Jacknife help

[Spyder_V]

I started drilling jacknives about a week or two weeks ago for the fourth time in a while, so I'm actually serious about getting them this time. However, all my attempts end up looking something likes this:

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Help?


EDIT :: I went outside and did some today and they felt a bit higher (the second kick), but it still feels forced. I didn't get footage of that because my camera is packed at the moment.

[tricker383]

im gunna go learn these right now ive never tried them see yer in a bit lol
il post footage :)

and my input to help you learn go look at more tutorials on jacknifes
and focus loads on the placements of the hips and the angle their bodys are spinning

[petebull]

tap that first kick and throw the hook sooner (drill autobahn too =P)

[Spyder_V]

Well, my autobahns are good (IMO) and my tornado hooks are good too, but I just can't seem to get jacknives =(

[AjStyles]

tap that first kick and throw the hook sooner (drill autobahn too =P)

Yeah first kick need some control (less power)

[Spyder_V]

Gah, I need to work on it.

[Scooba Dave]

less power? haha wtf!

okay, hmm maybe this will work, get a pumped cheat 720 kick

for pump, learn to tornado round kick, meaning kick HORIZONTALZ across your body, but for the pump, instead of extending that leg, just knee across!

then when thats good enough, and ur second kick is high enuff, extend that pump action leg and then throw out the other kick.

best of luck!

[DYoo]

you have to round house your first kick. you're locking your hips like you're doing a crescent which makes it really hard for you to jack.

you have to use your hips to bring your kick around. so pretty much what you do is spot your target the moment you feel yourself kicking, start torquing for the hook.

drill pump c720s and make the pump real high to emulate yourself doing a jack without the first kick.

i learned to jack this way. hope it works out.

but yeah most important thing is hips.

[trickerL]

Ok, your problem is: you're not turning your body enough for your second kick to come out well. I have one major tip for jacknifes that fixed mine and other peoples' too (like a quick fix lol)!

Practicing double pumped c720s helps too but this did it for me:
Try to do a 540 with half a gyro, so you do the 540, kick the imaginary target, and land, looking at the target again!! Keep your hook leg up when you land. Don't even think of doing the second kick, just think '540 with some extra rotation'. The second kick will come out hella easy. (this is for the wheeled jacknife btw)
Good luck man

[Badams]

Also you are traveling sideways to much. Try it without the hook set up( hook makes it hard to direct momentum sometimes, for me atleast)

To go up, when u take off, make sure you swing your non-kicking leg and arms up(not across). Also when u swing your legs and arms up, make sure your torso is straight up( I only lean back a little bit during first kick and maybe a little more during second kick.)

then just snap that first kick in and out. then spot and snap the second kick.

[Jomar Beran]

turn your hips before you kick. after your first kick passes, turn your hips again for the second kick. :)

[Scooba Dave]

yes, thank you everyone for summerizing what i first said.

[Spyder_V]

Hahaha. I will try all of these soon. Thanks for the advice.

[Rudy]

ok think of it as a cheat 7 with a front kick it'll make it easier

do a double pumped cheat 7, ok, ok...

and where you get to where the 540 is pop a front kick then pull across with your knee it'll make it easier

[broertjetim]

i love spyder v videos :d

[Spyder_V]

i love spyder v videos :d

Haha why so?

But yeah, I took everything you guys said today into account and landed my first decent-looking jacknife. I didn't get it on film, but I did it infront of my friend and the kick didn't feel forced and was above my hip in height, which is a big improvement. I think the tornado kick drills that I've been doing lately have paid off haha.

[Jomar Beran]

yeah, you should start off learnin how to ch7 before you start learning the jacknife.

[BrandonLenz]

i cant cheat 720 to save my life. the kick i have is never higher than my knee. i can kick way above my head without even stretching anyway, i just dont get them. i do crescent cheat 720's like juji.

[Spyder_V]

yeah, you should start off learnin how to ch7 before you start learning the jacknife.

I can c7 just fine.

[BobReturns]

I can c7 just fine.

Evidently not or your jackknife wouldn't be like that. If you c7 was better your jacknife would be better. But what the hell do I know about jacknives.

[Augenatic]

Bob can't jacknife
l0l

[Spyder_V]

Evidently not or your jackknife wouldn't be like that. If you c7 was better your jacknife would be better. But what the hell do I know about jacknives.

Haha, I like how you proclaimed yourself as the almight jacknife master. My c7s are perfectly fine, I don't need you to tell me whether they are or not. You can gtfo of my thread.

[BobReturns]

Haha, I like how you proclaimed yourself as the almight jacknife master. My c7s are perfectly fine, I don't need you to tell me whether they are or not. You can gtfo of my thread.

When did I say I was so almighty? I haven't done a jacknife for 2 months now lol. Actually I haven't even done kicks for a while now.

You don't have to heed my advice, how good or bad you trick frankly has nothing to do with me but telling me to "gtfo" won't help ^_^