Can anyone give me tips on dragging seat? Dana Schneider told me to throw the
seat down hard. Is speed important? I’ve been trying it while holding on to a
railing but no luck. I can do the UW with no problem & figured this would help
but still no luck. I use a 24" wheel…shouldn’t this be easier than 20"? If the
answer is just practice, it’s okay cause that’s what I tell others too ;-).
Uni-versally yours, Unicycle Lady
Re: [dragging seat tip?]
Unfortunately seat dragging doesn’t seem to lend itself to learning with the
help of a pole (or any other kind of support for that matter). It seems to be an
all or nothing thing.
I find it helps to ride as smoothly as possible with the seat out in front and
focus on using as little pressure as possible to hold the seat. It seems the
release point is really important. If I’m not going smoothly enough and my
pedals aren’t in the right position I lose it totally.
Any one got advice on picking the seat up? I can now get 10 m or so. Do I need
to get more proficient before trying to pick up?
Peter
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Re: [dragging seat tip?]
> Any one got advice on picking the seat up? I can now get 10 m or so. Do I need
> to get more proficient before trying to pick up?
Picking the seat up is definately easier when your feet are at certain
orientations. Probably this is personal preference but I think I pick the seat
back up (from out in front) when my right foot is down and slightly back.
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RE: dragging seat tip?
> no luck. I can do the UW with no problem & figured this would help but still
> no luck. I use a 24" wheel…shouldn’t this be easier than 20"? If the answer
> is just practice, it’s okay cause that’s what I tell others too ;-).
I don’t think your wheel size matters much. In fact it doesn’t, because you’re
going to use a 24" anyway so don’t worry about it. As a non-expert seat dragger,
I hope I can add something to the good tips that have already been posted.
When learning, your seat has a tendency to swing left & right, all over the
place. I especially had this problem with the seat in back, though I remember
Peter Rosendahl many years ago saying it was easier for him in back. So
concentrate on riding in as straight a line as possible.
As mentioned, bending the legs a bit (crouching slightly) helps. I’m not sure
why, but I guess you’re more unstable if you get your legs near to being
fully extended.
Don’t go too slow.
Start trying to pick the seat up as soon as you feel you’re getting solid. This
will give you tons more practice at the riding, as you try to get
psyched to grab at the thing to pick it up. To pick it up from the rear, I use
my heel so I don’t have to bend down. To the audience, it looks like magic.
Stay on top, John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone http://www.unicycling.com
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Re: dragging seat tip?
On Thu, 12 Oct 2000 Unilady@aol.com wrote:
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> Can anyone give me tips on dragging seat? Dana Schneider told me to throw the
> seat down hard. Is speed important? I’ve been trying it while holding on to a
> railing but no luck. I can do the UW with no problem & figured this would
> help but still no luck. I use a 24" wheel…shouldn’t this be easier than
> 20"? If the answer is just practice, it’s okay cause that’s what I tell
> others too ;-).
Throwing the seat is one of the tips that will help. Riding with the seat on the
ground will actually help with the balance. So, while the seat is in the air the
balance is less stable.
While getting into the skill and doing the skill here are some tips that helped
me. Sit down just slightly and keep your legs stiff. Keeping stiff legs will
help prevent the uni from going side to side.
Speed is important. I would suggest going at a medium pace to medium fast pace
before dropping the seat.
At first, the skill will seem impossible. But, by deciding that you really want
to learn it and after an hour of concentrated practice, you should see some good
improvement.
Good luck.
Andy
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