Seat out drops: Why? How?

I don't think I've seen many if any people do just normal drops to flat
seat out. But if it's part of a big trials line, like a five foot gap
and three feet down, then they need to do seat out to get more
distance.
doing seat out drops to flat probably wouldn't work very well, because
it would be pretty tough to roll out. And doing any drop more than about
5 feet to flat without rolling out puts some intense stress on the
cranks.

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I do seat out drops for 3 main reasons.
1. I feel like doing them, which is kinda rare. Sometimes they just feel
good.
2. Precise drops where I don't have space for a roll out, and don't want
to shock my knees. In those cases, the ability to crunch down is really
nice.
3. During the aforementioned large gap/drops where one is at an angle
where they can't roll out. Again, there must be some shock absorbtioon
going on, which has to be int he form of a crunch, or else much pain
will eunsue.

As for the technique of them, if you do enough seat out trials they come
naturally, at least that's the case for me.

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You forgot to mention the rare occasions where you want to throw in a
540 unispin on your way down.

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I just learned seat out dropping, and I would have to say pretty much
what everyone else said. I haven't really used them on a trials line
yet, but I know I *could*. that's a good thing to have, if you fall and
wanna just keep going rather than bailing. Also, you are more able to
shock your landing with your knees, I think... maybe not, I'm not too
sure.

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For Muniing--big drops onto angled terrain with jagged rocks on either
side. Go seat out and you can bail if all goes wrong. Seat out is also
a lot easier on your back, as you're shock-loading onto your legs, not
your spine.

Practice on stairs, gapping one step, two steps, and so on. Once you
can gap 4 stairs (precision required), you're ready to bust it out on
the trail.

JL

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I sometimes do it for distance, but i can get basically the same disance
seat in. it feels better occasionally, and it adds some flair to the
whatever it is youre doing. if i was unsure about landing a big drop and
doing the rollout, i would just do it seat out so i could absorb all of
the shock with my legs.

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