Side Hop Help :)

[The Stig]

Hey guys i have been actually trying to get a lil better at sidehops as i think it's about time i started to vary my moves

Anyway had it to a T in portsmouth doing 30" + about a week ago but now i can barely do 26", I seem to always wanna land on my back wheel and i seem to go to lean too far over to the wall and end up loosing balance..... Really confused with the kicking bit and when to do it

Any big pointers????

Much thanks Tom

[cai]

i seem to go to lean too far over to the wall and end up loosing balance.....

Don't tuck, or atleast not so much... when you tuck, you obviously un-weight yourself to the side - and in your case falling off the wall.

I side hop 36" (my bar height) with no tuck, but thats not very high

[Guest]

ive been having problems with sidehops on my new DOB, think ive just gottu keep practicing though. i can get about 40" on it, but not everytime.

all i can say is mess around with your pre-hop and try landing 2 wheels and try landing front wheel first etc.

although it seems people who can sidehop massive land 2 wheels, so maybe this is the best technique for going high..im currently working on it

[Mat Smith!]

what foot foward are you and which way are you sidehopping too? are you going to front wheel? or trying to bring your back up at the same time as the front?

Matx

[The Stig]

I am rigth foot forward. and i have now learnt to sidehop to the left but i can go either way. As for my preload i seem to dip to little or too much and my kick throws my weight back and onto the back whell so i end up landing on my rear wheel. When should the kick start? As my preload is coming back up or just as it finishes?