setting up for jumps

for rolling most good people can jump with their front foot somewhere
close to being flat. what you might not see is the cruve their roll
ups so they get perfect footing.
i jump whenever i get footing or close to it which i usually get
because i curve my roll ups to get it.

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it's like running across the highway at rush hour. Dangerous, stupid,
but not really that fun.

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Koxx rapes Torker hard!

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never give 4 teenagers a camera... they go crazy

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Taken from another post where someone asked the same question:

me said:

I don't think anyone's answered this one yet...usually, for me, it's one
of two things:

1) I swerve a little bit in anticipation of when to jump. This method
takes quite a bit of practice so you know about how far you're going
and when you need to line up your pedals, and it really just comes
naturally.

2) For things like stairsets, what you do is put your unicycle, with
pedals lines up, at the edge of the stairs where you think you're going
to jump. Then drag it backwards in a straight line until it's far
enough away where you have room to mount, get your balance, pick up
speed, etc., and so it's in your mounting position. Then, to account
for the tire's compression, pick the unicycle up and move it forward
6-12 inches (the exact amount really depends on your weight and your
PSI, just mess with it a bit). This strategy has never failed me when
trying to rolling hop stairsets or ledges.

Good luck!
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I am definitely going to have to give #2 in that thread a chance. For
the life of me I couldn't figure out why it wasn't lining up.

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dudewithasock said:

Taken from another post where someone asked the same question:

Heyyy.... that we me :p

Well... I jump with my right foot in back, and i am kinda starting to
learn to turn right before the jump, but once u kinda get the idea, u
do it without thinking 😄

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I get to where I want to jump, then ride backwards untill I have a good
run, or if im feeling lazy, I get to that spot, do a 180, then ride
away in a straight line, find a good spot to turn, do a 180, remember
that spot for future reference, then go for it. Works every time.

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uhm
i disagree w/ the whole pick your uni up thing.
hop in place, ride backwards REALLY STRAIGHT, dismount, mount, fly at
it, and LAuNcH it!

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skrobo said:

uhm
i disagree w/ the whole pick your uni up thing.
hop in place, ride backwards REALLY STRAIGHT, dismount, mount, fly at
it, and LAuNcH it!

if you cant ride backwards, line it up forwards hop around 180 so ur
facing the wrong way, then ride forwards to where you want to start
from, hop 180 again to face the right way, then go..
if that made any sense..lol

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lil rockmelon said:

if you cant ride backwards, line it up forwards hop around 180 so ur
facing the wrong way, then ride forwards to where you want to start
from, hop 180 again to face the right way, then go..
if that made any sense..lol

The post above the one you quoted (mine) said the same exact thing.

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Jerrick said:

The post above the one you quoted (mine) said the same exact thing.

sorry i didnt see it... whoops..

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lil rockmelon said:

sorry i didnt see it... whoops..

:p

EDIT: I always mark my spot, either visually or physically. Ill usually
just spot something on the ground, like a stain or a crack and know to
always start in that spot and it will always work. Or, if its on the
grey/white-ish concrete, I can just use my tire and make a rubber mark
where to mount at.

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Nothing new here I just eye ball it and curve to get it. For most things
that is. If I want to do a rolling 180 off a set r drop I rde up/ride
back and do it that way.

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I'm still not that great at rolling hops unless my right foot is in
front. But I'm not worried about street/trials, I'm more into rolling
hops as used in muni riding.

For muni, when riding singletrack that has a log or other obstacle,
that curving strategy is not always possible. I feel I must be able to
hop from any pedal position, so that's what I've been working on. As I
get better at this I realized that, with some speed, I can generally
either have left or right foot in front and hop, and my speed helps
clear the obstacle. So it's really not needed to be able to hop from
any pedal position (like a top/bottom position), just either foot
somewhat forward.

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For rolling hops, especially begginners, you generally want to have your
strong foot in front of you as you begin to hop.

But if you would like to learn how to hop on either foot when their in
any position just go faster. When you go faster your momentum helps you
to hop easier and your footing doesnt matter b/c it all happens so
fast. You just have to go for it🙂

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