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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)? ![]() -- uni412 - unicycle fanatic ------------------------------------------------------------------------ uni412's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4707 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/31427 |
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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 happening? -- uni78 - uni-away ------------------------------------------------------------------------ uni78's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/6000 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/31427 |
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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 -- unigeee - Hmmmmm! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ unigeee's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5397 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/31427 |
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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 -- KJ-52 - unicycler Originally posted by Logan_A. Note this e-mail is baKsed oJn -a sto5ry a2nd mIay bSe fictKional oEr conWtain fictiLonal elements. This should also not have been read by any younger riders. Can you find the hidden message? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ KJ-52's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5614 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/31427 |
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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. -- gpickett00 - Level 2.75 Bicycle is just a short way of saying unicycle with a training wheel. 'Our unicycling video' (http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/albuv95) I like to do things that confuse other people - mix chocolate milk and orange juice, read books in trees, and other junk like that. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gpickett00's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5654 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/31427 |
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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. -- James_Potter - ***** ***** ***** -When life gives you lemons, make grape juice. Then sit back and watch the world try to figure out how you did it.- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ James_Potter's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3807 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/31427 |
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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! -- Rowan - _________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rowan's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3772 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/31427 |
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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 -- tennisgh22 - Learning to muni Atheism is a non-prophet organization. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tennisgh22's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5771 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/31427 |
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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. -- Rayden ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rayden's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/264 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/31427 |
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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. -- Robbie - Spoons Taste Good There is no spoon. I ate it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robbie's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/5302 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/31427 |
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