I could use a couple tips......please?

Others may have more precise replies, but my best advice is to not worry
too much about the jerkiness, and just get in as much saddle time as
possible. That stuff will tend to take care of itself.

One exercise that might help is to try to ride in a really big circle
without consciously using your hips to turn. Start pedaling straight,
and when you're in a nice open area, just _look_ to the left or right.
The uni will want to follow, although not significantly. Just keep
looking and pedaling, and see if you can ride a nice big circle smoothly
that way. It's one way of letting your body do the work of directing the
turn, without over-thinking (and over-executing) the motion.

Won't help you much on tight turns, but it's something to try. I'm sure
more advice will be forthcoming...there are lots of vets here that still
remember the learning process.

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Don't bother diong anything to correct the problem, it'll resolve it's
self. Just ride for a while, and things will smoothe out. Tom's advice
may help, but other than that, just ride, and things will come together,
I promise.

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There is no substitute for doing the miles.

But there are things you can do to help.

Holding the saddle is not a cure for arm flailing. You are flailing
your arms because your balance isn't smooth. Taking away the
opportunity to flail your arms won't help.

Look a long way ahead.

Keep your weight on the saddle.

Try riding with your arms up against your chest, loosely, a bit like if
you were running or jogging.

A good exercise for smoothness is to concentrate on speed. I was
teaching a friend to ride, and he had difficulty with turning. So I set
up some chairs to make a circuit (we were indoors) and we did a pursuit
race, starting from opposite ends of the room. As he raced to catch up
with me, he forgot that steerng was difficult.

A good course to set up is this:

1 2
3

4
5 6

The beginner races around the outside of the simple oblong, 1,2,6,5.

The more experienced rider races outside 1, inside 3, outside 2,6,
inside 4, outside 5,1 and so on.

This gives the beginner a chance.

3 and 4 need not be too far inside the main oblong. This is "fine
tuning".

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Dont worry about it. just ride more. for turning, just do big wide turns
or S's in the street. How long have you been riding?

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Just keep going. I had the exact same feeling. I started using my
unicycle to commute as soon as I could freemount 1 out of 20 trys. Just
stay in the saddle and all of your problems will work themselves out
without concious effort. Good luck.

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I have a couple of observations about turning. First, you have to
lean into a turn. If you don't - you'll flail a *lot* as you steer
the wheel to keep balanced. Leaning becaomes natural with practice,
but I found my turning improved rapidly when I thought about the lean.
Tight turns are accomplished by steering the wheel the wrong way to
initiate the lean, but don't worry about that now.

Second, some flailing is caused by unequal pedal pressure. If the
unicycle seems to be heading to the right, you can either try to twist
and flail leftwards, often leaning the frame to one side or the other,
OR you can add a little extra left pedal pressure on the downstroke to
straighten out the wheel. So instead of fighting against the
unicycle, subtle pedalling technique will get you there in better
style.

Hey! Maybe I ought to write a book on unicycling :->

Ken "been riding 6 months and knows everything" Cline

This worked for me:
Pedal faster. You don't need to worry about balance as much if you're
going forward quicker.

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Thanks for the help. I knew joining this forum was a good idea. I
just wish i had more open area to ride. Guess I'll just make do with
what i have

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