I try to lean over the uni a little more than when just holding the seat
out front, bend the knees and elbows slightly before take off. When I
jump I try to only lift my legs up and not my whole body and keep my
head at the same height throughout the move.
Try and lift your legs up fairly quickly, but more importantly I feel,
smoothly. Apply pressure to the seat for the actual spin just before
take off so there is a small a delay as possible between the legs being
clear and you beginning to spin the unicycle.
Practice spinning the unicycle too without the hop just getting it as
fluid as possible and minimizing any unnecessary movements, trying to
find the best pivot point and spinning it quickly and efficiently.
I found that spinning the unicycle with the tyre still making contact
with the ground would often put my cranks out of place for landing, so
I'd just stomp the unicycle down a tiny bit through the pedals and have
the tyre bounce itself slightly off the ground so the cranks didn't move
when it span. I still do this on my trials uni sometimes as it gives me
a tiny bit more time in the air to spin the heavier unicycle and it also
makes unispins easier if I'm not in the perfect position before trying
to do it. Gives more time to aim for the pedals too.
Try and phase this out to the point where only the minimum amount of
weight is taken off the tyre so it is still touching the ground
lightly.
And as Muniracer said, landing on the cranks is cool, as hitting the
pedals comes with practice. You'll bounce around loads afterwards at
first but they get smoother and smoother.
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