Im new to this and I dont know if I have a proper technique. I often feel like my upper body is rotating when jumping and I dont know why. Also I don’t feel like I have the confidence yet, but it probably comes from the feeling of tilting to one side, especially to the right (im right handed btw)
What can I do to improve my jumping technique?
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by PomegranateJunior880
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Everything looks good to me, just keep doing it over and over again and you’ll get better in no time.
You look very stiff, and seem to have a little buck on the second. I see movement in your legs a little, but your arms seem to maintain the exact same position, until that heavy landing at the end.
That’s a very good start. If you watch the video in slo-mo you can see that you don’t quite time the ‘pop’ – your legs are starting to bend before your back wheel leaves the ground. You aren’t far off at all, though.
You might also benefit from pumping the bike through the transition – so actively push/drive the bike up and into the air rather than just ride it up the ramp. Again don’t do anything too different.
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You’re not really understanding the mechanics of generating lift. I still feel that learning to bunny hop is the best way to learn to jump.