5 pallets, want higher

My roll hop is a 4 pallet, the only time i made 5 i landed and the
wieght threw one up and slammed into me, they were crooked. I like side
hops cause the falls are usually safer, I want to jump higher to get
higher crank climbs, to hop up small walls without setting up on top of
them. I htink I really should be working on static hops, I can only
static 4 pallets, and my seat in is about the same, but when I do a
static I feel like throwin a ball with my left hand, I dont have proper
form wihtout my prehop, its wierd.

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1. Practice

2. practice

3.Practice

4 practice

5 wear a helmet

6 wear leg protection

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Ive been workin on my static and gettin smoother the lands.
Edit: Never mind the quality.....

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Nice tuck!

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Nice jump, man!

Nice dogs too, man! The Alsation looks into unicycles but the other one
(sorry, don't know what kind it is) looks a bit bored of them. Cool
dogs anyway!

So what if he doesn't wear a helmet? It's his head!

If you want to wear one, cool. But don't be all preachy about it.

T.

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Caw, you said yourself that you get concussions during stupid stuff like
falling off your bed. I think half the unicycling injuries are during
easy small stunts.

I was at Acadia National Park last week and hopping the granite blocks
by the parking lot of the visitor's center, they were only 20" or so. I
landed a hop but lost my balance and fell backwards right onto my back.
My helmet kept me from smashing my head on the sidewalk.

A fall from 5 pallets could be very painful. It's just enough height to
fall backwards and land on your head. You're a good rider. I like your
form. Think about a helmet though.

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bevans a nerd which is why he wants to protect his precious brain.
brains are for losers, don't listen. booooooo.

oh and in answer to your question, you definitely need more air. perhaps
some nike airs would help..? practice slam dunking first.

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Personally I find if you throw the seat forward a bit when you hop you
can get some extra height. Basically instead of just pulling the seat
vertical in the air and stopping when it gets close to your chest you
can tuck a bit more if you throw your hand forward as you pull up. If
you watch video of most guys hopping 60cm+ you will see that most do
this one way or the other. Its a bit odd to think about when your doing
it but it works.

(Just landed a 68cm (bit more than 26"😉 sidehop today, looking to find
something around 70cm to work on now)

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I've also found that building leg strength through sports other than uni
helps a lot. For example, I just got back from a 12 day bike trip, which
really built up my thigh muscles. After a couple practice hops to get
the feel for the uni again, I had added 3" to my hop easily.

(note: I was using clipless pedals, so I worked both of my thigh muscles
{push/pull, or whatever}. If you're using regular pedals, the results
may be different.)

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