Wheel walking.

I'm working on two foot wheel walking and I'm holding onto a pole and
going around it, then when I start by just riding and then going into a
wheel walk I can get 4 or 5 pushes with my feet, the pole thing seems to
be working just fine but I was wondering if there was any faster or
better way to learn it.


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I just learned how in the last month and it really comes down to putting
in huge chunks of time. I found a wall to be more effective than a pole
simply because it is a more realistic approach to how actual wheel
walking happens. Something that also helped me was to start idling, and
try walking from there. Stop the wheel completely with your foot and
then move the other foot off the pedel and on the wheel.

The biggest mistake people make when wheel walking is to try and "kick"
the wheel too hard. Your steps on the wheel can be slow and should also
include your whole foot from toe to heel.

This is just how I learned. Don't know if this helps at all.


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I learned how to ww at a tennis court. I would hold onto the chain
fence or the tennis net. Hold onto something while you "walk" (not
kick) the wheel. Eventually, you should get use to that body position.
It took me a lot of time and practice to get good. Also, lean back (but
not too far)...if you find yourself dismounting forward, then your
weight was too far ahead of the wheel...but be careful not to
accidentally dismount backwards--you may land on your butt if you don't
catch the ground in time.

Another thing that helped me is to get between the two poles holding
the tennis nets up (in the middle of two courts), or find a doorway and
start with your feet already up on the wheel. Go for it and let
go...ride as far as you can. It's pretty much like learning how to
unicycle all over again! I'm doing the same thing as you but I'm working
at one foot wheel walking and gliding at the moment. It's challenging to
learn new uni skills, but so much fun at the same time (to see yourself
progress).

Good luck!


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I'd recommend not holding on to anything. If you can make 4 or 5 pushes
before falling, then you have a solid enough base to practice without
support. Like someone said above me, spending a huge chunk of time on
it at once will help you a lot. I spent over a year trying to learn in
small chunks of practice time; but after not getting much better, in the
end, I learned to ww after a 3-hour practice session (when my power went
out and I got determined). Even if you don't think you're making
progress, just try to stay positive; you ARE making progress. Just
don't get discouraged; stay at it!


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