hopping

Hm...

Well, the only thing you can really do is practice a lot and find the
technique that you like. Also check out www.unicycle.2ya.com . It has
a lot of great tutorials on how to learn unicycling tricks/techniques.

edit- The site also has a few videos of Kris Holm's trials workshop at
NUC 2001 for basic hopping techniques. Check those out.

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What i did when i frist learned hwo to hop is just see how high you can
possibly go. i know that doesnt sounds very helpful but it really is.
like i could get like 4" but i just decide to jump as high as i can by
like accually jumping only with and uni then i was getting like 1' and
above in like 10 minutues

POW

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I've been meaning to make a video tutorial on hopping for some time now
but haven't yet gotten around to it. The footage is there on one of my
tapes but I haven't made the tutorial yet. Although what I've filmed so
far only covers the very basics of hopping.

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uni will said:

*i have recently been trying to learn to hop.
i can hop about 3-6" and ride away but i want to learn to get
higher.
can anyone help me with this please? *

are you hopping with the seat in grabbing the handel? (if you have one)
or are you hopping with the seat out because when your hopping with the
seat in you can only go about as high as you can jump normaly with you
knees bent at the same angle as whe you hop. but when you have the seat
out you can hop much higher by lifting the uni past your ass. (accuse my
languge 🙄 ) and you can hop onto the top of picnic table from
the ground. 🙂 and its much more effective. also are you using a 24" or
higher or are you using a 20"?

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i am hopping with the seat in. and im using a torker lx 20".
but i will practice riding with the seat out.
thanks for the advice.

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honestly you wont learn much from watching a tutorial or asking for
advice. it takes a lot of time and practice to be able to hop high.
basically practice hopping everyday for months and then you will find
yourself hopping on picnic tables. seat in you should be able to hop
15-20 inches no problem (some people can do higher). therefore if you
can hop only 6 inches and think that you need to switch to seat out to
hop higher you are mistaken.

compress the tire and tuck.

that is all you need to know.

a prehop will help you compress the tire more.

find a place where you can hop onto obstacles that slowly increase in
height. keep practicing at one spot until you can do it easily, then
try a higher spot.

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ya ive seen i guy hop up 4 strairs with seat in. (OWEN!)
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to clarify, my post was regarding sidehops only.

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andrew_carter said:

*I've been meaning to make a video tutorial on hopping for some time
now but haven't yet gotten around to it. The footage is there on one
of my tapes but I haven't made the tutorial yet. Although what I've
filmed so far only covers the very basics of hopping.

Andrew *

Well, it'll be awesome when you do. You taught me how to idle, but I've
never really mastered hopping. I can get a few inches, but nothing
useful, except low, rounded curbs.

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