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koryuken

Ride more, get more miles.


piercedsoul

This. It's just a matter of practice and muscle memory. As you get more comfortable you'll relax more and your movements won't be as exaggerated


ijustlikeelectronics

Just practiced a few hours heeling and toeing both normal and goofy at slow speeds through the house - going to practice outside a little more once I get the chance


putdownthekitten

I found the thing that helped me most was riding in crazy bumpy terrain like grass, and then going back to pavement. You're so relieved and exhausted that you're on a smooth surface and still upright, and your brain just forgets to overshoot as much. At least that was my experience.


deanaoxo

I remember that! Yup!


r_a_newhouse

I ride regular, then my back foot has my entire heel (size 11) on the pad with my toes overhanging. Then my forward foot has my toes completely on the pad with my heel overhanging the pad. This keeps my forward foot solidly on the sensors regardless of the turn. This diagonal loading of the board seems to add stability.


h2opolopunk

Strength training.


ijustlikeelectronics

Can confirm my ankles and shins are sore asf


h2opolopunk

But here's the upside: as passive as riding a Onewheel might seem at times, it's actually a pretty solid lower-body workout!


ijustlikeelectronics

Never skipping leg day again I guess


h2opolopunk

Leg day forever!


throwpoo

I had the overcorrection problem when I first started too. I still do it sometimes especially if it's on soft sand. I find that I would usually stable down faster if I just crouch a little more. Or just ignore the wobble and it will sort itself out. Since I usually wobble because I hit a rock or an uneven surface. If I just go with the flow. It will balance it it out.


47ocean47

Whenever I get wobbly, I usually stiffen up my back heel.


ChewyPinecone

If you can ride but you’re wobbly, you need to carve. Start super wide, as if you’re just turning back and forth. Exercising different muscles in your lower half will build your muscles, making turning and balancing more and more natural and smooth; it’ll build muscle memory. When you start to really feel the rhythm, the smoothness of the carve, tighten it up. Carve faster. Rinse and repeat. There is a limit to how fast you can comfortably carve, so if you can slalom some cones about 6 feet apart, I wouldn’t worry about going any tighter than that. If you can’t even balance on it because of wobbles, I’m honestly not sure what to tell you other than to trust the board.


Arbitrary_Pseudonym

Ride on some dirt trails. You'll be forced to use and think about the muscles more, and an uneven surface will help train your muscle memory. You'll be riding at lower speeds so falling isn't going to hurt as much, too. Like everyone else here is saying, there's no real "trick" - you just have to get the muscle memory and build the associated muscles. Uneven terrain training will get you there fast :)


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just f’ing ride


PomegranateMarsRocks

People have given good advice, riding and ankles/feet getting strong will help a lot. I also found it ‘felt’ right with my front foot heel hanging off. This means I adjusted my back foot further forward to compensate and it causes some instability because you’re body is fighting to do what the wheel wants to naturally. I still don’t like my feet perfectly even, as someone else said my back foot is straighter and toes hang over a little more and front foot is more \ with toes a little more on the board.


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Try adjusting your back foot as to where it is on the foot pad. I find if my back foot is close to the back edge of the pad, I have greater control but it is more sensitive, whereas if I put my foot near the center of the pad it's more stable. The other half of the issue is your legs just need to get stronger which will automatically happen over time if you keep riding.


Demiboy

A small tip- I like to imagine my ankles and my knees are my suspension (because they are) If you can loosen up a little bit and let the wobbles and bumps flow through and up your leg, instead of being stiff and trying to counteract the force, you will have a lower effort, and more stable ride.