Flatty, tabletop, pancake, whateva they are called

[Bike_Breaker]

ive been trying do learn how to do flatties(or tabletops/pancakes) but i cant get the bike very far over, i get enough air and everything because i always have the bike strait again way before landing but i just cant seem to tilt the bike over far enough for it to look cool, Any ideas how to make this easier?

[2 smooth 4 u]

1-do it over a hip it will be 10000 times ezier to get more tilt on the bike
2-lean over a bit when you are launching
3-in the air push the end of the bars that is facing the sky (my right) (when you are flat)into the bottom armpit(my left)
4-at the same time kick your legs up into your body whilst trying to keep your knees together
http://myspace-405.vo.llnwd.net/00969/50/40/969330405_l.jpg
should look like that^^ but I need to tuck my legs up more and keep the bike closer to my body-

[juzzo]

im probably not teh best example, but when your doing them picture bringing your legs and bars to u, not so much your bike to. do a search and see if u can find the flatty thead, some nice examples there

[chriscross]

basicly what 2smooth said is right... when i do them i just try and tuck my grip into the opisite armpit....

[Randy Rhoads]

Well i cant do them but i always hear people asking this guy who can do them how. He always says "Try to punch your armpit with your other arm."
It sounds like a good place to start.