Tapping Rear Brake in Mid Air

Get more forward on the bike. You should not have to break check except for certain situations. If you have to do it on every jump it's bad technique. That said I would pull clutch slightly, tap brake, let clutch out and pin it as you land

It's one of those things you just learn by feel. But like he said above, just slightly pull in the clutch as you are stabbing the rear brake. I've also done it while opening the throttle slightly to ensure I don't stall out, just depends on the jump/situation.

Just start learning this technique on a small jump first please! If you don't do it right and kill the motor trying this on a big jump, it's not pretty.
Personally, I don't use this technique unless I have to, just because it can go bad fast.
Be careful bud.

It's something I rarely ever do, but yeah I don't think you need a ton of clutch pull, just get it engaging and give the brake a tap/stomp then let the clutch out and blip the throttle

start on a safe tabletop. you wont see pros do it very much,only when needed. seems like it was bigger before everyone started front low,scrubbing etc.

Yea, front end low just get on the gas. The only time I tap the rear brake is when seat bouncing , it usually sends me a little nose high..so I tap it to bring the nose down. I just pull the clutch, tap, blip, and let out the clutch...

^^. try not to force it... it is technique the comes with time.. I can say I mostly tap the back brake on seat bounce jumps and then very little bedsides that. I would say you need to become pretty comfortable jumping before you try it.. other wise you could be headed over the bars...

I agree with the the above, and while it isn't a bad idea to experiment the technique on small jumps first, get it in your head that it is primarily something to utilize in an emergency, and not a regular mid-air adjustment, LOL! The key is to pull the clutch to not stall the engine, as stated above, and you want to time the throttle "Blip" with the tap of the brake. Learn to do all of this quickly, in one motion,...maybe say "Braap" to yourself, and learn to do this technique in the same timeframe, and if you don't already know, you should be on the gas prior to landing as well. (Unless there's a corner or something at the landing point, Hah! While you're at it, focus on your body position as you approach the jump, to figure out why your takeoff is pitching you that way. stay in a central/neutral position, knees bent, off the seat, with enough throttle to launch smoothly,...once you become comfortable, you'll begin to notice wether your suspension is set up properly for your style of riding, and functionality on the track as a whole.

skills 3 i think by transworld. pretty good covering all the basics.

I think this is important to learn until it is instinctive as you will go nose high at some point. I come off this way a couple years back on an 80ft table table (different line), got a bit all over the place and missed the brake (don't ask)... It hurt alot and more importantly damaged the bike considerably (bent the subframe badly, destroyed plastics including airbox, destroyed brand new silencer). my left ass cheek was swollen for 5 month... Had to sleep on my right side and if I rolled in my sleep it would wake me (every night). Just Luckily it wasn't a serious injury.

Proper technique is to never hit the rear brake in the air, but some jumps require it. Pull in the clutch and tap the break and then depending on the attitude of the bike, you may have to continue to hold it in or if done properly, dump the clutch and pin it about a foot or two before landing

Being a new rider you need experience to refine your "internal" gyro that tells you front end to high, front end to low.

Personally if I get funky in the air I just grab a handful of front brake and problem solved.

Like others have pointed out, it probably a good technique to learn, but don't use it as a crutch. On my four-stroke, I rarely brake-tapped, as engine braking was usually enough to do the trick. Since switching back to a two-stroke, I find myself doing it a little more. Mostly on jumps without a lot of run-in where I have to stay on the throttle longer. Whatever you do DON'T KILL THE ENGINE IN THE AIR. I let my finger slip off the clutch a few weeks ago (killing the engine) and almost ate crap. Actually, I think it would have hurt less had I crashed. Slammed my chest against the crossbar, feet off the pegs, one hand off the bars. It was spode-tastic to say the least.

Another solution is to downshift mid flight if your in third go to first and don't mess around about it you ram that shifter hell I do it so much I stripped my shift shaft and ripped lever off my 15 crf already

A bit of advice. Do not listen to anything the guy above me says! You trying to get this guy hurt and destroy his bike? Come on man. No reason to do any of the things you stated!

Lmfao the fact you would actually even begin to think I was being serious is scary

braaapppp, clutch, brake tap, brappppppppp

Try to stay a little loose when you do it too The only times I ever do it are jumps out of corners or big booters, times that you're really on the gas hard going off of the lip. Try it over a small double or table (something that you won't go down if you land with wheel stop) once you're comfortable take it to a bigger jump.

It's all good. I don't think it's funny to joke about something that could potentially hurt someone.

Would it be easier to brake tap with a Rekluse clutch setup, then you wouldn't have to use the clutch when tapping mid air?