Crankflip Tutorial

hey,
I made a small movie about my zero plant but i'm not sure if my zero
plants are right.
Could you guys check the vid and say if there good or bad.
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Job said:

hey,
I made a small movie about my zero plant but i'm not sure if my zero
plants are right.
Could you guys check the vid and say if there good or bad.
The link: http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/?g2_itemId=280173
Thank you,
Job

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Oké thanks man!
The other this are right?

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Spencer Hochberg said:

You put the wheel on the ground before you get your other foot on. Do it
in the air.

Oké thank man.
All the other things are right??🙄

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Job said:

Oké thank man.
All the other things are right??🙄

Looks like it to me, just get back on those pedals earlier. Try to jump
with your foot on the ground so the wheel doesn't get placed back on
the ground before you put your feet back on.

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i just found some candy in a suitcase under my bed, i have no clue how
old it is...i ate it anyway

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on zero plants are you suposed to use the same foot you kick with or
does it not matter?

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thanks man!!
i had been trying on and off for a couple weeks to crank flip and i was
not getting any where.. then i watched
this and after an hour or two i got so i could land one down a three
set!!
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primus said:

on zero plants are you suposed to use the same foot you kick with or
does it not matter?

When I zero plant, I tired to flip with my front left foot, and land on
my right foot back, it somehow hurt, so I tried to land on the foot I
flip with, left foot flipping and landing on.

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ahh its finally helping, i learned zero plant today

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i thikn you should make first basic street tricks like 360 unispin
grinding rails (with pedal only) 360° and then start to go advance

put them on unicycle.tv just mail olarf or someone from tv

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So this is mildly offtopic but I didn't wanna fill RSU up with new
threads so I will ask here.

I have tried many of the steps in this tutorial and they have all
failed me, but yesterday I was with a friend of mine nad he was
wondering if I could do back crank flips, so I tried them and I was
able to land one footed almost right away and I figure next time I
practice them I will be landing them.

Are Backflips easier than regular crankflips? Does anyone have any
tricks for transitioning from SIF backflips to rolling backflips?

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I've always done mine seat in. I think of it as a late back flip. It
is easier seat in front but I think it's awkward when rolling.

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It's all what is good for you. I'm not making tutorials anymore. At
least not for awhile. People can do 3spins or 3twists pretty easily
compared to the amount of practice for flips (keep in mind that's after
knowing 1spins and 1twists first). I'm all about flips with that
anyway.

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ntappin said:

Are Backflips easier than regular crankflips? Does anyone have any
tricks for transitioning from SIF backflips to rolling backflips?

Hey I learned backflips SIF first too (after learning crankflips,
hickflips, etc...). I think its more of a preference on which one is
easier or harder (back crank/forward crank). Here is what I did for
learning backcranks:

_1._SIF_BACK_CRANKS_
*_2._SEAT_IN_back-cranks._* (with railing, then without)
I found that holding onto a railing with one hand and holding the seat
with the other, and then practicing static back cranks like that. It
helps you get used to the flip. Try not to become too dependent on the
railing though.
*_3._Fakie_backs_* (riding backwards and then doing a back crankflip)
I got those about 5-10 minutes after getting seat in back-cranks.
*_4._Rolling_backcranks_*The thing that makes these hard at first, is
that *you have to flip it later *then you would for any crankflip or
fakie/static back. These may take a while to get used to, but after you
get the hang of it they are not too bad. At first you may notice that
when you do them rolling forward, you'll land in the *same place you
jumped from*. Its okay to start like that, but *concentrate on trying
to go forward*, otherwise going over stairs or drops will be very
hard.

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A lot of people were asking for Shaun's Crankflip tutorial video to be
added to the gallery, so here it is.

..avi format:
http://tinyurl.com/ydt5oo

..mov format:
http://tinyurl.com/y6qong

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You Should Make A 360 Unispin Tutorial

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skate4flip said:

Hey I learned backflips SIF first too (after learning crankflips,
hickflips, etc...). I think its more of a preference on which one is
easier or harder (back crank/forward crank). Here is what I did for
learning backcranks:

_1._SIF_BACK_CRANKS_
*_2._SEAT_IN_back-cranks._* (with railing, then without)
I found that holding onto a railing with one hand and holding the seat
with the other, and then practicing static back cranks like that. It
helps you get used to the flip. Try not to become too dependent on the
railing though.
*_3._Fakie_backs_* (riding backwards and then doing a back crankflip)
I got those about 5-10 minutes after getting seat in back-cranks.
*_4._Rolling_backcranks_*The thing that makes these hard at first, is
that *you have to flip it later *then you would for any crankflip or
fakie/static back. These may take a while to get used to, but after you
get the hang of it they are not too bad. At first you may notice that
when you do them rolling forward, you'll land in the *same place you
jumped from*. Its okay to start like that, but *concentrate on trying
to go forward*, otherwise going over stairs or drops will be very
hard.

Hope that helped. PM me if you have any specific questions.

Wow that was really really helpful, exactly what I was looking for.
Thank you very much. I really like your idea of using the railing for
seat in flips. I also like how you put that after doing sif backflips
that way I won't get too dependant on the rail.

Thank you once again for the perfect write up.

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ntappin said:

Wow that was really really helpful, exactly what I was looking for.
Thank you very much. I really like your idea of using the railing for
seat in flips. I also like how you put that after doing sif backflips
that way I won't get too dependant on the rail.

Thank you once again for the perfect write up.

I learned back cranks similar to Jeff. I did fakie first because I
found it was easier to get the flip since you use some of your riding
momentum. It helps to lean back to get more pressure on your back foot
and suck your legs up.

Then I learned them static si (no rail). It helps in the beginning to
actually hop backwards as you try to flip it then once you can do that
then you will understand the motion and you won't have to move
anywhere.

I did rolling forwards ones almost exactly like Jeff described. After I
learned static ones though I just rolled forward and did a prehop into
back crank, it helped as an inbetween step so you can still be moving
forward but it kind of feels more like the static one. Then work on not
doing the prehop and start the flip after you have already taken off of
the ground, if you push back before you leave the ground then it will
mess up your hop and you probably won't move forward (I used to do
rolling back cranks and I would finish the flip the place I started).

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yea i cant get enough push on the cranks

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Spencer Hochberg said:

I learned back cranks similar to Jeff. I did fakie first because I found
it was easier to get the flip since you use some of your riding
momentum. It helps to lean back to get more pressure on your back foot
and suck your legs up.

Then I learned them static si (no rail). It helps in the beginning to
actually hop backwards as you try to flip it then once you can do that
then you will understand the motion and you won't have to move
anywhere.

I did rolling forwards ones almost exactly like Jeff described. After I
learned static ones though I just rolled forward and did a prehop into
back crank, it helped as an inbetween step so you can still be moving
forward but it kind of feels more like the static one. Then work on not
doing the prehop and start the flip after you have already taken off of
the ground, if you push back before you leave the ground then it will
mess up your hop and you probably won't move forward (I used to do
rolling back cranks and I would finish the flip the place I started).

Awesome thanks guys, I can't wait to get out practicing them (prolly
not a good thing unfortunatly since my legs are covered in bruises and
raw areas from rubbing the seat). I think it may actualy help that I
have such tiny cranks because when I start doing them rolling forward I
won't lose as much momentum by putting weight back on them.

Do you find this Spencer? You have 110's aswell right?

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