I want to hop higher

[gnarkid]

I've been practicing high hops for like 1 day. I can do consistent and solid flat tricks already but I want to be able to hop high. Like do legit ledges high.Like go up 4 stairs high. I know it'll take time but I want your experienced pre supervision...advice.Thanks

 

[Ethan_]

how high can you hop now? i can only hop knee length so i need help too

 

[issac p]

try to find a ledge that goes from small to big so you can work your way up.

 

[gnarkid]

Well I don't really know my friend. Ummmm I just try to jump straight up and then tuck the knees. Perhaps 2 ftish lil more.

 

[D ∆ V I D]

i have the same problem

 

[BenKowalski.]

clamp your knees and throw the bars

 

[gnarkid]

What do you mean "throw the bars" Ben?

 

[alexallupinthis]

slowly move to higher things. you'll be suprised how high you can jump

 

[gnarkid]

I kind of know what ya'll mean cause when there is an obstacle in front of you it's like YOU HAVE TO CLEAR IT or whatev but what about when there's no obstacle and I just wanna jump high?

 

[Im A Ninja :)]

Im trying to do this down rail, its really easy sincd its a squared but its little above knee height? I can do it but its just that i dont think i can hop onto it..

 

[issac p]

is it the 6 stair rail at santa clarita skatepark?

 

[Im A Ninja :)]

Naw its by my street

 

[issac p]

oh.
with handrails its really all about going for it. i really suck at little flat rails, but i can do handrails. i went from like a little flat rail straight to a bar height handrail. just try to get your front wheel higher than the rail and once you hit the rail, level yourself out and lean forward.

 

[Im A Ninja :)]

oh.
with handrails its really all about going for it. i really suck at little flat rails, but i can do handrails. i went from like a little flat rail straight to a bar height handrail. just try to get your front wheel higher than the rail and once you hit the rail, level yourself out and lean forward.

I find handrails easier too for some reason lol, but ill probably try to get my front wheel over the rail if i dont pussy out.

 

[Dewey]

hopping is more of a thing that comes with time, of course practice helps tho

 

[scootrz r gaey]

hopping is more of a thing that comes with time, of course practice helps tho

exactly, I have high hops. I have since I picked up a scooter, But what I do to practice is get small boxes and keep stacking them up

 

[James Webb]

High hops are technique, and the way that's going to get you high hops is to pull the front end up first, then "pop" the back end up and it "pop" you high, one you get the technique down you'll be golden. I got this from riding bmx for so long so just watch how bmx riders like Dakota Roche and Dennis Ennarson hop and you should get the technique in your head.

 

[gnarkid]

So I'll huck more. Good.

 

[James Webb]

Huck with the technique and you will hop high, like I see a lot of scooter kids, plus a lot of my friends that just do those hops where they bring the whole scooters up at once and then suck up their knees and they go like a foot high, but like that there's no pop so there's no force making you go up its just pulling.

 

[gnarkid]

Huck with the technique and you will hop high, like I see a lot of scooter kids, plus a lot of my friends that just do those hops where they bring the whole scooters up at once and then suck up their knees and they go like a foot high, but like that there's no pop so there's no force making you go up its just pulling.

Ohh lol! Cause I've been doin that junk! Have you ever seen anyone get onto or over something high using the "bring the whole scooter up at once" method though?