Trials Technigue Help!

[Dean_Monty_Kamel]

I cant sidehop high, but the only way i can do it is to the right with my right foot foward. It just seams natural. I am going to have a go to the left again, but really i dont think there is a "right" and "wrong" way to do it. Just find the style that works for you...

max

hi guys, im not sure what to do now, like what simpson said "Neil Tunnicliffe does hop on the right side and has his right foot 4ward" and he seems to have no problem with it?

so do i go with whats natural or change it? im on the fence now, think ill work on both and see what happens, when i practice side hops, ill try and so the same amount on both side, at different heights though!

but watching neils vids on youtube has made me re-think about totally changing sides!

whats you opinions?

dean

[shamus]

its fair enough, if you really cant get along with going the 'correct' way then no one is forcing you

buuuuut.... the fact the majority of us (average riders and pro's alike) sidehop that way must be for a good reason i reckon.

i always feel more comfortable when hopping to have my drive foot away from the object as it gives me more room and a better angle/setup.

but as i said originally do whatever gets you the best results (although as i 're-learnt' sides i can do both alright and it winds my mate up who can only hop one way lol)

still interested to see what comes from the gapping tips though. i think i just lack technique in this respect, i can do alright just inconsistent

[Dean_Monty_Kamel]

its fair enough, if you really cant get along with going the 'correct' way then no one is forcing you

buuuuut.... the fact the majority of us (average riders and pro's alike) sidehop that way must be for a good reason i reckon.

i always feel more comfortable when hopping to have my drive foot away from the object as it gives me more room and a better angle/setup.

but as i said originally do whatever gets you the best results (although as i 're-learnt' sides i can do both alright and it winds my mate up who can only hop one way lol)

still interested to see what comes from the gapping tips though. i think i just lack technique in this respect, i can do alright just inconsistent

yer i can understand, most people hop that way, and i can see the advantages to it.

how long did it take you shamus to re-learn to sidehop the other way, did it feel totally alien to you when you 1st tried it? as it does to me.

theres so much to learn! lol

yer im still workin on the gaps, think ive got sore hips from practacing to much, so having a few days off and goin to start fresh nxt wk! lol

with the gaps, doin it the old skool pedle way(from standing and flat) i was doin about a bike length.

and now im learning the "new way" im already at the bike length distance, but its totally tirering me out, i think because my technique is rubbish still.

how about you?

dean

[Aaron.Tottman]

there's one reason for you 'Eskimo' gave me to learn the other way. (right footed, hop right normaly)

if you bk wheel slip and the brakes locked you'll land on the bk peddle and it won't move.

after learning 'to the left' i can hop just over 43inch. it kinda makes sence to hop this way....it's the way i trackstand with the bars turned to the left.

to the left i'll land both wheels, but feels really sketchy....to the right i'll land front wheel first and drag the bk wheel up.

doing gaps i'll still lean to the right a little!!!

think it's cos you wieght is on you forward peddle it feels easier hoppin that way. side hopping any distance i'll still hop to the right.

learning both ways will open up more riding options for you.

Youtube Video -> Original Video

P.S. any chance ofa little vid so we can see were your going wrong...or how to improve your tech'!!!

Edited April 24, 2009 by Aaron.gloster

[shamus]

err.... i can't be precise, perhaps a week or a fortnight? i just stopped doing sidehops the wrong way altogether for a while.

I also concentrated on doing other things in that direction to accelerate the process

however don't frustrate yourself, it's meant to be a hobby and be fun, if it hacks you off, move on and do something else for a while (but don't sidehop the 'bad' way)

soon you'll just find yourself lining up for sidehops this way rather then the old way and not even realising, and it won't be an issue

Its all a question of making something instinctive, after a period of repetitions and time your body learns the motions and they become natural again.

my gapping lol, i was very comfortable at bike length (stock) using both the start further back and the edge-launched static hop.

but now i am gapping maybe bike plus a foot. the starting 'further back' is all i can use to get this distance, just cant seem to throw the bike the other way.

I notice that lots of people go at an angle and i don't, am i missing something here? I've tried it but just end up going straight.

Edited April 24, 2009 by shamus

[Dean_Monty_Kamel]

there's one reason for you 'Eskimo' gave me to learn the other way. (right footed, hop right normaly)

if you bk wheel slip and the brakes locked you'll land on the bk peddle and it won't move.

after learning 'to the left' i can hop just over 43inch. it kinda makes sence to hop this way....it's the way i trackstand with the bars turned to the left.

to the left i'll land both wheels, but feels really sketchy....to the right i'll land front wheel first and drag the bk wheel up.

doing gaps i'll still lean to the right a little!!!

think it's cos you wieght is on you forward peddle it feels easier hoppin that way. side hopping any distance i'll still hop to the right.

learning both ways will open up more riding options for you.

Youtube Video -> Original Video

P.S. any chance ofa little vid so we can see were your going wrong...or how to improve your tech'!!!

yer ok ill try and get some vids up here with me side hoping to the left with my left foot forward, i think my techniques not toooo bad for the height im at at the moment, its the gapping that i have the problem with.

ill try and get some footage over the nxt few days and ill post them on the end of this link.