I'm not sure if this is written anywhere in "the rules," but this is
what we probably should be using:
"Front" and "Back" should relate to the way the unicycle is facing,
assuming it is right-side up. Seat drag in front would have the front
of the saddle touching the floor. Seat drag in back puts the back of it
on the floor. This stays the same whether the rider is going forward or
backward, or presumably even if the rider is facing the wrong way on
the unicycle.
The above general concept comes from Artistic Bicycling, which is where
we get our basic rules for Standard Skill. On an artistic bike, it
matters which way you face on the bike (and there are lots of tricks
with the rider facing the wrong way). On a unicycle it doesn't matter
so much.
Forward and backward should refer to the direction of travel in
relation to the way the rider is facing. So if the rider is facing the
wrong way on the unicycle and riding toward his rear, that should still
count as "backward." Unfortunately it can get confusing if the rider
then starts seat dragging while in this position. Since there is so
little difference between riding a unicycle while seated forward or
backward I don't think we need to worry about it.
I hope that makes things more clear instead of less clear...
skate4flip said:look here: http://www.unicyclist.org/cont/standard.cfm Scroll down until
you see the links for the seat drag skills (35a-c and 36a-c)
Now that's an awesome link for getting information on skills with
formally agreed-upon names and descriptions! Well done Leo V. or
whoever put it all together!
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