new tricks-please..even basics?!



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laura

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im pretty **** at learnig new stuff, as it takes ages and i really have
to admit i dont have a large attention span(as you can tell by the fact
that im typing this instead of doing english coursework...) but does any
one have or know any ideas for any new tricks or stuff i can try and
learn???
i cant do a lot so even easy stuff will be new to me :(

please :(


thanx laura ***


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Laura,

You forgot to tell us what you can already do.

Search on these:

- IUF Skill Levels
- USA Skill Levels
(basically same skill levels; two search terms)
- IUF Rulebook
- USA Rulebook


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:confused: HELP!!!!!!! not a lot, lets say i can: get on with my right
and left foot, idil (i dont no how to spell it) and ride back wards a
little, working on 1 footed idil and play hockey that about sums it up
:(


??????

laura ***


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I have a modified Standard Skills list, which combines the skill values
and the skill descriptions into one place, available here:
<http://iunicycle.com/unicycle/skills/standard/>

Lower point skills are 'easier'. The skill levels are important as well,
maybe more important, but the skill levels don't describe the skills.
You should be working on the lower levels first, as they serve as a
basis for the next levels. This forum is most important for tips to
doing the tricks, for encouragement, and for reporting your success.


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Laura,

You have got to try ("bunny") hopping if you haven't already.

When I teach ppl to ride, they usually say that they can hop on a
pogostick when I ask them, and it is almost always a very smooth
transition from hopping on a pogo stick to hopping on a unicycle (even
if they can't even ride yet!) Most ppl I teach can hop (either holding
onto something, but sometimes without assistance!) before they can ride
very far. This is very weird to me. Anyhow, if you can idle, you're
ready to hop!

First off, your going to want your cranks and pedals "horizontal", so
they're sideways right next to each other. Experiment to see whether you
feel more comfortable with your left foot forward and right foot back,
or if it feels better to pedal a little bit forward (half a revolution)
so that your right foot is forward. Hold onto something while you're in
your "comfortable" position, and try to just keep still, this is called
a standstill. This itself would also be a good trick to learn. Now,
squeeze your legs (the inside of your thighs) so that they "pinch" the
seat, straighten your body up (but still leaning forward a tad bit), put
your "stronger" hand or the hand that you're most comfortable with on
the front of the seat (there might be a handle or bumper there) and pull
up on the seat with that hand while jumping/hopping/raising your whole
body up off of the ground.

Another thing you might want to start thinking about is learning new
trick mounts. Ones in your grasp would be the static mount, the rollback
mount, the spin mount, the seat-to-the-side mount, the backwards mount,
or even the running/jogging mount. Just let me know if you want any
descriptions of these.

If you can go backwards for a bit and idle one-footed a little, you
should try "stomach-riding", too.

Good luck!! And have fun! (and try to practice on an indoor gym floor)


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