Blake Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Right, basically I have just started side hopping the right way (to my right, left foot forward) and It already feels ten times better and the sidehops are smoother and more accurate, I've only been doing them "properly" for 2 days and I'm only about 4 inches the height I could get when side hopping to the left. However, I know struggle to up to front as I can't turn as easily to the right, so I have to approach them with more the obstacle on the left of me. Does doing up to fronts to "the wrong side" have any disadvantages like sidehops do? Should I just do them to the left or should I put more and more time into learning how to do them to my right? Thanks in advance guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Why don't you try approaching the up to front straight on? I always get them on/off, but when I do them I've never really done them at an angle as it's best to try and hit the wheel dead on the corner of the obstacle, but if you do it from an angle the wheel will most likely just slip from you. However I'm shite at up to fronts so I may not be the best advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Does doing up to fronts to "the wrong side" have any disadvantages like sidehops do? Pedal is closer to the obstacle, so you might hit it with the pedal/toes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Why don't you try approaching the up to front straight on? I always get them on/off, but when I do them I've never really done them at an angle as it's best to try and hit the wheel dead on the corner of the obstacle, but if you do it from an angle the wheel will most likely just slip from you. However I'm shite at up to fronts so I may not be the best advice. Try this but find it proper hard on a python unless I go at it really fast and do a flat-land pedal up first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 That's because it's a Python. For serious, the more you do it the more comfortable you'll get. Thanks to the re-application of brakes - and ups to front being fun - I did f**king loads in the brief period I had the power to do so, and at first I had to work out which way I wanted to do it, but if you get comfortable you can kind of do it either side really. If you've got a reasonable amount of control over your front wheel then you should be good to go whichever angle you go at it from. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 That's because it's a Python. For serious, the more you do it the more comfortable you'll get. Thanks to the re-application of brakes - and ups to front being fun - I did f**king loads in the brief period I had the power to do so, and at first I had to work out which way I wanted to do it, but if you get comfortable you can kind of do it either side really. If you've got a reasonable amount of control over your front wheel then you should be good to go whichever angle you go at it from. Thanks mark, so I shouldn't worry about it being a problem that I do it to the left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Try this but find it proper hard on a python unless I go at it really fast and do a flat-land pedal up first. I can't do up to fronts with a hop, I can only do them rolling. I did it on a mod a few times and it was scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 I can't do up to fronts with a hop, I can only do them rolling. I did it on a mod a few times and it was scary. They're pretty easy static if you commit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 They're pretty easy static if you commit. I can never get the move to flow, I always seem to stop dead and not be able to throw any weight upwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 With a hop i generally go with more of the wall to my left, like you For normal rolling up to fronts I go straight on, but can come from either side nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 I can never get the move to flow, I always seem to stop dead and not be able to throw any weight upwards. Timing timing timing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Learn the the straight on way, any other way is just teaching yourself bad habits and it will only make learning the correct way harder When you can get the straight on every time then you can always try different angles etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Learn the the straight on way, any other way is just teaching yourself bad habits and it will only make learning the correct way harder When you can get the straight on every time then you can always try different angles etc Dave, should I learn rolling up to fronts or up to fronts with a hop first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Practice both equally I am ok static but awful at rolling due to neglecting the skill and some savage crashes. .. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 I guess that's more logical, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 I always find rolling easier, I can never seem to shift my weight forward enough when doing it static Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 I always find rolling easier, I can never seem to shift my weight forward enough when doing it static Same here, I'm going to try practicing this later today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Pedalling up to front. Learn that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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