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Greetings Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Don't think so. Besides, learning to sidehop to the opposite direction should take you no longer than 2-3 days. Just concentrate on that one thing and you'll get the hang of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeM Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 For some reason I can sidehop and 180 endo either way, but i did feel more comfortable to my left with things so I just trained myself to go to the right. For example if i were to like sidedrop out of something i would go to the right instead of the left etc, if you get my drift? Now I mainly sidehop to my right if i do them. Just do everything to the right that you can and keep practicing sidehops to the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 What is interesting is the general thumb rule of techniques applied to bmxers and trialsters when it comes to sideways and rotation moves. bmxers use Right-foot forward for anticlockwise rotational moves, trialsters use right-foot forward for clockwise rotation moves. at the end of the day, its practice, practice, and more practice which determines how well your mind and body adapts to the technique/move you are trying to achieve success. Ryan Leech emailed me an interest topic about how his mind has a bad habit of losing focus when attempting certain lines thus requiring him to make countless numbers of attempts until he feels relaxed at what hes attempting and just letting his body do the work (if that makes any sense). when attempting anything you havent done before (regardless what the skill is), your mind at first is always full of tension and negative thoughts of failure. and every fail attempt increases the mental strain/tension. listening to your fav music helps to suppress those bad thought process when attempting new skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 I'm left foot forward, and sidehop to the left..Just feels right to me really... seems to work for Tunni' anyway.. (he's the same) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 (edited) I'm left foot forward and i sidehop to my left.I think the problem your having is the same as mine when i was learning to sidehop to my right, your trying to get your front wheel up first then drag your back wheel up, which isn't going to happen becuase of the reasons you said, it's not right to move the bike anti-clockwise.When i used to sidehop to my right i used to end up landing 45 degrees on the wall. And then i started landing them on the back wheel which wasn't a bad thing.So then i started doing them to my left and did it the 'front wheel up and drag the back wheel up' way. And i'm getting there doing it that way.The only way your ever going to be able to siehop to your right is landing sidehops like cls for examle. He tucks his bike up to his right left which what provides the movement of the bike to the right, and land two wheels at the same time, as opposed to endoing it round which is unnatural.Why do you want to sidehop to your right anyway? Edited February 7, 2008 by JT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JT! Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 (edited) Also, it doesn't really make sense what you're saying about CLS.. he is right foot forward and sidehops to the left. Completely the opposite of what I aim for. So I'm guessing just switch 'right' for 'left'in that paragraph re: cls.Edited Learning to endo the other way round won't help at all i would have thought. You might as well just put time and effort into sidehops to your right and it'll feel more natural.If you feel better sidehopping to your left stick to the left. And stick to right on your uni. I can't see why you'd want to sidehop to the right when your comfortable going to the left. Edited February 7, 2008 by JT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 I also, NEVER ever land front-wheel first. I hate the look of the technique and it doesn't feel right for me either. When I sidehop to the left (my forward foot), I always land 2 wheels together, and never front first. So I try the same for the right, except the rear end doesn't like moving rightwards for me.I know what you mean. I always sidehop landing front wheel first to my 'good' (proper) side - the left. But going right I always land to two wheels. Just one of those things I guess. With enough practise I'm sure you'd iron out these little things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengsmelly Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 at the start of summer 2007 i used to sidehop to the right, (same side as my stronger foot) but i just couldnt sidehop very well going that way so i said to my self from now on im going to sidehop the other way. so i did and by the end of summer i was sidehoping to the left, and at bigger hieghts than before! once you have got used to it, it really does seem easier. Especially tucking, loads easier for me now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 i dont think the endo thing will help but theres no harm in trying. i meself changed sides. And it isnt something you can do in one nights riding it takes time because its like you learning to sidehop again. Keep trying and trying, its not a case of doing a wall and then going for a bigger one as that will come later just keep practiceing the technique of doing it to the other side so that you feel totally comfortable with it and then you can try to go bigger. Just keep at it, it took me about a month to get any good at doing it other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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