Yes, first get your spin down. A spin is where the wheel is
making circles, but your upper body is rotating relatively
around one point. Once you get your spin consistent, you can
make that circle bigger or smaller and keep it that way
until you throw up.
[SIDEBAR: I don't have good advice on the throwing up or
dizzyness thing. I've never seen anyone "spot" with their
head while spinning on a unicycle, and every time I try it,
it makes me even dizzier. I might be doing it wrong
though...]
To turn the spin into a pirouette, you must crank into the
center of that circle until you eventually stop pedaling and
your wheel is just grinding around on one spot. I say
grinding because that's what it does if you're on rough
pavement. A gym floor will be much easier on your tire if
you have one available.
If you pedal too far into the center, your wheel will start
making circles again on the other side. You'll come out of
that going backward. This looks nice too, but what you're
looking for is to hold the center.
For a full pirouette as described in the IUF Standard
Skills List, you have to make three rotations with the
wheel not turning. That's hard on a gym floor, and harder
on rougher ground.
--
johnfoss - Walkin' on the edge
John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone
"jfoss" at "unicycling.com"
www.unicycling.com
"Hey, could I have some of that spinach? I need to get this pork rind
taste out of my mouth." -- Ryan Atkins to Kris Holm, on the way back
from Moab after sampling some of my pork rinds. They grossed out the
whole van!
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