Riding Tip for SX Whoops

The 2012 Supercross series is about to start and man I can't wait to watch Anaheim one on the telly. The tracks have been getting better and better. Last year the whoops were usually the main obstacle. The television does not do the whoops justice in relating how difficult they really are. The top Supercross riders make them look easy but believe me they are not easy. I have walked many Supercross tracks with the riders and I have also seen the same Supercross races on TV and believe me, those whoops are much more difficult than they look on television. But with the skill of these riders and their bike set up they can just go across them so fast.

There are three different techniques for whoops.
A. Jumping through the troughs of the whoops.
B. Front wheel placement.
C. Skimming the tops of the whoops.

You all know what jumping through the troughs of the whoops are and what skimming the whoops are but what is front wheel placement? This is similar to jumping through the troughs of the whoops but instead of jumping with the front wheel low, so it lands first, it is jumping with the front end high. At the same time the rear wheel is wheel tapping, usually one whoop. This is a very useful technique when you can't quite triple the whoops, you can use the front wheel placement technique to wheel tap the second one and get over the third one.

For all these techniques some key points to practice are;
- Keep your weight off of the handlebars.
- Clutch and throttle control along with body movements are what gives you control when jumping or doing front wheel placement.
- Keep the balls of your feet on the foot-pegs.
- Your handgrip should be in the accelerating position (high over grip). This is so your body movements can work through your whole range of motion over the bike.
- Hold onto the bike with your knees.
- Look far enough out in front of you to be ready for the four or fifth whoop, not just the next one or two.
When the whoops are uneven you most likely will have to use a combination of all three techniques. Make sure you look far enough ahead so you are ready for what’s coming up.

For all the info about whoops check out my Volume 1 Techniques DVD # 3 (The Art of Jumping and Whoops) or Volume 2 Techniques DVD # 3 (All About Jumping and Whoops). https://gsmxs.com/shop/motocross-jumps-whoops/