I've been biking for a little over 2 months and have been trying to learn to hit jumps. I can get a bit of air on smaller jumps on trails, but these bigger park style jumps I'm really struggling with, any advice would be great. Thank you.
Been working on jumping, started mountain biking about 2 months ago. Is my progress looking okay?
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by HuntFishRide
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Seems like you’re doing pretty good but is it possible to get more speed? I wouldn’t push it, just keep learning slowly and gradually and you have lower risk of injury.
Looks okay for two months. Keep practicing. You’ll notice if you keep filming yourself, you will find that things that feel like you’re doing a lot on your bike, actually don’t look like you’re doing all that much.
I think this is one of those scenarios. You seem like you’re trying to pop but it’s not actually being that effective. Try to really exaggerate what you’re doing, it might feel like a lot, but it will look more in line with what you’re going for and the results will be better.
I disagree with needing more speed, with a good amount of pop you should be able to clear those tables at your speed. The only things I would say are, your timing seems to be a bit early on the pop and you’re not compressing your suspension going into the jump. Focus on loading your shock/fork on the transition and releasing all that energy at the lip.
Practice makes perfect and that seems like a good little line to work on fundamentals.
Definitely learn how to pop. You look like you are soaking the lips up a ton and loosing pop. But the control and stability looks good!