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The experts generally set the best example of what a Freestyle
performance should look like. Your best bet is to keep watching them. I
have some Freestyle clips at the link below, but they are mostly
expert:
http://www.unicycling.com/naucc/


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Sorry to thread jack Lucas but John, I cant send you a PM not sure why?
Any way in your signature line it has your website and #3 is not true.
Some people have landed this including Sabin Arditty. Just thought I
would give you a heads up ;)

'#3: Coasting with no feet on the frame
Ask anyone including this rider, Sem Abrahams, and they will tell you
that this simply will not work. In case you're wondering how Sem did it
here, remember that the camera lies. Let's just say it was a "brief"
demonstration. This picture was taken at Sem's Unicycle Sportclub in
1983. (OOW Spring 1992 -- UNICYCLING 6/2)'


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Back on topic... Lucas - I will try to bring some videos to BUC and get
someone to show them. Also, if you watch the Expert routines, just
reduce the number & variety of skills and you'll have a rough idea. Age
group can be real hit or miss for the quality of the routine. Some age
group routines are expert-class while some look as if the rider has put
no thought into the routine and never practiced it.

If you have your routine ready for competition at BUC, I'd be happy to
spend some time with you to polish your routine.

Connie


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swarbrim wrote:
> John, I cant send you a PM not sure why?


PMs are an optional feature, which I don't use. Call me old. My email
address is at the bottom of every post.


> #3 is not true. Some people have landed this including Sabin Arditty.


"Landing" a coasting trick means you fell off, right? :) I don't
think I've ever seen sustained no-feet coasting that was done on
purpose. Two revolutions? Sounds pretty cool! Can he do it twice in a
row?

One of the reasons for that item
(http://www.unicycling.com/things/index.htm#3) was to counter an
illustration in the old Complete Book Of Unicycling by Jack Wiley
(1984). In there he had a computer-drawn illustration of someone
coasting, which he had never seen. So he assumed you would have both
feet extended forward, as you would in extended one-footing. But that
wasn't really the way to do it.


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Sounds great conie i have the first 2 mins learnt off by hear but im
finding it really physically demanding cardi vascularly, and this i
found strange because my fitness is above average so I think I may have
to tweek my routine but we will see.

Cheers Lucas


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Lucas1wheel wrote:
> Sounds great conie i have the first 2 mins learnt off by hear but im
> finding it really physically demanding cardi vascularly, and this i
> found strange because my fitness is above average so I think I may have
> to tweek my routine but we will see.


Freestyle is *very* demanding on the cardio! Back when I was doing it
competitively, I could only practice my routines (3 mins) back-to-back
when I was in the best of shape. Usually I'd need more of a rest than
the time it took to rewind the cassette...

But tweaking your routine is the *right* way to go to ensure it works.
Don't bite off more than you can chew. If you can hardly ever get
through it in practice, don't expect to do well under the added
pressure of competition, with a big audience, judges, and unknown
demands upon your system from the travel and other experiences. It's
okay to have breaks in the performance. Make sure to leave room for
applause--if you run all the great stuff together, the audience gets
caught up and doesn't know when to clap. If you do something really
good, give us a chance to respond! Build it into the choreography.
Practice in front of audiences whenever you can.


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president_luke wrote:
> It was Brian Lundgren (uniextreme) that did the no footed coasting in
> defect, he did it twice in the movie and got about 2 revs in before
> getting back to the pedals.


Come to think of it, holding on to the seat gives that second point of
contact with the cycle that can make that trick repeatable. Without
holding on, it's much more of a crapshoot. Way to go Brian!

...But Sem's no-hands version still rates a place on Things Not To Do.


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president_luke wrote:
> It was Brian Lundgren (uniextreme) that did the no footed coasting in
> defect, he did it twice in the movie and got about 2 revs in before
> getting back to the pedals.



Your right as well, My mistake.

Mike


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