Sif grip

Im in the process of changing from si to sif also...
I find with sif i am holding the seat with the opposite hand i do when
si.
I hold the seat under the back corner, but am trying out a few
different techniques at the mo.
Sorry this doesnt really answer your thread, just thought i'd say what
i am doing regarding sif.
Peace.

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so am i. i also hold the seat opposit when im doing sif rather tahn si.
and i also hold it in thae back corner.

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Cocain has very good commpression propities, great for side hops and
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hold it where it feels most comfortable. I find if I have my fingers
behind the seat post it works well. you may be losing grip because you
have the wrong type of saddle ( it is too fat) and also when you start
hopping sif it feels awkward until you get use to it.

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CameronHolden said:

when you start hopping sif it feels awkward until you get use to it.

Tell me bout it! at first when i tried to hop i hopped backwards!
But now i'm fine🙂

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i grab it right in the middle by the skinny part.(right at the seat
post) i change where i grab leading up to unispins or whatnot, but for
normal trials i ride with my right hand at the skinny part. if you
watch a lot of vids youll see that many ppl hold them in many diff
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i use my right hand and grab it so my index finger it almost/barely
touching the seatpost.

you have to get used to grabbing the seat tightly. its not as
comfortable as a handle...

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My opinion:

1. Grab the seat as seen in Borgschulze's picture (about the middle,
but more towards the back).
2. Grab the seat with the hand OPPOSITE to your forward foot.

IE: I hop left foot forward, right foot back, and hold my SIF with my
right hand. Petal grab towards the forward foot.

Doing #2 helped me get better, faster, despite my initial tendency was
the opposite. I didn't know why it was so hard for me until Bevan
pointed it out...

corbin

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i ride the same way you do ecept i pedal grab towards my back foot....is
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Cocain has very good commpression propities, great for side hops and
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it makes it harder to hop. usually if your right handed (left foor
first, holding saddle with right hand) your hop will be stronger/better
to the left.
-Riley

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Yes, I'm right foot forward.

I'm also right handed.

On a bike I bunnyhop left foot forward though...

I hope a little better to the right, it's more comfortable, but can do
the same distance left.

On a bike, I can hop left better...

I spin right on both though.

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Thanks everyone for your replys. They really helped alot, especially the
picture. It's too dark at my house today, so I'll tell you guys how it
goes tomorrow.

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I hold it mostly straight above the seatpost. Slightly back maybe. but
not much.

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manon1wheel said:

it makes it harder to hop. usually if your right handed (left foor
first, holding saddle with right hand) your hop will be stronger/better
to the left.
-Riley

I think whether you are left or right handed is much less relevant with
unicycling than it is say with baseball. I'm left handed yet I ride
left foot first and right hand on the saddle. I hold it with my little
finger up against the back bumper, so towards the back.

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