 ай бұрын

I never skated in my life and I did ice skating today and fell 10 times Eventually I was able to do a little trick at the end

I once happened to find myself at an empty ice rink (I was there for a different reason, I didn't even know there was a rink). So I rented some skates, got some socks and gloves from lost&found, and off I went on the ice. Holy guacamoly. I fell down within a second of entering the rink because as usual, I wanted to do these two-foot curves to feel the ice, and there literally were no edges to be found on these skates, so off they went from below me and down I went to kiss the ice in a not so pleasant manner. I went back to the room with the skates and tried to find some with at least a trace of an edge, but no such luck. I finally managed to do a few three turns before getting blisters after 20 minutes. I haven't gone near rental skates ever since 😀

Wowie! This really demonstrates the absolute NEED of a good pair of skates

I was inspired by this and took my FR1 inline skates with ice blade inserts out last weekend.

I have many times skated in public and have seen kids sliding with no control. I would tell them to get new skates. The reason they do not sharpen is because when kids fall they put hands out and sharp skates cut fingers etc.

@IntuitiveGanesh

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Unfortunately, kids pay the bills at ice skating rinks. They also don't understand rules at an ice rink because, neither do their parents.

Thank you for this video. It absolutely solidified my decision in spending $$ on skates for my daughter before beginning her first LTS program

@CoachJulia

25 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This was entertaining! I am really surprised that people are able to skate in those at all. I think rinks should sharpen more often and teach patrons proper blade care! (Aka not stepping on non-rubber surfaces, not stepping on that plastic part of the entrance to the rink, etc!) It's super dangerous for people to be using unsharpened rentals! I'm so grateful I have my own skates⛸💕

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, dull skates are probably contributing to quite a lot of the falls out there during public sessions.

@Escape2Eclipse

Жыл бұрын

Also people not knowing how to properly put on skates!

So interested to see you do this! I was recently away from home (a long, long way away from home) for a month and didn’t take my skates as I knew there would only be one possible opportunity to skate. I did make it to a rink, put on the rentals and immediately looked like you when hobbling to the ice, then stepping on and tentatively starting to glide. The blades were straight, no rockers, no edges and what I called “pretend” toe picks. I tried to do a tiny spin and nearly ended up with my face on the boards. It was a measure of my determination (desperation) to skate that I went around a few times with both feet on the ice. It certainly explains the way the beginners look out on the ice, bent over and knock kneed. 😊

This was fun to watch! I like your videos! My bf was making fun of your magic table tip for beginners but it really helped me lol thanks!

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

I am so glad you enjoyed the video! I know the 'magic table' name is a little silly, but it really does help.

What a fun video!! So entertaining to watch. I wore rentals exactly once at my first group lesson two years ago and then got my own skates, and even the recreational skates I bought were pretty flat and hard to learn anything that used the rocker. But, at least they were sharp! I can't imagine trying to learn crossovers and three turns on those butter knife blades 😂

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

I am so glad you found the video entertaining!

My ice skating club told me I don’t need to buy my own skates till I pass level 4 as it’s not necessary, and I don’t exactly have the money to anyway. But I definitely agree that rental skates suck when your really trying just gotta save a bit and then I’ll hopefully have a better time.

I’ve had a wide array of experiences on different rental skates… some that were pretty decently sharp with some edges, and some that had NO edges at all and I literally could do nothing on the ice.

When I first thought about switching from hockey to figure skates, I signed up for some group ice dancing classes. I tried rental skates, but they were so bad, after two lessons I went back to my hockey skates and completed the classes in those. Didn't try more classes until I got my own figure skates. Fun fact, once I got used to my figure skates, skating in my hockey skates became terrifying because I felt like I was going to fall over backwards and bash my head.

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

I have skated in hockey skates before, many years ago. They were pretty frightening because of that very reason! Without the back extending out behind the boot, they do feel like you are just going to fall backwards!

@davidbigelow8684

Жыл бұрын

@@CoachJulia maybe you should do a video where you learn to play hockey. Just make sure to wear a helmet! I know people who switch between hockey skates and figures, but I don't know how they do it. It was a challenge switching to figure skates after years of hockey skates because my weight was always forward - and that's not good when you have picks!!🤣😂🤣

Hi Coach, one thing I try to avoid is walking without blade protectors. Even though the floor is padded, dirt from spectator shoes and boots, dull and scratch the blades. Thanks Coach Julia!

@JustMe-12345

Жыл бұрын

😂 yup. All the dirt that are on my hands after removing the hard guards (when putting them on wet skates)…. Yea I won’t walk on there…

@tomciras6672

Жыл бұрын

@@JustMe-12345 I'd wash out the guards, maybe the dishwasher. I agree, dirt in the guard will mess up my blades. Thanks for sharing Friend

I truly enjoyed this one! I just picked up skating less than a week ago, figure skating. I, like some of your students, am skating rentals right now. 😂

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

I am so glad you enjoyed it! And welcome to the sport!

I just sent my skates to sharpen for the very first time since I bought them four years ago. 🙈 I was wondering about trying my hard plastic recreational skates until I get my Risport back... So absolutely not a good idea. 😅 Thank you for trying this out, it was really helpful, interesting and amusing too. 😄👌

Your trial on rental is me on my Jackson

I love this content.🥰🥰🥰

Oh, yeah :) I ahad a similar experience about a year ago when I tried to skate in rentals. I felt so dumb

You are so brave Julia!!!!

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

Hah! Thanks.

Haha, bless. You look so scared sometimes, like first time on the ice 🤣

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness, I felt like a beginner! It really was so scary. Lol. So grateful to have my own skates to go back to after this.

I love your videos, you’re so cool♥️ love from Russia

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

It is very scary, been without edges on mine to see what happens.

hi Coach Julia, i've been watching your tutorials for quite a while since i started my adult skating journey and i'm taking some figuere skating classes, i scrapped some money and i've managed to buy myself an edea motivo boots. unfortunately i've noticed that whenever im skating even forwards, my feets goes inwards thus i'm always skating on my inside edges, which makes some difficulties when trying to skate on one foot (just started to learning forward crossovers). my question is - is it more propability that my ankles are just so weak to properly balance myself or did i just completly missed something when choosing boots?

My local ice rink has changed their leather boots to plastic boots that go upto the calve muscles. I keep falling backwards with the plastic boots. If I loosen the top of plastic boots just a little so I can bend my knees, my feet then cave inwards. I hate plastic boots.

Nice

A little over a year ago my skates had broken down to the point where I was having serious ankle pain when I tried to skate for any length of time. I'd ordered replacements (when I bought the first pair I was measured for both Jackson and Reidell so I knew the correct size) but they hadn't arrived yet. I wondered if I should either "tough it out" with my broken down skates or go with rentals for class. To test it, I did a public skate session with rentals. It was bad. Really, really bad. I couldn't skate in them. I kept catching toe picks. Edges were a disaster and.... well, once around the rink and I was done. d. o. n. e. done. Ended up toughing it out for that one last class on the old skates before the new ones arrived and I got the new blades mounted and sharpened (which was a whole other issue with re-learning to skate, going from Reidell Motion skates with their "Cosmos" blade to Jackson Premier Fusions with Coronation Ace blades).

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

Roughing it out in the old skates was the right choice. And it is always an adjustment when you get a new pair, especially if you are changing the boot or blade style. But the upgrade is almost always worth it in the long run.

So Julia, it takes time to get used to or your own shoes are easier over rental ones?? I am not sure to get one or not

i struggle with backwards one foot glides on a circle. i always seem to fall out of it and it seems like my body is positioned weird . do you have any videos on that?

I am very curious to see you skate in hockey skates😊

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

Oh boy. Now that would be a wild experience.

I just started figure skating and I use rental skates because they gave us (my learn to skate school) and I thought I was bad and this made me realize its just the skates! Quick question, I am getting my own skates this week as a beginner do I have to get them sharpened?

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

Congrats on getting your own skates! Yes, you do need to get them sharpened. They will have a 'factory sharpening' when you get them which really doesn't mean anything.

Do you think, if you had learned everything on rental skates, you would have to re-learn once you upgraded to proper skates? It seems like your balance would be in entirely the wrong places once you got proper boots and blades. Those skates take an already difficult sport and make it so much harder. I can’t imagine how discouraging it must be.

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

It does take an adjustment. But that is the case any time you get a new blade or boot upgrade. Yes, it can be frustrating, but worth it in the long run.

I have a beginner lesson soon, I’ve just brought my own Jackson artiste but haven’t skated in them yet, my question is, is it best to use rental skate or my own skate in my beginner lessons?

@CoachJulia

5 ай бұрын

Definitely your own skates!!

@NataliaIceskating

5 ай бұрын

@@CoachJulia thank you

😂👏👏👏 thank you !!!

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!!

My first time I skated on ice in 1995 I rented at the outdoor rink in Chicago. It cost 2 dollars at the time. I think I rented about 3 times before they were ok.. I didn't fall. I found a pair at the thrift shop for 2 dollars so then I only had to pay entrance fee.. I've had those 2 dollar skates even today. I sharpened them 17 years ago and they were great but I never sharpened them deeply & so I went to sharpen these in December and I got them sharpened wrong and I couldn't really get anything good going on. I was 3 weeks in thinking there was something wrong. So I skipped skating and went to the professional skate shop here in Stockholm (same 2 dollar skates from Chicago) soft leather older than me but a chromium steel MK blade.. I'm going to use them in an hour.. They are sharpened deep as the lady there said "trust me, you NEED this"

@PlatinumLemur

Жыл бұрын

Skated on my skates sharpened deeply today... OMG I'm so happy they work!

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

Amazing to have found skates at such a price that work for you. Thanks for sharing your story!

@PlatinumLemur

Жыл бұрын

@@CoachJulia I can use them for everything ..last Saturday I finally got those previous hours on ice back..(this year at minimum 56 hours) & have learned to skate backwards finally. The people at the skates shop sharpened them really deep, I thought they'd be hard to use so deep but in fact they're better than ever..just a little hard doing spins and turns, at 1st.

@PlatinumLemur

Жыл бұрын

@@CoachJulia one problem is they're not modern so no support for even attempting jumps but good for everything else!

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

@@PlatinumLemur I also like a really deep edge. I always get them sharpened at the maximum of what my proshop will do. I like the nice bite it gives me into the ice.

Now I know why I move like that after trying rentals 😂❤ glad to know it’s not me

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

Hah! No, not just you. I am amazed at skaters who are able to learn in them.

@blueskies773

Жыл бұрын

@@CoachJulia It's a wonder, honestly. And it must be cheaper for rinks to keep providing them, considering they know exactly the effect it's having on skaters!

I just passed the basic classes after six years today

Yeah I tried to do forward crossovers on rental skates and wiped out within seconds of getting on the ice 😂

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh, I believe it. The rentals I wore were sooooo dull!

I wish I watched this earlier.. Subscribing.

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

Awe, thanks so much!

I've tried to skate all my life, never could. Once, l spent 4 hours falling on my butt. It was literally black after that. To the point, some girls in gym picked me up from behind and took me to the teacher. They thought my father had beat me. So I guess I missed out on skating in my life . I always thought it was my fault. My cousin speed skates.

Rinks should have several Sparx or Prosharp machines. It is a crime they let kids skate with such blunt skates.

I like you, I want to see your video for triple jumps?

me who doesn't like when my skates grip too much and keeps the edges pretty shallow (im insane skaters don't do as i do i trust myself to skate with slippery skates i don't recommend this if your someone who skates professionally or competitively do not do this!!)

They're like patch blades l.o.l.

hahaha...

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

I was laughing the whole time!

🤣

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

I agree! 🤣

I went ice skating in vienna yesterday at the Wiener Eistraum and i had to to realise my own skates are horrible 🥲

Yup, when I started my skating lessons, the first 6 weeks or so I was wearing rentals and they were very slippery and I had no grip at all. When I finally got my own skates it was a tremendous difference. I felt more safe and confident in everything I wanted to try! Getting your own skates is definitely worth it!! ⛸😊

@CoachJulia

Жыл бұрын

I agree! That is my number one piece of advice, as soon as a skater knows they want to continue, they should get their own skates!