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6/14/2016 4:23am
6/14/2016 4:23am
I just started back riding after 9 months off. My local track has a few double jumps that I have yet to pull the trigger on after one day back on the bike.
How do you get your nerve up to "go for it" on doubles that you've been afraid to hit?
How do you get your nerve up to "go for it" on doubles that you've been afraid to hit?
I've been off the bike for a while too, and have been knocking the rust off this year. Well, I went to the best local track Sunday (Baja Acres) and found myself not hitting the jumps I used to not think twice about. And every time I came up to them, all I could think about was the things that could go wrong......
I jumped in behind a buddy and followed him over everything. Problem solved. After that I didn't think twice about any of them again
The Shop
One thing that always helped me with big doubles was jumping off the side. By that I mean, if there is available safe space to land, jump to the side of the landing jump to gauge the necessary speed. Make sure to check your desired landing spot first to avoid hidden dangers like water pipes, holes, etc.
I'll get a little more saddle time and in better shape then I'll use the "tow" method...
I had no idea!!! Always went off of feel. I went back and tried to figure out what gear I was hitting it in and I almost fell off the bike...
Then do it.
My son does all the big jumps, when we find a jump that he can't see the landing (most of the current jumps)
I park off to the side of the jump where he needs to land, as long as he can see my head and arm up he knows where to land and this has worked really well, we did this at Perris last Sunday. We always say the drive home is way better when you have cleared all the jumps.
We have done this on starts too, I stood in the first turn area and said to him "you be the first person to me" and grasshopper(his nickname) pull's the holeshot every time.
Get more seat time and the confidence will come.
Pit Row
Partly because I hate not flowing on the track and because I am scared of getting landed on.
Usually the first session I will scope the track out and then get all the jumps down. Then go ride laps.
As for the question I usually always over jumped it the first time that way I knew how to get it dialed the next time around. Seen folks jump off to the side to gage their speed too.
Good luck!
Hit a arena cross double couple weeks ago. Didn't want to come up short. Ended up over jumping it the first time and flat landing, then launched off a berm.
Told myself not to hit it hard, but guess the fear got to me and kept the throttle on a tad to long. Would have been Better off casing it.
Then you have 4-6 weeks to thing about what you did wrong for your next attempt
Take every single word in this and BELIEVE it WORD for WORD. Not Metaphorically But Definitively WORD for WORD.
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