Aerial help *please*

[Shantai]

hey guys, im having trouble with my aerials, i kick off and jump up but its just not working

here is a video:

http://media.putfile.com/lewisproblem

any help? thanks

[Shantai]

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[Jing]

Lol.
Watch that vid and compare it to Juji's. It's kinda simple.

[Shantai]

When i dont put my hands down i just land on the side of me leg. Im trying soo hard. its really annoying! :sad:

[Sigil]

watch juji's tutorial man..your trying to go side to side..says in the tutorial NOT to do that..

[Back2front]

Lol.
Watch that vid and compare it to Juji's. It's kinda simple.


Yeah but some people arnt built up americans with super big muscles and the most amazing flexability ever are they? :wink:

[Ryoda]

Don't eck on him for learning sideways aerials, it's not like they're fucking poison or something.
Shantai, you're not digging into your jump at all. Make sure you bend your first leg so you can get enough power behind it. As you bend your first leg, lower your torso to become horizontal, as this will help open up the side of your body so you can get more lift with your second leg, and also lowers your core height so your legs can travel over it. Also, if you're going to learn it sideways-stylee, don't learn it with a run or a hop step, there's no reason you'd need to use a run-up, and it looks awkward as hell.
Yeah but some people arnt built up americans with super big muscles and the most amazing flexability ever are they? :wink:
Aerials aren't hard, you need only basic strength and flexibility to do them. And since when did being American matter?

[verymetaldan]

You need to do 3 things. All are of equal importance:

Drive harder with the base leg- push your self into the air
Throw the first leg hard- pull your self into the air
Lift your chest, dont throw your left arm down.

[Pirate!!]

Keep your chin up.

[Tran]

It seem to me that you could have land it if you hadnt bail..I mean you got you hand swinging and everything but you bail at the end

[verymetaldan]

He couldn't have landed that one, there was no where near enough drive from the first leg.

[Mastabiff]

Forget the way you're trying it now. A failed aerial should turn into a cartwheel. If it's anything else you're fucking up pretty badly. Let your head dip down more before you jump so that your back arm can get under you and lift you up. When you jump also lift your chest up and throw that first leg much harder, push it as far as you can before you jump, and once you jump, keep your legs spread, switch your legs and land.

[lak89]

yes you must not take off facing sideways, if you're learning a running aerial. You must face directly forward, and just the second before you lift off, turn sideways. While running up, lift your chin up looking at around 45 degrees, once you take off, keep looking up there!! it'll give you the necessary height needed

[Back2front]

Aerials aren't hard, you need only basic strength and flexibility to do them. And since when did being American matter?

Why did you qoute me? i can aerial easily.

[Mastabiff]

Because you said something he was responding to. It requires more flexibility than strength, and the American comment was just irrelevant.

[Back2front]

well Americans have better weather to trick in than us english :tongue:

[Mastabiff]

And yet history has given us the job of bringing freedom to the world. It's hard work being an empire for freedom, and we have less time to trick because of it. But our weather is much better, so I guess God has chosen us to be the tricking masters of the world. Forgive me if I sound the least bit serious.

[Back2front]

And yet history has given us the job of bringing freedom to the world. It's hard work being an empire for freedom, and we have less time to trick because of it. But our weather is much better, so I guess God has chosen us to be the tricking masters of the world. Forgive me if I sound the least bit serious.


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[Graves]

yeah um it seems you're just rolling off your left foot sort of like what I'm doing. I just jump a bit more.

[Virgil]

hey man throw that mattress away and listen to me:
to do an aerial the thirst thing you got to do is to watch juji's tut to give you an idea of what a real aerial is then do this:
try to do a cartwheel only with the second arm (right arm for you) then swing the left arm hard and behind you, lift the thirst leg up hard and JUMP!!!! you are not jumping you are just rolling!! when i say JUMP i mean that you got to bend that fucking leg and PUNCH the ground HARD, very hard!!! your bent leg got to form a 90° angle and then push UP!! if you do all this and you keep your right arm a little bit bent it will fly over the ground without even touch it. and keep it i mind: BEND the leg andJUMP UP VERY HARD!!!! it is the number 1 problem in aerials..... GOOD LUCK!!!

[Shantai]

Thanks a lot guys, i will try when the bloody weather gets better here! :wink: