im still having trouble with SIF jumping..

[daveykim]

helllo,
well like the title states, i have been practicing sif riding and jumping for quite some while now and i cant seem to get "comfortable" enough to start doing the static vertical jumps i see people do on videos. i want to get into trials and i know that sif riding and jumping is crucial.
are there any tips or practice things i can do?
i think my seat post is at the right level although my back has to bend a bit. im pretty sure my hands grip is on the right area too.
am i missing something crucial with my arm or legs or something?
when im not sif'ing, i can rolloing jump up 2 stairs and can static jump up about 20 inches.
thanks for all the help!


btw- should i be equally practicint jumpsand tricks on both sides or mainly just dominant?
update- wheel walking is a biotch to improve on!!

davey

[AlisterBurt]

You probably aren't ready for it yet, just practise it every so often, you'll become more comfortable soon

[unireed]

do you mean comfortable as in hopping sif at all or as in jumping high? can you ride sif for a quarter mile without struggling? hopefully you understand my question

[thestig]

Don't worry too much about SIF hopping many top trials riders can hop high SI. On the case of being comfortable, it'll come with practise, don't worry.

[daveykim]

Originally Posted by unireed

do you mean comfortable as in hopping sif at all or as in jumping high? can you ride sif for a quarter mile without struggling? hopefully you understand my question

well im not comfortable much sif but im not saying that its hard either anymore. i can prolly go quarter mile if my life depended on it but its still taxing on the body. riding is much easier than at first but jumping is still hard.

i think im having trouble bringing up the seat to the chest chin area and mainly having troubling balance with the feet on the pedal horizontally. i think thats the hardest part actually.