7 Common Jumping Mistakes: The Ride Series MTB Skills Clinics How Tos Rich Drew

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Ahh, the 7 most common jumping mistakes. Be honest with yourself, how many of these are you currently doing?? I see these regularly at every Ride Series MTB Skills Clinic we do and the first step in correcting them is admitting you're an offender. Be sure to hit like and drop a comment down below! Before anyone asks, this Specialized Stumpjumper is a full custom OZ Trails edition that isn't available to the public.

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Let's break it down! There are many common Jumping mistakes out there in the world and I've decided to focus on the following 7. But before we get into those, here are a few elements we need to get out of the way:

- Find the right spot! We're blessed to have an abundance of RAD areas to dial in our jump technique here in the ‪@OzTrailsNWA‬ . It's best to find a jump you're fairly comfortable with, set up the tripod, and film the action.
- If you don't have a dropper, GET ONE! If you do have one, GET IT DOWN!! Use that darn thing. Spend some time riding around in front of your house getting used to it.

Mistake 1: Pedalling too deeply into the takeoff. Get your speed early and stop pedalling as soon as you can so you can stabilize your mass. If you are on the downstroke as you come off the face, you risk pedal striking, or worse, loading up one side significantly more than the other.

Mistake 2: Not getting pedals level on the takeoff. You need a firm base to load into the takeoff, you can't do it unless your pedals are level.

Mistake 3: Hips too far back leading up to takeoff. KEEP YOUR HIPS OVER THE BOTTOM BRACKET or close to it at least. Having your weight behind you on the takeoff of a jump is a bad thing man!

Mistake 4: Lifting the bike on the takeoff. Use the takeoff for lift and influence it with how aggressively you load into the takeoff. Many people get into major issues here because they lift harder to one side and then go right into one of the other major issues... rigor mortis!

Mistake 5: Shooting the hips back after the takeoff. Find a popular jump and just sit there and watch, you'll see this happen many times. There's no need to do this, so don't do it. Keep the bike underneath you at all times if you can. If for some reason, you're coming up short, having your hips over the BB will allow you to shoot the bike in front of you if you are coming up short.

Mistake 6: Rigor Mortis. RELAX! Seriously, chill out. Find a smaller jump that you're comfortable on and really focus on staying as relaxed as possible. Think of it this way: You need to be able to use your arms and legs as suspension, you can't do that effectively if you're locked up like Fort Knox.

Mistake 7: Landing rear wheel first. This is certainly a personal preference, but I bring it back to dynamics: Landing front wheel first allows the front fork to start dissipating energy and allowing it to travel THROUGH the bike. Landing both wheels at the same time means you are maximizing the downward force. Landing rear wheel first means you are now INCREASING the velocity of the front wheel. Suspension forks aren't designed to work well in this scenario. How about this, try it and tell me what you think. NOW, the circumstances need to be right. Am I saying I ALWAYS land front wheel first? No, I'm not. However, it's my preference when possible.

There you have it, the 7 jumping mistakes I decided to focus on in this video. What does that mean? Well, it means there are quite a few more and we will tackle those in another video. For now, I really hope some of these ring true and this video helps you hone the technique a little better.

Peace out dumpers!

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