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philG 10/12/2016 3:16pm
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peelout wrote:
i'd teach him how to scrub some seconds per lap in the corners bro
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TXDirt 10/12/2016 3:26pm
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Jump for show corner for dough!!
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Motoxdoc 10/12/2016 3:35pm
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Tell him to go much faster than he's comfortable, then tuck the front end and basically crash off the face of a jump....then tell him before he actually crashes he'll be in the air all flat and sideways, at which time he is to wave to the fans, pull it all together and land straight....with the gas on!....It's really that easy!Dry After he gets that down, on to tear offs...All joking aside, jump for show, corner for dough. Scrubbing is a natural progression that comes with necessity, in that...when he needs to learn it to keep up with his competitors, he will.
temporarily_locked 10/12/2016 4:47pm
10/12/2016 4:47pm
Have him start scrubbing with out leaning. Approach the jump face with your your body tall, the last bike length of the jump face you bend your legs, bringing your body weight down relative to the bike as you leave the lip. You can reduce the bikes rebound on the face and use your bodies downward momentum to push the bike down once in the air, lowering your trajectory. Simple safe and effective way to go faster and land sooner. You can practice on anything.

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Cygnus 10/12/2016 5:32pm
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temporarily_locked wrote:
Have him start scrubbing with out leaning. Approach the jump face with your your body tall, the last bike length of the jump face you bend...
Have him start scrubbing with out leaning. Approach the jump face with your your body tall, the last bike length of the jump face you bend your legs, bringing your body weight down relative to the bike as you leave the lip. You can reduce the bikes rebound on the face and use your bodies downward momentum to push the bike down once in the air, lowering your trajectory. Simple safe and effective way to go faster and land sooner. You can practice on anything.
That's how Donnie Hansen taught it at his school. Called it minimizing.
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MXMattii 10/12/2016 6:17pm
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You're never to young to learn how to scrub. Look at the son of Marcel Vandrunen, former Grand Prix pilot.

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MX4EVR 10/12/2016 7:54pm
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peelout wrote:
i'd teach him how to scrub some seconds per lap in the corners bro
This



Minis's don't have killer corner speed
Only a few
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rrjr 10/12/2016 8:41pm
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10 years old? Isn't that kind of old for a 65?

Just kidding.

I'd buy him some clubs, take him golfing and teach him to "scrub" using the ball washer.
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Dirtysmile56 10/12/2016 8:51pm
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You need to stand right on the side of the track with a large stick then scream that he is a pussy and whip him every time he doesn't fucking scrub!!


Quick question. Can you scrub Dad?
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rrjr 10/12/2016 9:17pm
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Dirtysmile56 wrote:
You need to stand right on the side of the track with a large stick then scream that he is a pussy and whip him every...
You need to stand right on the side of the track with a large stick then scream that he is a pussy and whip him every time he doesn't fucking scrub!!


Quick question. Can you scrub Dad?
Throwing rocks at your kid works better.

The OP already said in his first post he couldn't scrub. That's the reason he's asking how to teach his kid.
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Dirtysmile56 10/12/2016 9:35pm
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Dirtysmile56 wrote:
You need to stand right on the side of the track with a large stick then scream that he is a pussy and whip him every...
You need to stand right on the side of the track with a large stick then scream that he is a pussy and whip him every time he doesn't fucking scrub!!


Quick question. Can you scrub Dad?
rrjr wrote:
Throwing rocks at your kid works better. The OP already said in his first post he couldn't scrub. That's the reason he's asking how to teach...
Throwing rocks at your kid works better.

The OP already said in his first post he couldn't scrub. That's the reason he's asking how to teach his kid.
Screw scrubbing! Teach him to jump the entire track and win practice. Always win practice.....
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Johnny Ringo 10/12/2016 10:11pm
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"Vital told me how to do it."

Sounds like a good way to get hurt. Maybe make him do a figure 8 in your yard a few nights a week. Or buy him a fly rod.
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Azcrf331 10/12/2016 10:55pm
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Corner for dough
jump for show
Moens_Andy 10/12/2016 11:22pm
10/12/2016 11:22pm
I would teach him the basics of BMX pumping / lifting to stay low there is no need for kids to go all sideways, Pourcel is a very good example as a rider that does not give 2 flying fucks for a scrub but yet stays lower than 90% of the pro field.

let him go onto the face of the jumps and let him take the majority of the force with his legs instead of his suspension, once he is just over the lip with his front wheel let him push down with all the force he has.

Important in this technique is timing and make both legs and arms work simultaneously.
Moens_Andy 10/12/2016 11:38pm
10/12/2016 11:38pm
Maybe i explained this wrong let me try simplify,

Stand tall trough the compression once the rebound starts take as much as possible force of that with you arms and legs

That way your rebound will not send you that high up in the air and allows your son to get a much lower and more forward/faster trajectory without the dangers of a scrub.

And if you really have a private track at your disposal is suggest to make hip jumps to both side's start of with regular rollers/walls that way he learns the feel of leaning over on the face of the jump once he has that feeling make the same jumps/roller/walls on a straight he will quickly figure out himself he has to flick the bike over in order to keep his speed up and not lose to many momentum
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mr765 10/13/2016 12:11am
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Vet scrub,
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mmcmx 10/13/2016 12:20am
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I'd watch footage of pros doing it and discuss it with him. I'd also watch lots of video of Kroc "collapsing" on takeoff, he jumps straight but lower and faster than any scrubber.
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Crush 10/13/2016 4:52am
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Scrubbing might be the most overrated technique in the sport.

Look at Andrew Short. Kenny even calls him the elevator. But he made a heck of a career and never even seemed to whip the bike. He's just really good at the rest of it.

I'd worry about it once he can't make up time on the other kids who are 100% in the corners and making time scrubbing.
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dboivin 10/13/2016 5:13am
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peelout wrote:
[img]http://i54.tinypic.com/1430z84.jpg[/img]
JW381 wrote:
You vs the guy she tells you not to worry about ^^ [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/10/12/155500/s1200_s780_051212bubba1.jpg[/img]
You vs the guy she tells you not to worry about ^^


peelout wrote:
same pic different angle bro
lol. peely, sometimes you make my visits to vital much less painful. Tongue
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IWreckALot 10/13/2016 5:45am
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rrjr wrote:
10 years old? Isn't that kind of old for a 65? Just kidding. I'd buy him some clubs, take him golfing and teach him to "scrub"...
10 years old? Isn't that kind of old for a 65?

Just kidding.

I'd buy him some clubs, take him golfing and teach him to "scrub" using the ball washer.
My nephew tried to put his balls in the ball washer and he complained about the pain. . . Golf isn't for everyone. Ha.
Lawrence929 10/13/2016 7:18am
10/13/2016 7:18am
If you post pictures of him jumping we can tell you how far away from scrubbing he is based on technique/comfort level.
UpTiTe 10/13/2016 7:30am
10/13/2016 7:30am Edited Date/Time 10/13/2016 7:36am
No offense, but asking a question like this on vital is just stupid. You're going to get 100 different answers and most will be wrong. Don't worry about teaching a 10 year old howto scrub, teach him corner speed and natural progression will teach him how to scrub.
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seth505 10/13/2016 7:39am
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MXMattii wrote:
You're never to young to learn how to scrub. Look at the son of Marcel Vandrunen, former Grand Prix pilot. [embed][/embed]
You're never to young to learn how to scrub. Look at the son of Marcel Vandrunen, former Grand Prix pilot.

Not baggin on a kid but that was a turn bar.
Lawrence929 10/13/2016 7:46am
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UpTiTe wrote:
No offense, but asking a question like this on vital is just stupid. You're going to get 100 different answers and most will be wrong. Don't...
No offense, but asking a question like this on vital is just stupid. You're going to get 100 different answers and most will be wrong. Don't worry about teaching a 10 year old howto scrub, teach him corner speed and natural progression will teach him how to scrub.
The kid is growing up with instagram attached to his hip and you want him to learn to corner?

Which one will translate better to his friends? A fast corner pic or a scrub pic?

You're so out of touch...
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Mini Elsinore 10/13/2016 8:46am
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sybro 10/13/2016 10:30am
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tel him to practice the old guy ''absorb technic'' first.

Not much difference than a scub and the leaning part will come eventually


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Hammer 663s 10/13/2016 10:40am
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Johnny Ringo wrote:
"Vital told me how to do it." Sounds like a good way to get hurt. Maybe make him do a figure 8 in your yard a...
"Vital told me how to do it."

Sounds like a good way to get hurt. Maybe make him do a figure 8 in your yard a few nights a week. Or buy him a fly rod.
Got some work to do on casting too....



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