Ice-skating gloves

Jo4

Hubby and I are going to commence ice-skating lessons shortly but we have been advised to take gloves with us. Are there are gloves you would recommend, based on experience, which are more suitable for ice-skating for beginners?

BTW is there anything else we should get for these lessons?

Nile

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Nile

Jo4

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I’ve moved your thread from the ‘I wanna’ board to the ‘Olympics Legacy – Sports & Fitness’ board, where it is better suited.

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Nile

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skateykatey

Hi, I'm a fellow ice skater so somewhat qualified to answer. The gloves are purely to keep your hands warm, so a cheapo pair are fine. You might want to look at some thinner ones purely because you may need to make a grab for the barrier and the thicker ones won't grip very well! I talk from bitter experience here!

In terms of other equipment, I also use wrist guards and snow boarding padded shorts. I've been skating for a while though so have progressed to moves that mean I can spend time landing on my backside, the ice hurts!

Good luck with your lessons, its seriously addictive.

DUTR

skateykatey wrote: »

Hi, I'm a fellow ice skater so somewhat qualified to answer. The gloves are purely to keep your hands warm, so a cheapo pair are fine. You might want to look at some thinner ones purely because you may need to make a grab for the barrier and the thicker ones won't grip very well! I talk from bitter experience here!

In terms of other equipment, I also use wrist guards and snow boarding padded shorts. I've been skating for a while though so have progressed to moves that mean I can spend time landing on my backside, the ice hurts!

Good luck with your lessons, its seriously addictive.

You know? If you keep a slight bend in your legs, you will not fall, same for skiing and walking on ice.
Back in the day around your way, you had a top skater called Archie Marshall.

heartbreak_star

Depends on whether you're doing figure skating or speed skating though. I use hockey skates and skate pretty much in a half-squat with my weight forward all the time, but with figure skating you need to be more upright and sometimes have straight legs for your lines

HBS x

Jo4

Is it obvious to others that you are wearing padded shorts because I have a feeling I am going to need them? :eek: Where can I get the more discreet type of padded shorts - if there is such a thing? :rotfl:

skateykatey

Yeah, you can get more discreet padded shorts, can't remember the make but mine are bullet and I'm sure they do some with smaller padding. To be honest though,no one will notice, or care. The only comments I've had are of the 'I wish I had some if those' variety. I chose mine because of the increased protection at the tailbone.

If you do fall, and you will I'm afraid, just go with it, don't try to fight it and try to land on your outer thigh if possible!

You can always wear a long jumper to cover them. Another thing I learnt fairly early on is to make sure you don't wear trousers that have a flare at the bottom;your skates will get caught in them and there is pretty much no way to save yourself from face planting the ice. I wear tight leggings or leg warmers.

And yep, it's figure skating I do so long lean lines are required otherwise its knees and ankles bent all the time to increase stability.

kerri_gt

I used to skate as a child, just had regular gloves, and echo the advise (from a pro) about the trousers. Also leggings with leg Warner's are good and thicker trousers like jeans can get damp / wet when you fall on the ice and then take some time to dry. Enjoy, you'll have a blast x

Jo4

Can someone please provide me with a link to where I can purchase these items online for both my husband and I because I don't want to purchase them in a shop.

Jo4

Jo4 wrote: »

Can someone please provide me with a link to where I can purchase these items online for both my husband and I because I don't want to purchase them in a shop.

I had been hoping to get the order placed for these items today because the ice-skating lessons are at the end of this week! :eek: