Rolling Hop Help...

Roll hops: Throw that wheel way farther out infront of you.

Side hops: The second you leave the ground tuck like a b*tch. Also
preload a ton. lean into it. And also do it sif.

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You could also have a faster take off on those rolling hops.

As for side hops, try compressing your tire as much as you can and just
exploding off the ledge. I see in your video that you are kind of
throwing your weight to the side. Try to do it like this: lean as much
as possible, throw your weight DOWN at the last second before you fall
over from leaning, release weight and spring to the side.

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It looks like you're not puting enough oomph into the jumping part, you
just kind of floated over the ditch! Tuck more right before you jump
and spring upwards with as much force as you can. Think of it more as
a "rolling jump" rather than a "rolling hop".

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crank positioning is crucial. when u hop on flat ground, u should be
pushing down hard on one leg. Get your cranks lined up nicely to the
object, and then just and more strength into that push.

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For side hops its all in the bang. You have to give 'er as hard as you
can. Just explode! As Evan said, get that wheel as far into your a$$ as
possible.

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Danni said:

crank positioning is crucial. when u hop on flat ground, u should be
pushing down hard on one leg. Get your cranks lined up nicely to the
object, and then just and more strength into that push.

I disagree
you push down hard on BOTH legs

if I am having trouble doing easy stuff then I pretend to jump OFF of
the unicycle, but pull up on the handle enough to keep the uni on my
feet if that makes any sense.

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Spudman said:

It looks like you're not puting enough oomph into the jumping part, you
just kind of floated over the ditch! Tuck more right before you jump
and spring upwards with as much force as you can. Think of it more as
a "rolling jump" rather than a "rolling hop".

agreed, but turning does take away from distance(not height at all),
and I find that if you go at a slight angle and hop sideways as well as
foreward(ending up going straight) you can jump farther

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for rolling:

ride faster.

You want to be able to fluidly roll into the extension, throw your free
hand upward as you arch your back. you should be halfway into the jump
before you get to the hopping pedal position. Just practice, and the
timing will come to you.

Rememder your uni only weighs 12lbs, it's all about getting your body
weight up. Dont worry about jumping foreward, momentum will do all the
foreward progress for you.

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I'm thinking I should also *lower* the saddle considerably so I can
"crouch" down more just before I launch. In that vid I had it really
high for climbing, because I can climb better with a more full leg
extentions.

I really want to learn sif hopping next, like Evan suggested. You guys
are giving great advice...I really appreciate it and it's helping me
quite a lot!😄

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onetrack said:

for rolling:

ride faster.

You want to be able to fluidly roll into the extension, throw your free
hand upward as you arch your back. you should be halfway into the jump
before you get to the hopping pedal position. Just practice, and the
timing will come to you.

Rememder your uni only weighs 12lbs, it's all about getting your body
weight up. Dont worry about jumping foreward, momentum will do all the
foreward progress for you.

Actually, my 24" kh weighs about 15+ lbs. I think the KH 20 weighs only
12 lbs.

How do I get "half way into the jump" *before* my cranks are in
"jumping position?" For me, my left crank is forward and of course 3/9
o'clock crank position right at the launch point.

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i don't know exactly how good my form is, but here is a decent
illustration of a decent rolling hop

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skrobo said:

i don't know exactly how good my form is, but here is a decent
illustration of a decent rolling hop

link please...😄

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skrobo said:

i don't know exactly how good my form is, but here is a decent
illustration of a decent rolling hop

That's a loooong rolling hop! I'm guessing it's a bit easier to get that
distance on a trials vs a muni?

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MuniAddict said:

Actually, my 24" kh weighs about 15+ lbs. I think the KH 20 weighs only
12 lbs.

How do I get "half way into the jump" *before* my cranks are in
"jumping position?" For me, my left crank is forward and of course 3/9
o'clock crank position right at the launch point.

I static hop with the same crank position.

However, when I rolling hop, I get to full speed, and then as soon as
my right crank hits 6 oclock(yes, 6, not a typo) I compress the tire
and launch. While i'm gaining height I kind of automatically pedal my
cranks to 3/9.

I find that If I try to rolling hop by going fast then compressing the
tire at 3/9 I just end up losing a lot of speed and my rolling hop just
turns into [censored].

When I compress the tire at 6, it seems much more flowy and I don't
lose any speed. Btw, I only compress with 1 foot with rolling hops,
don't try to force down on the 12 oclock pedal

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Monocyclist said:

I static hop with the same crank position.

However, when I rolling hop, I get to full speed, and then as soon as
my right crank hits 6 oclock(yes, 6, not a typo) I compress the tire
and launch. While i'm gaining height I kind of automatically pedal my
cranks to 3/9.

I find that If I try to rolling hop by going fast then compressing the
tire at 3/9 I just end up losing a lot of speed and my rolling hop just
turns into [censored].

When I compress the tire at 6, it seems much more flowy and I don't
lose any speed. Btw, I only compress with 1 foot with rolling hops,
don't try to force down on the 12 oclock pedal

That sound interesting! I'm going to try that asap. Thanks.🙂

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MuniAddict said:

That sound interesting! I'm going to try that asap. Thanks.🙂

That was what I was trying to say earlier.

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skrobo said:

i don't know exactly how good my form is, but here is a decent
illustration of a decent rolling hop

wooops
heres the pic!!
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Monocyclist said:

I static hop with the same crank position.

However, when I rolling hop, I get to full speed, and then as soon as
my right crank hits 6 oclock(yes, 6, not a typo) I compress the tire
and launch. While i'm gaining height I kind of automatically pedal my
cranks to 3/9.

I find that If I try to rolling hop by going fast then compressing the
tire at 3/9 I just end up losing a lot of speed and my rolling hop just
turns into [censored].

When I compress the tire at 6, it seems much more flowy and I don't
lose any speed. Btw, I only compress with 1 foot with rolling hops,
don't try to force down on the 12 oclock pedal

hmm
I start to "explode" when i hit about 10 o' clock and leave the ground
w/ the pedal at about 8 o' clock

i can't jump more than 4 feet the way Monocyclist described.

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skrobo said:

i can't jump more than 4 feet the way Monocyclist described.

I can.

I don't find any other way comfortable. When I try to compress around
9/3 it just slows me down and makes my distance nothing. Like if I was
going 10 mph right before the hop i'd slow down to like 5-6 mph. At 6
oclock i'll be going 10mph and I leave the ground going 10 mph.

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