Barspin problems

keep your front end a bit higher if it's dropping. Even try half bars first and get used to those. It helped me. Other than that keep at it. Btw I barspin topside too. Left foot forward, throw right handed.

do not ever do a single half bar it'll be the end of barspin progression for months. Idk if u had the set ups around your area but if you take it to a steepish bank then a mellower bank and so on. also don't throw unless you are leveled out and make sure you get the best hop possible when your boutta throw. if you notice your leaning forward don't throw. Also some people accidentally throw on a diagonal down and across the body. Try to throw horizontally so you are not pushing your bars down

Ive tried half bars before. But right now i feel like ive progressed past half bars. I feel more comfortable just throwing full bars. Those are good points though, maybe i am throwing diagonal. Should i try to relearn throwing the bars? Maybe i should spend a month trying to throw right handed instead of left but i dont know. Any other thoughts??

Im not a bmx expert i dont even bmx at this time but posting a video if possible would help the other guys to help you more.

If your seat is too low, pinch your feet together on the cranks.

Or raise your seat.

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any ideas of what im doing wrong here????

Sounds to me like your leaning back to much

FlyinRyan18 wrote:

Ive tried half bars before. But right now i feel like ive progressed past half bars. I feel more comfortable just throwing ...more

FlyinRyan18 wrote:

Ive tried half bars before. But right now i feel like ive progressed past half bars. I feel more comfortable just throwing full bars. Those are good points though, maybe i am throwing diagonal. Should i try to relearn throwing the bars? Maybe i should spend a month trying to throw right handed instead of left but i dont know. Any other thoughts??

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If you ride pegs this will help you relearn bars. I had the same problem throwing them with the left hand with right foot forward.
put your front foot on the rear peg and grip the seat with your knee and do manny bar spin throws that way. It helped me alot. Could work for you

FlyinRyan18 wrote:

Ive tried half bars before. But right now i feel like ive progressed past half bars. I feel more comfortable just throwing ...more

FlyinRyan18 wrote:

Ive tried half bars before. But right now i feel like ive progressed past half bars. I feel more comfortable just throwing full bars. Those are good points though, maybe i am throwing diagonal. Should i try to relearn throwing the bars? Maybe i should spend a month trying to throw right handed instead of left but i dont know. Any other thoughts??

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jamiespadina wrote:

If you ride pegs this will help you relearn bars. I had the same problem throwing them with the left hand with right foot ...more

jamiespadina wrote:

If you ride pegs this will help you relearn bars. I had the same problem throwing them with the left hand with right foot forward.
put your front foot on the rear peg and grip the seat with your knee and do manny bar spin throws that way. It helped me alot. Could work for you

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Okay ill try it! thank you! By the way. Should I keep my left foot on the pedal? or put that on the back peg as well?

FlyinRyan18 wrote:

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FlyinRyan18 wrote:

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You have to upload the video to youtube and then post the link to the video here. You just gave a directory of the video on your computer, no one can see it.

Btw, I had exactly the same thing. I used to throw the bars normally, even tried to throw the bars up and the bike went down, bounced off the ground and the bars didn't even have a chance to turn 360 degrees: videos of me:

I just kept practicing and the bike lands normally and I can catch the bars but I always put one or two feet on the ground, idk how to fix that. I think just practice and you will eventually get the right method down and remember, you're not on your own :D

Also, the manny bars on the peg didn't help me at all. I can do them perfectly everytime and catch in the air but it's way different than doing them in the air.

FlyinRyan18 wrote:

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FlyinRyan18 wrote:

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Crevop wrote:

You have to upload the video to youtube and then post the link to the video here. You just gave a directory of the video on ...more

Crevop wrote:

You have to upload the video to youtube and then post the link to the video here. You just gave a directory of the video on your computer, no one can see it.

Btw, I had exactly the same thing. I used to throw the bars normally, even tried to throw the bars up and the bike went down, bounced off the ground and the bars didn't even have a chance to turn 360 degrees: videos of me:

I just kept practicing and the bike lands normally and I can catch the bars but I always put one or two feet on the ground, idk how to fix that. I think just practice and you will eventually get the right method down and remember, you're not on your own :D

Also, the manny bars on the peg didn't help me at all. I can do them perfectly everytime and catch in the air but it's way different than doing them in the air.

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Okay thanks ill definitely try to post it on youtube later. Im new to this vital bmx thing so i don't really know what i'm doing. And yea i agree completely on the manny bars, they didn't really help me at all. And can i suggest to you trying barspins on the indoor bike. I think that will help you keep your feet on. I also noticed that hop barspins are a little easier when i try them on a low bank.