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As a kid every time I hit a new jump, like the uphill blind double at Piru for those that remember. The second time always made me more nervous.

I can't jump for beans but I went to a riding school once and here's what we were told about learning to jump. Find a jump with no bad landings like a table top or small to medium sized jump to flat. Practice landing on the front wheel a few times, then practice landing on the back wheel, then landing with both wheels at the same time. The idea is to learn how to correct in the air so if the takeoff goes less than ideal, like you hit a kicker or wind up nose high or sideways you teach...

We'll use this as the X Brand Forum Check-In on the MotoXpod Show tonight. Not as a critique of you, but as a discussion of the first time we did a double or are attempting a new obstacle that has us nervous. Good job, btw. I'd agree the body position looked a bit stiff, but as you get more comfortable you'll move around a bit more. That was a decent gap for your first double.

Well done mate.

I'd rather be stiff than out of control scrubbing/cross jumping and revving the bike until the valves are floating. Other than leaning back his form is honestly pretty good. After watching Jett for a few years, I've noticed his head seems to always been in-line with his bars. I've been trying to emulate it every weekend. Great job OP!

Bigger hit than 75% of the members here have done. Nice work bro

Ok, I'm absolutely no expert but technique and form is something I've been working on over the last 1-2 years. The only thing that I saw that stood out to me for improvement is your elbows are a little back and in. Everybody always likes to say "elbows up". It's better described as "elbows OUT". Think about forming the shape of a diamond. It feels awkward at first, then once you get it right, it feels much better. I describe it as if I were doing bench presses. If your elbows are in next to your sides, there's no way...

I think as you ride more you’ll loosen up up. You looked good here

You will get looser once you get comfortable, you won't see these as obstacles anymore and will start to position your body for what comes after your landing. The hard part is officially behind you. Now you know the speed it takes to huck something, and you can start applying that on different sections and tracks, too. Right on, good for you!

Not really, body position and throttle were pretty spot on, imo. Table tops are good practice for trying longer distance without worrying about not clearing...

For your first....you were fine.

At least there was no death rev!

Good job. It'll get easier the more you do it and your form will improve the more comfortable you get.