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Old March 30th 04, 01:40 AM
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I am just learning to hop and I was wondering if anyone had any
suggestion on how to tell which way I should hop (Right foot forward or
left foot forward)?


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Old March 30th 04, 01:50 AM
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Every time I post the post seems to go under my brothers screen name
(uni412) even though I am logged in as uni78. Why does this keep
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Old March 30th 04, 02:06 AM
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try them both out and you could end up good at both which has many
advantages. otherwise you will naturally develope a preference.

john


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Old March 30th 04, 02:27 AM
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yeah, I think whichever way you learn to do it first you'll feel more
comfortable with, so maybe learning both would be good. I mount one way,
and the other way seems scary cause I just never did it, so I think it
would be an advantage to work both feet the same maybe.

Andrew


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Old March 30th 04, 02:32 AM
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do whatever is more comfortable for you. im left footed and i mount with
my left foot, and i hop with left foot forward. on the other hand my
friend bryan mounts with left foot and hops with right foot forward.
maybe we are weird or something. just try both out and figure out which
works for you. i think you should do the oposite foot than you mount
easier with though its hard to explain.


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Old March 30th 04, 05:19 AM
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It's different for everyone. Try this, I have a new theory:

Stand with your feet right next to each other, touching each other. Now,
fall forwards. If you're smart, one foot will step forward to break your
fall. This foot should be the foot that's in back when you're hopping.


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Old March 30th 04, 05:46 AM
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It would be good to have both feet equally skilled at hopping front or
back, but people seem to develop a dominant foot which they use most in
one position. Check out 'this poll' (http://tinyurl.com/2oqow) I made,
in which people discuss their hopping preferences. I think the dominant
foot will often be the same with sidehopping and front hopping, but I
could be wrong. Have fun finding out what suits you best, hopefully you
will be ambidextrous!


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Old March 30th 04, 06:10 AM
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is there anything wrong with using my right hand on the front of the
seat and my left hand on the back? (I hop left with right foot forward.)
I think its just a habit i picked up from riding a unicycle without a
handle on the seat, but does it really matter?

-Grant


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Old March 30th 04, 08:17 AM
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Using your hand on the front AND back is bad. You don't need to hold the
back and it only limits your ability to hop. I would practice until you
can jump with just one hand in front.


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Old March 30th 04, 08:55 AM
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I think you should definately hop with whatever foot you mount with
back. This has great advantages, because when you learn to mount with
the cranks horizontal you can mount and start hopping straight from the
mount, this means you can mount and start hopping on small object. If
you develope a preference for the otherway, my suggestion is you should
learn to mount with your other foot well as if you plan on taking trials
pretty seriously this can be very helpful. So many times have I wanted
to mount on small things but couldn't because of which foot I mount with
and which one I hop with forward and backward. But I'm getting alot
better at mounting with both feet. Success rate isn't really important,
it's the confidence and just how well I can do it.


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