Hopping on to stuff

[Eroick]

Im on a 24" and Im starting to do trials. I can hop fairly high, but I
have a big problem hopping on to stuff. I have gotten a bit better and
now I sorta lean into the thing im trying to get on and then jump! But,
I can never get close to the hight of my static hop. I think it is
partly nerves, which can only be fixed with pratace. But, does anyone
have any tips for side hopping on to things?


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[pete66]

Hopping onto stuff is a lot like public speaking, so have some beer and
wear a helmet :)


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[dan de man]

yeah it's nerves just practice


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[ntappin]

I havn't seen you ride yet, although I will tommorrow, but I find that
most people have a hard time hopping because most of the time they
aren't hopping they are bouncing around. When you hop onto something
you want to get your balance then jump as opposed to bouncing onto
something.

Practice jumping sideways or forwards whichever is good for you but for
this don't do any form of bouncing before you hop. Maybe bounce a
little but then stop, pause, and jump. This will teach you to jump and
not bounce and it is imperitive for any form of jumping onto things.


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[trials_uni]

ntappin wrote:
> Practice jumping sideways *or* forwards



i agree and disagree with this or thing...you should learn at least one
for sure but you will be alot mor well rounded and better off in more
situations to learn both forwards and side hopping...each one has its
own advantages and disadvantages.

as for learning to hop onto obstacles i think its mostly nerves so
start on something very small(like 2-3") and work your way up...you'd
be suprised how fast your confidence builds.(i started at 3" one day
and about an hour later i was doing 8-10"hops:))


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[Eroick]

yeah, I was riding today and I realized that I bounce around too much. I
need to get to the point and JUMP!


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[trials_uni]

i usually do a still stand about 6-12" away from what im about to jump
onot and compress the tire and launch...very few correctional hops if
any most of the time.


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[Eroick]

Well, I made it up on to a bench that is almost a foot up today. It was
fun. I also can side hop down a 2 set in one hop and up in two! Yay :p
!

Tomorow will be fun. It will be me jumping on the easist stuff and
being amazed by you guys. :o


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[wumpus]

I am struggling with the same thing... and it is mostly mental....


i do struggle with landing imperfectly on thin items(rail road rails)
and having my tire/cranks etc roll out from underneath me... any hints
for how to deal with imperfections on landings?:confused:


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[Eroick]

I think about landing with my pedals horizontal (3 and 9 on a clock). A
small hop on landing can help you regain balance.


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[markf]

practice and try to land softly.


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[trials_uni]

wumpus: tips for not having it roll out...this takes practice and good
leg strength you need to have *total* control over your wheel. the way
i do it is to shift the weight a diferent way...like when i hit the
curb i crouch when i would normally roll out. the crouch transfers my
weight the same way a roll out would and my tire doesnt move!


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[monkeyman]

trials_uni wrote:
> i usually do a still stand about 6-12" away from what im about to jump
> onot and compress the tire and launch...very few correctional hops if
> any most of the time.


Is doing just one prehop "bad" for jumping onto stuff?
Cuz I can do like 14 or 15 inches maybe like that....to be honest, I've
never tried without the prehop
I also can't jump very good SIF....I have more control and length seat
in...
I'm assuming the answer to this is practice, practice, practice
:rolleyes:


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[wumpus]

thanks for the tip on crouching, headed out now to try it out....


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[clews-21]

yea definitley start small. I've been unicycling for about 4 months now
and when i started hopping i started hopping up the curb, then i
progressed to hopping up stairs. Once I got comftorable with stairs i
started hopping up two stairs. I kept progressing and today when I was
out I hopped up onto a 22" box.


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[trials_uni]

monkeyman: a "prehop" is not bad...bouncing before you hop is


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[gerblefranklin]

6-12" away is way to close for anything over axle height. When I rolling
hop junk, I am at least 2' away, if not 3. On sidehops over ~30", I
start about 20" away.

Don't crouch when you rolling hop, that's unneccessary and bad form.
Just keep rolling of you can, or do a corrective hop and then get
rolling.

If your wheeel is rotating or cranks spinning upon landing, it means
you have not practiced enough and do not have control over the pressure
on your pedals. It has nothing to do with leg strength. I have this
problem when I hop goofy footed. Things to work on are pedal position
(rolling hops, especially gaps, should not be landed with pedals
horizontal, and sidehops should be landed with pedals horizontal,
although on big ones [i mean big, like 30" and up] pedals should be
horizontal) and tuck. Just practice, the problem will go away.

Prehops are not bad, but they make hops less accurate. You should not
need a prehop for anything under 20". If you are using it, you are
wasting your energy and hurting your form. Hopping a whole bunch isn't
bad, it's just something to try and avoid. I hop 5-10 times before
doing a big hop, and it doesn't stop me. I don't use prehops for
anything under ~33", and do my best to avoid them even then.

Check my gallery if you want to see some videos of a few basic trials
moves. I have a video of a rolling hop up a 4 set and sidehop up a 32"
ledge. The angles make the moves pretty easy to dissect frame by frame.


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