Tinpis
The Jacobsen Flare is based on your tried and tested methods but with the added bonus of forcing you to do differential calculus and complex trigonometry at the same time.
It is best executed while whistling the Jacobsen Flare theme song (adapted from the sound track for Apocolypse Now).
Also to help you focus, place a firecracker between your legs and light it as you go over the piano keys. If all goes well, this will induce a loud scream at the moment of impact. If it doesn't go so well you still get the loud scream but won't notice the rough landing.
Whoever said counting to three and using some hand and eye coordination was the easiest way to do it!!