Turning

Pembar said:

This is more like a rant post. =/

Annoys me that I can only turn left but I can't turn right. It seems
instinctive to swing my right leg (main leg) to the left. But I cannot
generate enough power from my left leg to swing to the right.

I guess I need to practice more.

thats interesting, as soon as i could ride i could turn...

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We should ride together. Turning left has been my challenge, we'd equal
out.

Actually, I could always turn left, just not sharply. Meanwhile, my
son, much lighter than me, could fairly easily make a 90 degree corner
on the same unicycle. I don't know if the weight has anything to do
with it or not, though.

But yeat, just keep at it and it'll get better. I can make my left
turns good enough for most purposes now, still would have trouble
staying on a narrow sidewalk at a corner, but I don't do that anyway.

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I could only turn left for almost a month of off an on riding, It is
fairly normal.

One day you will realize that you just turned right and it was easy.
Until then it is fairly annoying but part of the learning process for
some of us lucky lopsided people.

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Yeah, I was talking about 90 degree turns. Those where the "tyres
scratch the floor" as opposed to slanting to one side.

Are you right-legged or left-legged?

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I am all round right side dominant.

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Pembar said:

to swing my right leg (main leg) to the left

Maybe that's the problem?

You should be learning to turn by twisting your arms towards where you
want to turn (therefore facing your shoulders there), which in turn
twists your hips. Is this what you meant, or are you actually trying to
turn with your legs? If you have most of your weight on the saddle,
then the way I just described is how you're meant to do it. (swing
arms/twist shoulders/hips/in turn the uni).

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I tell u wat they would have to be a very commited pedo to learn to ride
a unicycle in order to mingle with us, steel one of us and rape us in a
bush.

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jamessd said:

Maybe that's the problem?

You should be learning to turn by twisting your arms towards where you
want to turn (therefore facing your shoulders there), which in turn
twists your hips. Is this what you meant, or are you actually trying to
turn with your legs? If you have most of your weight on the saddle,
then the way I just described is how you're meant to do it. (swing
arms/twist shoulders/hips/in turn the uni).

Oh.

I shall try this when I get home tonight. Somehow the swinging the
right leg to the left was instinctive, I play a lot of soccer, and it's
how I usually throw my weight when I swing the leg.

Thanks for the tip.

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Watch the movie Zoolander. If he can figure out how to turn left, you
can figure out how to turn right. 😄

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damn you beat me to the zoolander joke!

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Tried it a bit last night, shoulder thing couldn't work. Maybe I'm not
turning it enough. I had to jerk / swing my upper body to somehow get
the unicycle to turn, didn't really look pretty. =/

On the bright side, my freemounts are getting more consistent now!
Enjoying that part of the unicycling!

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i just lean. seems to work for me.

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Don't worry about it, one day you will be able to turn both ways and you
will wonder how it happened.

It will come with time.

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Place some pilons/cones on the ground spread evenly apart. Think of it
as an obstacle course that you're going to weave through.

Mount your uni and try weaving through the to course.

This teaches the art of counter steering which is similar on a
motorcycle and bicycle.

What happens is this (It comes quite naturaly so we don't even notice
it)
1) Our weight is shifted to the opposite direction of the turn. This
causes the unicycle, bicycle, motorcycle to begin to lean in the
direction of the turn.
2) Increase pedal speed and lean into turn (Slightly) Back can almost
become straight, but it will feel weird.
3) Repeat steps 1 & 2 for each pilon.

It takes time, but you alternative it the arms trying to twist your
body to force a turn. This looks awkward and throws off your natural
balance.

Most of us have a favorite side to turn on. I beleive its due to our
dominant/stronger leg.

Good luck

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It's easier to initiate a turn when that pedal is down. So when you're
riding along and your right crank get's to the point of being
horizontal and forward, turn to the right as you push it down.

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Pembar said:

This is more like a rant post. =/

Annoys me that I can only turn left but I can't turn right. It seems
instinctive to swing my right leg (main leg) to the left. But I cannot
generate enough power from my left leg to swing to the right.

I guess I need to practice more.

there is a movie where one of the people have the same problem.

something about not being an ambiturner. ambiturntrex or something...

yeah, make my post about that.

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I seemed to be able to turn both ways when i was learning but i
experienced seeing my frend practice turning rite but yer it just takes
practice.

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skilewis74 said:

It's easier to initiate a turn when that pedal is down. So when you're
riding along and your right crank get's to the point of being
horizontal and forward, turn to the right as you push it down.

God I love you. Best advice ever.

Tried it last night, can't do 90 degree turns, will need more practice
for that, but I went a huge big circle turning right, awesome.

Thanks man.

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