As I was riding at the skate park this evening something clicked, and
footplants suddenly became easy. I've read on the fora so many times
"just jump and land on your foot then jump back onto your pedals" but,
sorry, this is absolutely useless advice. There's a lot more to
landing a footplant...
I've been working on pedal grabs and rolling hops lately and this is
what made the footplants click... I don't do crankflips or
what-have-you before I land a pedal grab (at least not yet 🙂 ) and
this is just what you need to think about when lining up a footplant.
Ride into the footplant like you're doing a rolling hop, but don't aim
to make the rolling hop on the obstacle you're "planting" on. Aim to
miss your rolling hop, a little low and a little short of the obstacle.
Don't pull up so hard on the uni, so your feet come off right after
you rolling hop, and land your footplant like it's a pedal grab... put
all your weight on your planted foot, and none on your opposite foot.
To finish the move you just gotta do a "flying jump mount"... you're
still holding on to your uni, so focus on the pedals and jump back
onto 'em. Put the seat back underneath you (if you haven't already)
and ride away.
Now that you've mastered that, it's time to add the crankflip / unispin
/ 180 / etc. before you land. SCHWING!
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maestro8
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