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If you watch him on the little jumps he’s pulling all the way thru the faces of the jump and he lands front end high. That bigger jump he was tapped out at the top so the bike couldn’t keep the front end up.
The Shop
any video of him jumping it without crashing??
When he crashed it didn’t seem like he chopped the throttle, it sounded like the bike had no more rpm’s to give, he was tapped out!
Pit Row
When that happens, your body normally reacts by itself automatically- moving weight towards the rear and WFO with the throttle hand. However, most of the time when that happens to me it turns out bad. LOL
There’s 3 types of jump.
1. Jumping under full acceleration. Usually out of a corner.
2. A jump at constant speed. Usually mid straight.
3. A jump while slowing down. Usually going into a corner.
This jump is number 2. Should never ever be sat down before take off for 2 and 3.
For your average guy, this jump should be taken with a constant smooth entry speed, stand up, balanced with a smooth application of throttle from the bottom of the up ramp.
Faster expert riders will hit this flat out until the bottom of the up ramp and chop the throttle. As the jump is steep and relatively small.
Glad your kid is ok. Training on basic fundamentals with a good coach will help his riding immensely.
I raced my grandson from pw50's all the way through 450A , ready to get his pro lic. and he could deal with just about anything as long as he was 100% concentration on his riding. anytime we were practicing, if I saw him start making little mistakes, I would pull him in and talk to him.
I asked him once what he thinks about when he is racing? and he said what do you mean, I don't think about anything. I said it's all action and re-action right? he said yes.....right answer...He wouldn't let me pit board him either because he says it breaks his concentration.
Glad he’s ok. No matter what, these types of things are how riders learn. Even if he doesn’t entirely know what went wrong, he’ll likely be more cognizant of what he’s doing on stuff like that going forward. its a brutal sport that can take down the absolute best in the blink of an eye.
Agree with the poster above me, too. FIRST thing I noticed was some front end high stuff, that thing at the base of the jump and having BTDT with my son, I'm seeing someone riding a little too cocky w/out the actual control needed. My son (16 now) used to get kicked around on jumps and I told him to start doing little whips and leans and such to _control_ the bike and he's 100% better now. We spend time practicing stuff like letting off on on a safe jump face, accelerating hard up the face, and etc and it pays off. On son's last MX race, his throttle cable broke right on the face of the last jump- literally the finish line jump- and thanks to practicing jump control, he coolly pulled back, leaned way back, and pulled the front wheel _BARELY_ over the lip of the mid-jump "double" to save the day.
Get him to ride a gear higher everywhere. He'll go faster.
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