Are you just hopping on the spot or are you hopping forward ? Im not sure what you call it if your just hopping on the spot but if your going forward there are thew names for it. I dont think it realy has a proper name but some names people call it are - Peddle Kick Learch and ive herd someone call it a cherry hop. Now to get more hops. If your hoping on the spot it is alot harder 2 do more because you can loose your balnace easyer. As if your hoping on the spoy but you feel your peddle is to close to your knees (I find that when im hoping with out peddle kicking my peddles seem to go back gettin closer 2 my knees witch makes you lean back more) you can kick your feet forward regaining your body position (And balance) from leaning rite back. If you can not Peddle kick i would say learn that as soon as you can. I learnt it by having both wheels on the spot and try and get your backwheel to where your front wheel was (Bringing your front wheel to the air and then just let it go down again) you do that by kicking on your peddle and letting go of your back brake at the same time. Keep doing that until you feal comftable with it i found the whole letting go of back brake and kicking very hard to get used to. So once you feel comftable, try and do it again but this time already be on your backwheel instead of having both wheels on the floor.So go up onto your backwheel do one hop and the kick. You wont do it first time it does take some time getting used to it but once you can do it, it feals so easy. Good luck hope i have helped. Sam