ankle tweaked from dropping, any tips?

I wouldn't say rolling hops off of ledges are persay easier, but they
are easier on the body, gravity is going to create momentem out of the
two masses it is coliding, in this case, you and the earth, the faster
the velocity, the more energy is disipated when you to hit eachother, (I
parkour ^^) don't think of it as you hitting the earth, but the earth
hitting you, at x miles per hour. Don't belive me study special
reletivity.

Anyhow, when you have forward momentum, more of that energy is directed
forward, so there is less of an impact between you and the earth, since
you impact the earth at an angle, its a pretty simple concept, the only
thing is that rolling hops are harder for most unicyclist then still
hops, I actually find rolling hops more controled personaly. I'd rather
be in control of my energy then have the earth in control of it.

Just practice your rolling hops more, you'll get the hang of it, and do
be afraid to go fast before you hop.

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thanks cyberpunk! btw i so envy people who can parkour. if only my body
were a little younger and healthier [i'm 21 yrs old and about 5'10" 167
lbs, just in case you want to try and convince me to give it a shot
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thanks cyberpunk! btw i so envy people who can parkour. if only my body
were a little younger and healthier [i'm 21 yrs old and about 5'10" 167
lbs, just in case you want to try and convince me to give it a shot
haha]

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they key really seems to be where you place your feet on the pedals. i
always like the center of my foot on the pedals; this way, the tendancy
to twist my ankles forwards/backwards is less. Some people use the balls
of there feet; i think that's bad. just my 2 cents from experience.

-corbin

ps: 21 is young! i'm 27 and that's still pretty darn young. i'm 5'6" and
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they key really seems to be where you place your feet on the pedals. i
always like the center of my foot on the pedals; this way, the tendancy
to twist my ankles forwards/backwards is less. Some people use the balls
of there feet; i think that's bad. just my 2 cents from experience.

-corbin

ps: 21 is young! i'm 27 and that's still pretty darn young. i'm 5'6" and
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maybe put your foot more forward on the pedal

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maybe put your foot more forward on the pedal

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kohpee said:

*just in case you want to try and convince me to give it a shot haha]
*

Hey i'm almost 20, and weight 150lb's, and am 5'11, my older brother
does it, 'albeit' not very good, and he's 23, 6'3, and weigths 200lb.
Everyone has parkoured, at on time or another, its really just urban
gymnastics, you should learn to do rolls, at first standing still, then
turn them into dive rolls

http://tinyurl.com/73lgn

Go to the bottom of this page for animation.
What you do, is jog slowly, then hop forward, making sure your feet
leave the ground before your hands make contact, then. place the hand
oposite of the shoulder you plan to roll on on the ground, so if your
right handed, place your left hand on the ground, this will be most
comfterblue, place the back of your right hand on the ground, and roll
you body forwrd, try and tuck your knees into your chest, and pull your
hips inward, and tuck your head in, you will roll forward realy quickly
and the momentum will take you back up onto your feet, it feels really
cool the first tiem you do it.

here is another link with moves.
http://www.screwgravity.com/tutorials/tutorial_guides.htm

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kohpee said:

*just in case you want to try and convince me to give it a shot haha]
*

Hey i'm almost 20, and weight 150lb's, and am 5'11, my older brother
does it, 'albeit' not very good, and he's 23, 6'3, and weigths 200lb.
Everyone has parkoured, at on time or another, its really just urban
gymnastics, you should learn to do rolls, at first standing still, then
turn them into dive rolls

http://tinyurl.com/73lgn

Go to the bottom of this page for animation.
What you do, is jog slowly, then hop forward, making sure your feet
leave the ground before your hands make contact, then. place the hand
oposite of the shoulder you plan to roll on on the ground, so if your
right handed, place your left hand on the ground, this will be most
comfterblue, place the back of your right hand on the ground, and roll
you body forwrd, try and tuck your knees into your chest, and pull your
hips inward, and tuck your head in, you will roll forward realy quickly
and the momentum will take you back up onto your feet, it feels really
cool the first tiem you do it.

here is another link with moves.
http://www.screwgravity.com/tutorials/tutorial_guides.htm

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There's video tutorial at www.unicycle.2ya.com to back up what
"cyberpunk" said. I think the technique in the video has worked really
well for me, it feels really comfortable and the actions involved are
quite intuitive.

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Rolling hops is actually how I learned to do drops, it just made
intuitive sence, and felt more comfturble, probably considering my
parkour background. Drops without forward momentum, and no rollout are
just rough on my body, and I don't feel like I have control, I just
don't like it.

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I advise you do it from a static hop, and try to hop outwards as far as
you can...right as you hit the ground, roll out of it, to transfer some
of the momentum. also, stand with the arches of your foot on the
pedals, not the ball of your foot, it provides more support.

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i learned the "correct" way to do drops, by front hopping and putting my
weight on my forward foot. thus creating the correct rollout.

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When I do a drop I try to land with my weight favoring my front foot.
You want more of your weight over your front foot than your back foot.
Then when you land pedal forward a half revolution and let the upper
body collapse to absorb the impact.

It's similar to if you jumped off of a ledge and immediately wanted to
start running as soon as you landed. You'd land with your weight on the
front foot and immediately start running. If you landed with both feet
at the same time you'd land like a lawn dart (just sticking it) and
wouldn't be able to run it out immediately. Same thing when landing a
drop with the unicycle. Land with your weight over the front pedal and
let it roll out as soon as you land.

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to help with learning to do rolling hops off of ledges, I started riding
backwards and forwards. Say, ride 6 reveloutions forward and stop with
your right foot forward, then ride backward three revolutions and stop
with your right foot forward. Vary the amount of revolutions and which
foot you stop with. What, I believe this does, is build your sense of
where your legs are in relation to your body. Concentrate on which foot
is forward when you stop and move in the other direction.

I did this for a while and then found a two foot ledge to drop off of .
I took the chance and started moving the unicycle back a little or
forward a little trying to find the optimum position for starting my run
at to the edge of the ledge and then just riding off off the ledge while
trying to land with one of my feet just coming over the top of the
rotation. It worked, one day. Once I got a few consecutive smooth
drops in, I got the timing.

I was lucky, the landing was some semisoft mud, so it helped with the
impact.

I hate dropping dead down, it hurts my ankles. I would rather launch
higher on a rolling hop off a ledge and land moving.

For me it was wierd. dropping off curbs was harder on the body than
dropping off things over 18" high. I guess it forced me to cushion with
my entire body rather than with just my knees and ankles.

Practice practice - find some grass to land on - its softer.

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i got a chronic ankle problem from that bloody guiness drop i did off
the 3m platform. if you want my 2 cents its best if you keep your foot
placement as centred on your foot as possible, not near your toes...

this way no hyper extension on your ankle upwards. this hurts my ankle
every time i relax it and do something with it.

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I have that same damn hyper extension (well, actually, it's more of a
compression, but whatever) problem with my back ankle. I think that my
problem is that when i jump sets, i swing the uni forward, and then land
with my weight behind the uni. To prevent me from shooting the uni out
in front, i put all of my weight on the back pedal and my ankle to stop
the wheel from rolling. Then it forces my back toes up towards my shin,
even though my foot is centered on the pedal. It sucks so bad, and it
happens so often. I think that the solution is to land with my weight
directly above the axle, and thus land with pressure distributed equally
on both pedals. Here's hoping i can actually learn this technique.
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thank you all for sharing your experiences and advice 🙂

oh and thanks for the parkour tips/links, cyberpunk. i may just try it
out when this ankle isn't feeling weaksauce any longer 🙁 😄

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Quoted message said:

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oh and thanks for the parkour tips/links, cyberpunk. i may just try it
out when this ankle isn't feeling weaksauce any longer 🙁 😄 *

I personaly recomend serious unicyclist, or athletes for that matter, to
spend a little time practicing parkour, its a very good suplement,
activity, just as football players take ballet. And I guarentee you
it'll strengthen up that ankle a little ^^

Strenght, and balance are the key to survival,
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