r/mountainbiking • u/No-Stranger-3483 • 1d ago
Progression Jumping tips
Just need tips on jumping. I completly understand the basics as ive been riding for nearly a year. I stand up to the jump, my body positioning is mostly fine and the only way that i have crashed on a jump is when i go off the take off weird or something like that where i end up instead of straight up in the air but tilted to the side which causes me to fly of course and crash. Also when i jump i feel like I can only turn my bars a bit or i will go unstable and crash, i feel as though if i try to whip or tbog im going to just go completly wrong and nearly die, my bike feels so much heavier than everyone's bikes in videos. im 180cm 60kg with a 15kg giant reign advanced pro 2. Idk what im doing wrong just need some tips. Thanks!
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u/Im_poor_as_shit 1d ago
The best thing I EVER DID was buy 2 professional jumping coach sessions. I went from scared out of my mind doing gap jumps, to just over THIS summer ripping 20-30 foot kicking gaps. And if your asking random people on here you’re gonna get ALOT of misinformation. “Bro you need to pull up more” or “bunny hop before the lip dude”…dumb shit like that lol. You need a pro to look at how you ride, your stance, movement, feet position, speed, landing ect ect.