How to do a Hop Over on a snowmobile | EP 6

This is my first ever riding tip video, more of this to come! Hop overs are so much fun and one of my favorite things to do on a snowmobile and by far my favorite thing to teach during a snowmobile clinic. If you are interested in taking your riding to the next level check out our clinics available at www.provenprogression.com
Filmer: Isaac Kesterke
Filmer: Michael Jezak
Filmer: Joshua Schneider
Editing: Caleb Kesterke
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[@ColinWatts]

Good job with the break down of specific steps, especially the "turn the skis into the hill" part. This video is kind of a throw-back to the Schooled Video series, which were just awesome in their day. Glad to see someone bringing this kind of thing back for more advanced maneuvers!

[@CalebKesterke]

Those videos were my favorite!

[@AkatarawaJapan]

Great teaching, broken down clearly into specifics. You da man.

[@CalebKesterke]

Thanks for watching 🤘

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[@korbynavi7940]

@Emilio Zahir thanks, signed up and it seems like a nice service :) Appreciate it !!

[@emiliozahir3427]

@Korbyn Avi You are welcome :D

[@iseesea6517]

The slow-mo with voice over really helps!

[@CalebKesterke]

Stoked to hear!

[@Idohotlaps]

Not only are you my favourite sledder to watch, turns out you're my favorite person to learn from. Thanks for the help!

[@CalebKesterke]

No problem, stoked you liked it!

[@sledon9105]

Caleb in my opinion your #1 best rider out there rn

[@CalebKesterke]

Thanks Joshua!

[@rockymtnpursuit]

Best instruction on a hop over I’ve seen. Thanks, Caleb!

[@CalebKesterke]

Thanks for watching!

[@AlexSpiess]

Brb, gonna go practice swinging the leg and hopping over my seat a couple hundred times 😂 great video!

[@CalebKesterke]

🤣🤣 It does help though 😉

[@J-C8573]

yep and that's the only thing we can do until the snow arrives so we have plenty of time

[@syksyk12]

Thanks for the video , awesome as always ! I'll watch 10+ times for sure

[@grantglashagel9822]

Time for me to learn hop overs and bow ties. I think it would be sweet to see you and Chris Burandt ride together. Two very technical riders.

[@CalebKesterke]

I want to ride with him! It'd be so much fun, he was my hero growing up

[@hobo28]

Lots can do, few can teach, nice work on this

[@CalebKesterke]

I'm just learning to teach. It is definitely a new challenge but I love doing it and I'm stoked to improve at it.

[@bigguish]

Nice video🤘 I'm going to tell my wife" I'm going to train in the garage tonight" 🤣

[@sleddermag]

Great job Caleb! Every mountain sledder should watch this and take note!

[@CalebKesterke]

Thanks guys!!

[@tdhessg16]

Soooooo excited to see this. One of my goals for this season!!!

[@CalebKesterke]

Hell yeah! You got it dude! It'll be so rewarding when you land one

[@1waukesha]

Unreal! I would love to see you and Burandt go head to head and see what happens! I wouldn’t be surprised if you were able to outride him. It would be close for sure! You blow my mind at the way you throw that sled around! Keep it up.

[@CalebKesterke]

Thanks man! I'm not sure I want to go head to head with Burandt though 🤣🤣

[@bucksugden3155]

Best hop over how to video I've seen yet..... keep em coming man!

[@CalebKesterke]

Thanks, will do!

[@mlemorande]

Great stuff, please keep it coming!

[@Motodrew]

Well done!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Great instruction! Can’t wait to practice!

[@kellycrawford6133]

Such a badass rider!! Best in the game

[@glennlevisson]

Awesome! Great vid! 👊😎

[@mikehd3904]

Wicked riding Caleb !

[@wildcard1928]

Nice vid, you rock kaleb🤘

[@chipbirdiestone8815]

Great video, broken down well.... Going to go practice starting mine with the key first.

[@tylerstrickland1010]

Thanks Caleb, gotta get down to Seeley and ride with ya this winter would love to!

[@igoranissimov4291]

Hi Caleb! your video really highlights the key moments in hopover. Thank you for that. I constantly follow your videos and learn from them. A huge hello to you from Kazakhstan. Good luck in your snowmobile progression!

[@CalebKesterke]

Thanks for watching!

[@garrettwilkison8870]

Love your vids absulutely the best

[@ryangrenz7347]

Great job with the breakdown and content. I think the mountain riding basics have been thoroughly covered over the years so advanced riding techniques will be awesome to see!

[@CalebKesterke]

🤘🤘 Thanks for the feedback!

[@jessejames1590]

just got my first sled this year. been out about 7 times now and i can say that it's not as easy as you make it look! but the tips videos really helped me a lot in the backcountry of revelstoke! did my first bowtie yesterday and working on hopovers now. can't wait until next year so i can upgrade my 2012 summit to a bigboy turbo ;) keep up the good work man!

[@tysmith5748]

Thanks so much for the tutorial! Excited to start practicing them once more snow comes!😜

[@CalebKesterke]

You'll get them if you stick with it!

[@ssscouture]

Great video, nice and clear thank!

[@teagan.d155]

Awesome video man! I always struggle with the actual “hopping over” part. I do more of a step over 😂. I think the leg swing will be the ticket to fixing that! Thank you!

[@CalebKesterke]

Awesome dude! Let me know if it works for you!

[@4g63tpowered]

Best sled videos I've ever seen i just upgraded my chassis and i hope I'm now able to perform more techniques with much more ease! Thank you Caleb!

[@CalebKesterke]

Right on dude, what did you upgrade to?

[@4g63tpowered]

@@CalebKesterke Went from 07 m8 to a 17 mountain cat m8. Was in market for a summit but they Kept getting sold before the loan went through. I guess I'll ride cat. Only thing I've had and its got my this far. Excited to see the chassis changes yet holding the same engine!! Serious props though!! Think you have become my favorite rider!

[@CalebKesterke]

That's a huge upgrade, congrats 👏

[@4g63tpowered]

@@CalebKesterke thanks buddy! Like everything else I've ever owned, i can't leave it alone. Brought it to a stage 2 in 2 weeks lol. Very curious on what your current ride setup is?? And what you have it dialed into. Limit straps shock settings ski preferences engine and clutching mods etc. And why you chose em. Really appreciate your vids!!! Gives me more to strive for!! Thanks again, And i hope to see a video soon of your setup! I'm sure your sponsors would love it along with those that associate your name with the sport! I live up here next to Rasmussen and i love the guy followed him allot. But your my new rider buddy. Keep pushing the bounds keep being safe. You're an awesome inspiration!!!

[@MuskokaFreerider]

Awesome breakdown and explanation dude! I’ll be practicing my hop overs for sure

[@CalebKesterke]

Lets ride again this winter man!

[@MuskokaFreerider]

@@CalebKesterke ya man for sure! Hope they open that border up for you guys

[@actionjack84]

@@MuskokaFreerider Just incredible to reflect back on that nonsense. We had to cancel our bookings to Grizzly. And look at you two now.

[@jesuslite2000]

Great video and specific instructions. I can't wait to get this down this winter! Only suggestion is the music was way louder than when you were talking so I kept having to adjust the volume. Keep up the great content!!!

[@CalebKesterke]

Thanks for the feedback! I'll definitely work on keeping those volumes at the same level on the next one 👌

[@quam13]

Super helpful, Thx

[@Fjall-Anders]

Crazy💥😃 you have a new subscriber 💥👍

[@silentoutlaw8241]

Great video! Can you do a wheelie tutorial from flat ground?

[@PierresAdventures]

Awesome man! This series is getting better and better! On the next episode we teach you the double backflip. ;)

[@CalebKesterke]

Thanks for watching! 🤣🤣 That sounds so unsafe

[@PierresAdventures]

@@CalebKesterke you might be right! Let’s go with bow ties!

[@macmastermason]

This is awsome. What is "correct bar hieght"?

[@joeldepas9928]

Hey man I loved the video! Jus t a suggestion I thought might be helpful for what it seemed like you were trying to do would be to take a video of you doing the hop over but then pause it at certain moments when you wanted to discuss what exactly you were doing. Just an idea for you, take it as you will, just seemed like that's kinda what you were trying to do at the moment. either way, I am super stoked I found your channel and i like the vids !!! keep it up!

[@CalebKesterke]

That's a good suggestion! I appreciate the idea, thanks for watching!

[@ridersride1]

Thanks Man!!

[@gordonmoon7649]

Love your videos!! Good to finally put a face with the amazing riding. Do you think it is possible to learn to do a hop over on a non-turboed sled? I'm sure you can do it on any sled but I'm not turboed yet and just wonder if you've seen people learn how without the extra power to lift the front end.

[@CalebKesterke]

I learned them on a stock 2013XM. I've never actually rode a turbo sled, I think the extra power would make it harder to control

[@ethanmcd1360]

You should make a video on how to do re-entrys and bow ties, I'm fairly certain that a lot of us would be extremely interested in that

[@CalebKesterke]

It is on the list of videos to make!

[@deanwilliamson9882]

Awesome explanation the coolest part.. it was done with NO Ego involved....Oh and not to mention ur pretty bad ass ......

[@christianerhard8875]

you should do a downhill navigation and speed management segment! Its something I and many other riders always struggle with

[@christianerhard8875]

great video though!

[@CalebKesterke]

I'll add it to the list to do this winter!

[@perttujuntunen808]

Great vid dude! Do you ride with stock Polaris tracks or do you prefer some other tracks on your sleds?

[@CalebKesterke]

I run Composit tracks on all my sleds

[@perttujuntunen808]

@@CalebKesterke m770 or m66,6, im thinking between those two. I would need better track for scandinavian condition than Polaris stock ones, those are quite a slippery tracks on hard snow. Those deep days are quite a rare here and I think some compromise track which works in hard , slush or deep would be perfect. So im kind of in a hunt for a perfect track.

[@CalebKesterke]

@@perttujuntunen808 I run both. M66 for harder snow, M770 for deep powder

[@bigbcoulter8020]

great vid, thanks for the tips. i think im getting too big for the sleds now lol

[@CalebKesterke]

I hope I have that problem some day 😂

[@bigbcoulter8020]

I actually went and picked up a 2018 summit x 850 etec with a 165 and 3" paddle this past Friday.

[@user-bs5gy7bg7v]

pretty boy!!!

[@ColinMcEvoy]

"Im gonna tear this hill up so you guys can see how its done and learn from it" What Caleb really means "I'm bout to tear this hill up because I cant stop doing hopovers" But seriously... now i need to go start practicing 😅

[@CalebKesterke]

They are addicting 🤣🤣 Can't stop

[@eggman8218]

Thanks man now I’m in the hospital with a broken head

[@KcYukon]

are you running a 146?

[@M_i_u_s]

Спасибо из Приискового))

[@syksyk12]

​ @Proven Progression Didnt notice in the vid if u were on the 155 , but do u find it harder on the 155 vs ur 146 ( i think) ? I went from 153 to 165 and i was barely getting the hang of the hop overs , now i'm worried that on the 165 it will be much harder

[@CalebKesterke]

Its easier on a 155 or 165 because the pivot is slower giving the rider more time to hop over the seat and control it. They don't look as cool or as tight on a 165 but they are just as easy to do

[@syksyk12]

Good to know thanks , will keep on practicing!

[@lorntapani6585]

does track size matter for a hop over? if so what size is the best?

[@CalebKesterke]

155 or 163 is the best. Both work really good for hop overs

[@bigguish]

Can you spin a 360 with a stock M8 2018 or need modification ?

[@CalebKesterke]

Yes you can

[@kev244]

Caleb what bar height do you recommend??

[@CalebKesterke]

I like Polaris low bars or CFR FTP 3in riser with Kesterke bars

[@jaybiss8161]

Ever thought of going in Québec, Canada?

[@CalebKesterke]

I want to someday! I was in Quebec City for the Trenchers premiere last year

[@thomasvandyk6764]

Are you running the mtntek tunnel cut kit?

[@CalebKesterke]

No cut and tig welded. I don't think I'd trust anything besides welded

[@rippinmainetv9302]

Hi do you think I would be able to do this on a 2014 600 RMK 144 or is power a big factor on this

[@CalebKesterke]

You could definitely do it! It will take a little more momentum and a little harder snowpack but it is possible

[@user-tv1dm8hv8d]

Профи, красава!

[@user-tv1dm8hv8d]

🤝

[@libirtiway969]

Молодец умеешь катать!

[@Stevenjweber]

Are those rsi handlebars?

[@CalebKesterke]

No they are CFR handle bars

[@biblethumpr2161]

Hey Ken, where's Barbie in her matching Malibu pant/ jacket set.. dam we would laugh ya'll off the mountain.

[@CalebKesterke]

I think that means I'm an attractive man and I'm pumped about that 😃🤘

[@wpsblake]

More if this teaching

[@PatrickDurik]

Хороший урок !!!!

[@Svoboda11]

👌🔥👏👍✊🤝

[@kaibrown7214]

Woah not really sure if I'm trippin but it seems like this is a good sledding tutorial that's nOt 20 mins long??

[@CalebKesterke]

Don't want people getting bored

[@Valenlukin]

Будем учиться. Только снегоход надо починить для начала

[@jakeletourneau4062]

Do they respond tho

[@CalebKesterke]

Only if you have something useful you want to ask or say

[@sledon9105]

Fox or Elka?

[@CalebKesterke]

Fox

[@ricepadi29]

Think I pulled a hamstring just watching.

[@bradclarke6016]

thumbs up for people in their underwear pulling hamstrings right now in the shop

[@CalebKesterke]

Bahaha

[@alexenduro422]

Хороший снежик, у меня бы лучше смотрелся

[@mikedemaria3695]

Never buy a used sled from this guy.