Practice day 2

General
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I did some more practicing today, took some pictures and videos like usual, ive managed to learn riding to stand up glide again but i didnt get a good video of it. oh and theres 2 videos of my stand up hopping to backsummersault dismount.

http://www.unicyclist.com/gallery/?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=167419

Trev

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I notice you use the jumping freehanded to the fork method to get into stand-up glide. It looks very good, but it also seems like it would be harder to do with much speed. Have you tried the standard gliding to stand-up glide transition much? I can often do it at high enough speeds that I can go in a circle, or keep going for well over ten meters.

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I notice you use the jumping freehanded to the fork method to get into stand-up glide. It looks very good, but it also seems like it would be harder to do with much speed. Have you tried the standard gliding to stand-up glide transition much? I can often do it at high enough speeds that I can go in a circle, or keep going for well over ten meters.

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that was awesome!

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Hey Jsm, yes ive tried it many times but never got the technique to do it. when ever i push up i end up pushing the unicycle away from me. I would like to learn it, any tips? i will give it a go next time in a hall.#

Trev

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I think it helps to try to stand up quickly, without thinking about it too much. Make sure your gliding foot is partly on the frame, and partly on the wheel. It’s probably easier if you hold the seat, but let go of the seat as soon as you can after standing up. I know a lot of the Japanese riders can go from gliding to stand-up glide freehanded, but the one time I worked on it, I hurt myself in lots of different ways. I suggest you look up and forward when you try it, not at the ground, because you often end up going in the direction you are looking.

I’d really like to learn the freehanded jump transition someday, but I don’t have the nerve to try it yet.

Those backflips off the unicycle are insane!

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Oh right thanks for the advice, The no handed ones are basicy in making the jump as perfect as possible. i have done like some fast ones before but its so hard :S Them backsumi things are easy lol

Trev