monty boi Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 hey guy's recently i have been trying to hook,i think i have been doing it wrong i can pedal up to the wall hit it head on then i dont know what to do after that? i know you have to use your arms but i dont know how?Adam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidytrials Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 If you mean hook as in hooking you front wheel over the lip of the wall then rolling up? Its a fluid motion mate! you need to use your momentum from landing on the wall, then quickly shift your wieght forward to lighten your back wheel and roll up! If you can get your wieght forward quick enough you should find it come on quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Thats what im trying to learn at the moment. I have found experimenting with speed helps and also using the front brake differently. I still can't get any further than the bash guard though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidytrials Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Thats a start mate! Eventually you should be able to roll straight up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roly Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 yeah, I'm trying to learn this at the minute too. The only usefull advice I can give you is try on a higher ledge. I don't know why but I was having way more luck trying on things that are out of my reach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 go fast. and sounds obvious but try really hard. use your full body power. watch a video with people who hook well, copy their technique and just go fast and try really hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 use a long run up and get speed.. hit the wall really hard with both wheel at the same time...when you hit the wall push all of your body weight forward and push the bars through...stretch your arms our and the back wheel should follow.its all practice though...you wont get it first few attemps..i would also say watching a video of someone who is good at hooking...id say best to watch neil. in zoo video 31.hooks galore and it has many different angles of him doing it..good luck with it mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Im certainley no expert, but I think pedaling into it makes it harder for some reason, maybe try bunny hopping into it if you can...trashzen.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
python_man Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 i have just just (today) have got it i have found that pedaling like a nutter and jumping into the wall and hitting the back wheel really hard then locking on my front brake seems to shoot me up the wall i am getting more and more fluid with it have been hooking for three days now its brilliant keep at it it is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A!! Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Try doing it on more sloped walls at first, to learn the body position and movement, then gradually build it up from there. It does help with having more speed as the momentum tends to carry you up to the top. It is one of them moves that take full commitment otherwise it just ends up nasty . You should also try and get your upper body right over the bars as the frontwheel hooks, then as your shoulders move beyond your bars when the frontwheel is hooked, you want to pull up with you arms to bring the bike up, then extend your arms to push the bike on top of the wall. Most of the move does come down to using your momentum to carry the bike to the top. Definitely have a look on trashzen, as the slow motion videos show body position very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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