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bbonerz on May 29, 2025 4:46 pm As an old beginner I’m gonna say…yeah, if you didn’t crash it’s gotta be at least decent. Right?! 😁
reddit_xq on May 29, 2025 5:37 pm Check out this guys same question vs yours: [https://www.reddit.com/r/MTB/comments/1kxj242/jumping_tips/](https://www.reddit.com/r/MTB/comments/1kxj242/jumping_tips/) You’re really not doing much on the jumps, do you see how much more body movement he has going on? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9w2zSvuaGM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9w2zSvuaGM) You need to press the bike down on the jump and then stand up for take off: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3WhJCwM9qk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3WhJCwM9qk)
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As an old beginner I’m gonna say…yeah, if you didn’t crash it’s gotta be at least decent. Right?! 😁
Check out this guys same question vs yours:
[https://www.reddit.com/r/MTB/comments/1kxj242/jumping_tips/](https://www.reddit.com/r/MTB/comments/1kxj242/jumping_tips/)
You’re really not doing much on the jumps, do you see how much more body movement he has going on?
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9w2zSvuaGM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9w2zSvuaGM)
You need to press the bike down on the jump and then stand up for take off:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3WhJCwM9qk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3WhJCwM9qk)
It would be better with knee pads.