How do i land high drops?

Meimo · 2006-08-22, 05:47 PM

Hey,

I have been trying for awhile to land drop offs from pinic tables and blechers, but all that happens is that i can myself or just fall off. Is there any tips i should fallow for a smoother landing?

sobriquet · 2006-08-22, 05:48 PM

Don't land with your weight on the seat, use the pedals. Go to unicycletips.com.
There is a video there.

forrestunifreak · 2006-08-22, 06:32 PM

try jumping out a little farther. You shouldn't drop just straight down, and you want to start riding as soon as you hit.

irvinegr · 2006-08-22, 07:05 PM

roll out of it..

Ricky W · 2006-08-22, 08:30 PM

roll out of it

amanda.gallacher · 2006-08-22, 10:55 PM

make sure you have the middle of your foot on the pedal and not the balls of your feet else you will hurt yout ankles

iridemymuni · 2006-08-23, 06:46 AM

i only ever ride with the balls of my feet, i'd never even think about riding with the middle of my foot.

i'll probably find out why it's a bad idea some time soon.

Evan Byrne · 2006-08-23, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sobriquet

Don't land with your weight on the seat, use the pedals. Go to unicycletips.com.
There is a video there.

Your legs can only take a certain amount of force, Its good to split tyour weight on the saddle, and on the pedals, especaily on larger drops.

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Robbie · 2006-08-23, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evan Byrne

Your legs can only take a certain amount of force, Its good to split tyour weight on the saddle, and on the pedals, especaily on larger drops.

He probably means push on the seat a bit with your hand that's holding the seat, doubt you'd want to sit down..

Evan Byrne · 2006-08-23, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robbie

He probably means push on the seat a bit with your hand that's holding the seat, doubt you'd want to sit down..

No no, I mean put your butt on the seat and use that to distrubute your weight between your hand, butt, and legs.

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tomtrevor · 2006-08-23, 09:52 AM

the highest drop of ever done was 5ft. i found the best way is to roll out of it, or dor a quick half a revolution forwards, half a revolution back like trials riders do. have your hand firmly on the handle and as you land distrubute your weight on the pedals and on the seat.

skrobo · 2006-08-23, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomtrevor

the highest drop of ever done was 5ft. i found the best way is to roll out of it, or dor a quick half a revolution forwards, half a revolution back like trials riders do. have your hand firmly on the handle and as you land distrubute your weight on the pedals and on the seat.

and break your handle(haha mine has white stress marks at every joint)

but something i havn't seen
you have to HOP out of it, and not be scared, if you are afraid of falling you will NOT land it

also, make sure you work yourself up to what you're doing... you can't just get on and hop that high so why would you be able to drop from that high w/o some kind of prerequisite

torkerdx · 2006-08-23, 11:11 PM

do SIF drops and crouch up when you land and if their is room roll out

MuniAddict · 2006-08-23, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amanda.gallacher

make sure you have the middle of your foot on the pedal and not the balls of your feet else you will hurt yout ankles

I can well attest to that!

dudewithasock · 2006-08-23, 11:55 PM

Pretty much all that needs to be said has been said already, but I just want to stress again that posture is the absolute most important part of doing big drops. If your posture is wrong when you land, you can damage your hub, your cranks, your pedals, the arches of your feet, your ankles, and your nutz0rz.

2006-08-22, 05:47 PM	#1
Meimo gonna be pro Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3	How do i land high drops? Hey, I have been trying for awhile to land drop offs from pinic tables and blechers, but all that happens is that i can myself or just fall off. Is there any tips i should fallow for a smoother landing?

2006-08-22, 06:32 PM	#3
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amanda.gallacher Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,171	make sure you have the middle of your foot on the pedal and not the balls of your feet else you will hurt yout ankles __________________ kris holm unicycle.com

2006-08-23, 06:46 AM	#7
iridemymuni i just dribbled Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brisbane, Austraila Age: 23 Posts: 3,614	i only ever ride with the balls of my feet, i'd never even think about riding with the middle of my foot. i'll probably find out why it's a bad idea some time soon. __________________ maker of the happy birthday threads _________ Just put the new uni together in the driveway stopped to move the car and ran over the uni. Felt like putting my head under the tire. - JustOneWheel

2006-08-23, 09:52 AM	#11
tomtrevor Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brisbane Australia Age: 23 Posts: 3,442	the highest drop of ever done was 5ft. i found the best way is to roll out of it, or dor a quick half a revolution forwards, half a revolution back like trials riders do. have your hand firmly on the handle and as you land distrubute your weight on the pedals and on the seat. __________________ 01010100 01101111 01101101 00100000 0101010001110010 01100101 01110110 01101111 01110010 G o o g l i n g s ! ..... T o m's Ra n d o m L i n k a g e s

2006-08-22, 05:48 PM	#2
sobriquet Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 23 Posts: 286	Don't land with your weight on the seat, use the pedals. Go to unicycletips.com. There is a video there.

2006-08-22, 07:05 PM	#4
irvinegr I can ride a Unicycle Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, Ont, Canada Age: 24 Posts: 1,020	roll out of it..

2006-08-22, 08:30 PM	#5
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