Boon132 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Does anyone know how i can stop my fear of height when i try to do drops like big ones please no stupid comments like close your eyes lolThanks, Help is most appreciated, James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z o o !! Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Pull your tampon out. Man the f**k up. And drop it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon132 Posted October 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Pull your tampon out. Man the f**k up. And drop it.Why the stupid annoying comments lolI try really hard say i will do it get to the edge and scare myself with thoughts running through my headLOLJames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEELEY-ROB Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 just go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 I had the same problem, until one day i was just in the mood and dropped off all sorts of shit.Definitely the best thing to do is start small and work your way up, if you've got a wall that gets bigger gradually use that and spend a lot of time there, and get nice and comfortable and don't let anyone rush you.Always look at the drop from the bottom, as drops look tiny until you get up there. So always have an image in your head of what the drop looks like from the floor, rather than focusing on what it looks like as your doing it.Also, what helped me was 'try' and do a drop 2 ft bigger than the one you're actually trying to do. Don't actually do it, but get on your back wheel and turn as if you were, and then back out. When you go back to the drop you were originally going to do, it looks a lot smaller, and you're more confident on your back wheel as you've just done it all on a much bigger wall.Make sure your technique is good, if you're not fully confident on your back wheel, don't do big drops and practice on your back wheel first. Same if you don't drop properly. I've seen people just backhop off walls rather than get right on the edge and lower their ass and from wheel and it always ends blackly. A good technique can get rid of 80% of the impact you would get with poor / no technique.What kind of heights are you dropping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gogz- Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 I would just say .Start at the biggest drop you can do and work your way doing bigger and bigger ones.Convincing and reassuring your self along the way your not going to kill your self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon132 Posted October 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 I had the same problem, until one day i was just in the mood and dropped off all sorts of shit.Definitely the best thing to do is start small and work your way up, if you've got a wall that gets bigger gradually use that and spend a lot of time there, and get nice and comfortable and don't let anyone rush you.Always look at the drop from the bottom, as drops look tiny until you get up there. So always have an image in your head of what the drop looks like from the floor, rather than focusing on what it looks like as your doing it.Also, what helped me was 'try' and do a drop 2 ft bigger than the one you're actually trying to do. Don't actually do it, but get on your back wheel and turn as if you were, and then back out. When you go back to the drop you were originally going to do, it looks a lot smaller, and you're more confident on your back wheel as you've just done it all on a much bigger wall.Make sure your technique is good, if you're not fully confident on your back wheel, don't do big drops and practice on your back wheel first. Same if you don't drop properly. I've seen people just backhop off walls rather than get right on the edge and lower their ass and from wheel and it always ends blackly. A good technique can get rid of 80% of the impact you would get with poor / no technique.What kind of heights are you dropping?Not very high like, i guess like the size of a trials bike standing on both wheels a 20"I would just say .Start at the biggest drop you can do and work your way doing bigger and bigger ones.Convincing and reassuring your self along the way your not going to kill your self.lolThats all i think of Killing myself on a wall, it really gets on my nervesThanks James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Yeah basically work up from really really small until u get really good technique.Unfortunately other then that u just have to go for it.Just be confident that you wont really mess it up.And trust me its hard to taco rims on 20" bikes just dropping unless ur going pretty big.So just make sure ur technique is good and then just go for it. Try not to think about it alot and just do it its not so big afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazzurro19 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 cuts and bruises always heal so dont worry about it and i bet you have been in more pain sometime in your life then what you have dropping a wall, agreed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 When I try something big, the words 'oh f**k it' usually leave my mouth just before hand. Basically the way that I progress is to lack all common sense and just throw myself off even if I don't think I'll make it. Works great 9/10. The other 10% of the attempts are catastrophic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron.Tottman Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 control your breathing (slow, deep breaths) keep your adrenaline down, think about what your going to and do not what could go wrong!!!!see how smooth you can get on smaller stuff and take it on the bigger stuff.the more often you do something , the more it becomes second-nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam 94 Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Not very high like, i guess like the size of a trials bike standing on both wheels a 20" lol Thats all i think of Killing myself on a wall, it really gets on my nerves Thanks James. Same ive done 6foot its scary but just get out the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javzi monty Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 i somtimes just somtimes kick onto bacck wheel and jump off the back of the bike but still on the drop off course and do that a couple off times then just go for it just think about "WHATS THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon132 Posted October 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Yeah basically work up from really really small until u get really good technique.Unfortunately other then that u just have to go for it.Just be confident that you wont really mess it up.And trust me its hard to taco rims on 20" bikes just dropping unless ur going pretty big.So just make sure ur technique is good and then just go for it. Try not to think about it alot and just do it its not so big afterwards.Yeah thanks for the reply i done a pretty big drop today i was happy and now it feels really small thanks.Ok thanks guy its been a great help, im now doing some pretty big stuff now just a bit bigger than a 26" i hope to get much bigger thanks all if anyone has anymore help then please reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgzGU! Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 hey mate the best thing to do is work your way up. That is what i did was on pallets started of at 5 foot and after about 4 days i was dropping about 8 foot. So just work your way up and get it done. Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bujie Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Does anyone know how i can stop my fear of height when i try to do drops like big ones please no stupid comments like close your eyes lolThanks, Help is most appreciated, James. Just go for it and the more you do it the easyer it is jimmy boi xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z o o !! Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Swear your not aluod pics in your signatures ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 How i did it- On the 3rd day of riding climbed up onto a 6 foot skip- Shit an absolute turd- Fell off twice trying to do it- Fell off onto my bollock- Nailed itjust conqure the fear lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon132 Posted October 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Swear your not aluod pics in your signatures ^^How do you even get them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 close your eyes and hope for the best? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsMan Dan Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 I had this same problem recently. Just take a leaf out of Ryan Leech's book- "You look at it and you just get a feeling whether you can do it or not. Just go with that feeling". Now im doing like 3ft drops but i still need to go bigger. Instead of starting from the rear wheel, find your balance and pedal off it, landing on your rear wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Baxter Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 i was scared when i 1st fell off on a drop. But i started drops agen, onto grass 1st and then just gradually bigger, just think if you can do it on foot you can deffinately do it on a bike Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_hundley Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 you just got to grow some balls.once you got a decent technique, its just balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon132 Posted October 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 you just got to grow some balls.once you got a decent technique, its just balls.Yeah i know i don't get scared because i got no balls,I get scared because of my technique i need to practice it or I'm going to end up hurt.Thanks anyway James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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