Pump the ramp and that will help you gain speed. Start flat footed and back a little more. Or maybe jump into the downside to help create speed. Then pump.
Cruisin_Fart on
It looks like your just leaving the ramp. No body movement, no bending the knees.
Think about when jump on your feet, you need to bend your knees and lower yourself to build power to get off the ground.
Here, you’re just using your momentum to get into the air.
When you hit the transition, bend your knees like your preparing to jump, and then at the lip, jump. In simple terms at least. I’m bad at analogies.
ctmets1988 on
Pedal a little bit more to get some speed.
mrOwl_1312 on
Pump, pump pump it up!
joeyshrout816 on
Lift up. Go high. Have fun 🤙🏻
talianek220 on
You need a bit more speed. I notice your jumping right foot, if this is your dominant foot you should use it to pedal down the hill. I see you have this foot down as you roll in and then pedal once with your left foot, not much power there, more like your just rotating your feet.
You can try sitting down on the bike and rotating the right pedal up to about 3 o’clock so when you jump on the bike it immediately propels you forward with acceleration using that dominant foot and if you just keep a smooth motion you can probably get 2 cranks before you hit the jump… if you even need it at that point.
Another alternative is just starting further back in the gate and rolling forward to the dropoff, you can pump the dropoff and get a strong crank before the jump.
As you start getting more air you’ll want to lean a little more forward too. People tend to get scared, straighten their arms and lean back as a natural aversion. Keep your elbows bent and head over the bars.
ChainslapZero on
Learn how to do a proper bunnyhop on flat ground. This will greatly benefit the way you approach a quarter or dirtjump 🙂
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Pump the ramp and that will help you gain speed. Start flat footed and back a little more. Or maybe jump into the downside to help create speed. Then pump.
It looks like your just leaving the ramp. No body movement, no bending the knees.
Think about when jump on your feet, you need to bend your knees and lower yourself to build power to get off the ground.
Here, you’re just using your momentum to get into the air.
When you hit the transition, bend your knees like your preparing to jump, and then at the lip, jump. In simple terms at least. I’m bad at analogies.
Pedal a little bit more to get some speed.
Pump, pump pump it up!
Lift up. Go high. Have fun 🤙🏻
You need a bit more speed. I notice your jumping right foot, if this is your dominant foot you should use it to pedal down the hill. I see you have this foot down as you roll in and then pedal once with your left foot, not much power there, more like your just rotating your feet.
You can try sitting down on the bike and rotating the right pedal up to about 3 o’clock so when you jump on the bike it immediately propels you forward with acceleration using that dominant foot and if you just keep a smooth motion you can probably get 2 cranks before you hit the jump… if you even need it at that point.
Another alternative is just starting further back in the gate and rolling forward to the dropoff, you can pump the dropoff and get a strong crank before the jump.
As you start getting more air you’ll want to lean a little more forward too. People tend to get scared, straighten their arms and lean back as a natural aversion. Keep your elbows bent and head over the bars.
Learn how to do a proper bunnyhop on flat ground. This will greatly benefit the way you approach a quarter or dirtjump 🙂
Pump
Go fast, pull up.