does anyone have some tips on learning how to turn, or maybe a specific web page
that would help i thought id seen something before on unicycling.org on tunring,
but couldnt find it again?
as it is now…it takes me about 12 feet of turning space to make a u-turn, i
want to learn to make those really fast turns… 
any help is appreciated…
Re: turning
try this while riding…
put your arms out to each side do the twist to the right do the twist to the
left, etc etc
this should put you into a slalom type of ride it helps to practice your turning
skills while kinda riding strait
you need a lot of trust in the uni to corner hard youll soon feel it
-chris
“Jay” <procat@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> does anyone have some tips on learning how to turn, or maybe a specific
web
> page that would help i thought id seen something before on unicycling.org on
> tunring, but
couldnt
> find it again?
>
> as it is now…it takes me about 12 feet of turning space to make a
u-turn,
> i want to learn to make those really fast turns…
>
> any help is appreciated…
>
> - J
>
Re: turning
On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Jay wrote:
>does anyone have some tips on learning how to turn, or maybe a specific web
>page that would help i thought id seen something before on unicycling.org on
>tunring, but couldnt find it again?
>
>as it is now…it takes me about 12 feet of turning space to make a u-turn, i
>want to learn to make those really fast turns…
Yeah, I was there myself not too long ago. Basically, I think the best advice
is to just put some time in the saddle getting used to the feel & balance of
the unicycle.
Here are some things that helped me, though.
Understanding that there are two methods of turning the unicycle. There’s the
action-reaction turn, which involves you basically pushing the unicycle around.
This is a quick turn, and for a U-turn, would probably involve a couple of
steps. Basically, you twist your body first, then make a motion on the seat with
the opposite knee and it forces the unicycle around.
The other method is the leaning method. It’s smoother and both feels and looks
more graceful. It’s also harder to get used to doing (for me at least). This is
where you lean the unicycle and it naturally turns. I found it easy to do this
on wide 90 degree turns, but much difficult on a full 180.
I found that I had an easier time following a shape on the ground then just
turning without a guide. So I used to take chalk and draw a turn on the ground.
I did 90 degree turns at first, making them progressively sharper and sharper,
and later did 180s and circles. What I want to start doing now is spirals. Make
sure you practice them turning both directions, because it’s easy to develop a
dominant side where you can turn easily one direction but not the other.
HTH! Greg