unique bunnyhop situation!

[ogremaneater]

When you guys bunny hop does it hurt your wrists? (in a double wheel hop) and why can I jump on flat groung but not over things, is it because I can only double wheel hop? should I learn the "real" way? Plaese Critizize!

[Yogie]

It's funny that I can jump over things and not on flat ground.

[gdude335]

well it dosnt urt my wrists, you will probbly need more speed on the doublehop to clear an object because you need more airtime.

[ogremaneater]

yeah thats what I though but why would it hurt my wrists?

[ogremaneater]

and when should I start the hop? how many feet away?

[Yogie]

and when should I start the hop? how many feet away?

when your front wheel is right over it

[Charles]

whenever you land dont take the landing so hard.
Bend your arms and shoulders down, Dont hold on SO tight to your bars.
And go with the impact.
As you land bend your knees and bring yourself down to your seat.
But yes I think you should definetly start learning the "real" bunnyhop.

[Yogie]

My technique is to pull up and push forward

I really want to learn the "bring front up, then back" technique but I can't get the back wheel off the ground by itself. I'll go practice it tomorrow.

[Charles]

Someone needs to make a bunnyhop vid where they do the hop and then it replays in slow mo..
That would help.

[TireTap]

Here ya go.. i used the sticky for the bunnyhops http://www.bmxbasics.org/new/bmx0703.html they teach you how to do it.. i started hoping right after i read tht and a day later i could hop over a 2 liter standing on end.. just do hat it says man.

[Vanished]

yah, learn the real bunny hop. you'd thankyouself later. Oh, and if your just starting to bmx, and havent' ever tryed bunny hopping, your wrist are just sore because your not used to using those muscles. The night I learned to bunny hop, I hopped around for about 3 hours straite, and my wrist were completely sore for a good couple of days.

[ogremaneater]

oh ok, thanks guys!