Top 5 Common Jumping Mistakes To Avoid | Mountain Bike Skills
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- Learning to jump on your MTB is a long process that requires a lot of practice to perfect your technique. Neil has compiled his list of wrong techniques to avoid so you can focus on getting it right!
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Too much speed? Not enough speed? Going sideways in the air? We're all guilty of some of these mistakes so here's some tips on how to avoid these common errors!
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"Match your toes to the angle of the landing." Lightbulb. Thank you.
Worrying about how things may go wrong when jumping is the mistake itself. Like anything else, it takes learning the fundamentals and repeated practice. Everyone falls (think Bryceland at 2014 Worlds) and its going to hurt. At such moments remember these 3 things: wounds heal, chicks dig scars and GLORY LASTS FOREVER. Then get back up and go try it again.
Give that man a cookie 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🍪🍪
Hell Ya!!
wise man you do indeed deserve a cookie
And always have tools and spare tyres if you hit the curb :P
I know I’m 4 years late but I just found this video because I just broke my femur and my wrist and i was as confident as possible but that last second gear got me and doctor doesnt think I can ride again :(
Damn, man; you make it seem so easy.... Love it. I wish I could see it the same way when I am right on the edge of the jumps. When I think about the jumps I will try to hit, I can perfectly see it and know what to do. When I am on the trail and in front of the jump, nothing seems the same... lol
Neil is by far the best mtb instructor on youtube.
cortarelva, personally I like Seth more
Anonymus Seth is different in what he teaches and when I wrote this comment Seth was mainly teaching street and BMX skills and just starting to get involved in trail riding. But Seth`s channel is one of my favorites.
cortarelva I see
yes is is one of the best, I like Phil too. Phil seems to be more detailed in explaining and videos. Neil just has that 5th grade teacher tone of voice and not intimidating. He looks like hes 145lbs and 5'5 so makes all his jumps flawless!
m00nchildblues yeah I like Phil a lot because sometimes I feel like he makes things simpler and from another point of view.
I am terrified of gap jumps lol.
Ikr
I am terrified of me flying off the pedals XD Seriously, once i jumped of my bike in the air
@@Kubacs02 oh yeah I fucking hate that
@@Kubacs02 dik egy magyar xD
@@attilabenedek15 hey guys. I'm half Hungarian but I don't speak any.
Great Teaching Neil. You've improved my technique huge since finding GMBN and I have been mountain biking for 25 years. Even done a bit of racing. My skills had plateaued, and I had quite a few bad habits that I had picked up over the years. Thanks for helping me improve the little things. It has made my riding even more fun. It's like I am a kid again.
Yes, thanks Neil for mentioning the dead sailor. I felt air on the tabletop jump, but somehow I did not lift straight , making me land on my back tire and wiping out with my weight on the right side, giving me a faceplant Wipeout and a broken pinky
2:37 You can see Neil's toy replica of his actual bike. Cute.
+Tom Castellani Ha, weird!
????
+Global Mountain Bike Network love your vids guys. I'm already smashing trails I could barely ride
actually his bike is farther away for the camera than himself so it looks like he has a mini bike
oh yeah
Manual ing is one of the hardest damn things to master. Been working on it for awhile now
3 years passed, can you manual now?
@@sfafsashfdh6589 I think he died
@@cynicalpenguin RIP
when he says experience he refers crash
Congrats on 200,000 subscribers guys at GMBN you deserve every sub see you at the million mark 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
great stuff Neil! it looks so simple when you do it, I need more practice to stop thinking about it and just use my muscle memory.
Great video on this subject - watched lots and this is by far the best
Congratulations on making 200,000+ subscribers this week!
+David Wallace Thanks David!
+David Wallace how or why is this relevant? And why is it top comment? cmon people.
+Ryan Nelson I guess you missed The Dirt Shed Show the Friday before this episode aired. Martin urged the viewers to subscribe and put GMBN over 200k subscribers. Hence the congratulatory comment. Since you asked.
BTW, what is the value in your comment?
sub 'n' smile! Giant Stance, basically the only decent beginner full sus that's affordable.
What a long way they've come now
My problem when jumping is that my bike always wanna go on left ending me in bad crash
Thank you , I was bad at jumping and this has helped me lots ..best tip was the feet on the peddles
Great video and great tips, especially the foot position 👍🏻
Great work Neil
thanks neil ! i tried it in small tabletops and i tried your advise and it woked!!
Got the best jumping advice yesterday; I was at the pump track, and asked a good guy about standing up for the jump, etc. He said “just go jump it.” I did, and it incredible. When I had just jump in my brain and body, it all seemed to be so easy. Of course, it wasn’t huge air, but it was AIR!
Maan I'm very experienced with huge jumps on a bmx but switching over to my downhill bike i'm always scared it's going to nose dive. Bought the bike and sent it downhill and realized I need to adjust the back suspension quickly.
WOW this guy is really good!! I've only been taking like 2 meter gap jumps and then I see this.
About a month ago I crashed hard on a gap jump and injured my left shoulder, Since then I've been conservative on all types of jumps lol, and it feels like my skills have taken a step back when l have come so far, now I think know what I'm doing wrong hopefully I can regain my confidence after watching this video thanks GMBN!
As always just super useful tips!
Thank you for your informative video
I got a Huffy ravine mountain bike and im trying to learn how to do good on trails so i can master MTB. Very hard though cause i cant really wheelie for shit and i cant bunny hop either. But thanks to these guys im learning slowly.. you guys are amazing keep up the great work
Awesome tutorial friend.🙏🔑✌️
great video i think it really helps me
Thanks for the video it helped a lot
Now I know where I have been going wrong very helpful video
Well said, cheers!
Nice tips Neal. Confidence is the biggest thing in my opinion. If you think you can clear the jump you'll porobly sail right over it but if your not sure that's when your gonna come up short, nose case and get dumped on your face (speaking from experience lol)
+karL ish Yeah every-time I have not thought about the jump I have sailed right over it and landed perfectly. When you overthink it shit goes south, and fast. I hit a jump at the bottom of a flow trail one time and was trying to find the perfect line, and tail-whipped the bike, instead of just going for it like normal, ended up kissing the dirt. Few moths later one of the girls on the team did the same thing, except if she had stayed clipped in and kept her bars straight I think she would have ridden it out. Would have been badass if she did
I've watched someone back out at the last second and slam their brakes... and I watched someone say "I'm not gonna do it." Then waited till the last second, sped up, and hit it not going fast enough. Neither scenario ended well...
karL ish yeah it is very difficult :!
Gwin went to Alpinestars, so Neil did too.
I find a very common mistake (I even do it myself sometimes) is focusing too much on the landing, rather than looking ahead at what's to come. Looking just at the landing often leads to hard landings
Pause at 3:53
Yup... that is perfect jump formation 👍👏
Hey guys ..Great vids ..Can you do one on how to nose manual? It seems Difficult without use of front brake and even then its difficult ...CHEERS..
I have a Merida Big Seven 20D. It is hardtail, so i'm wondering, can i do jumps with it? Btw very helpful video. Thank you very much. Just earned a new sub
it nice be great to have some jumps nearby to practice on, except the closest ones were destroyed by the city for being "unsanctioned" and the only sanctioned dirt jumps within an hour are in disrepair and have been abandoned by the city.
sick bike, sick channel
Great vid
200,000 subscribers. Congrats guys!
I'm looking to style my jumps a little bit, but for now i've been only trying to turn the bars a little like you showd in your How to Style your Jumps video.
I always get this horrible feeling that I won't be able to turn the bars back straight in time. I'm guessing it's a mix of lack of confidence and dead sailor?
+Deartist 7 Thanks, just go slowly and try it. It actually isn't that hard, just work on the timing and don't turn too early! Neil
3:55 Slugger looks hilarious demonstrating the wrong pull-up with feet technique hehe.
In Willingen I rode the Freeride line and overjumped so far, that when I landed, I directly crashed into the next jump. I was on my Hardtail and had almost no experience but I was so pissed off, that I cased it all.
Looks like good advice....but easier said than done, I'll keep trying.
I recon I hit the ground hard today because I found my self making the first mistake you mentioned. I felt good on ally he other jumps I did too. Toile me by suprise. Consistency seems to be the hardest thing.
Loving a bit of a Gallops soundtrack too. 👍
What do you recommend for beginners, hard tail or full suspension?
I did just that 'nose dive' ended up in hospital with torn ligaments muscles n tendons in my left shoulder now off for 6weeksplus 😢😢
Why did you nose dive?
Yeah I nose dived last week. Scariest crash i have ever been in. I was going into a tabletop way to fast and landed nose first than went over the handle bar.
theorifice Basically no strength, very poor technique and I aint got a clue haha back to work next week but I wanna get back to learning to jump kinda scared now.!
Run6Run Shit man hope you ok.! I was thrown 20 yard when I hit the second bump on the jump 😟 Absolutely shat myself
Damn that sucks. Sounds alot worse than my crash. Im fine, I got out of it with a bunch of road rash which is no biggy. Good luck with recovering!
Hi GMB, I know one of these parks, up near Mijas, but where is the second run with bigger jumps, somewhere round Malaga right, but where exactly? I've never come across it. Cheers
muito bom o vídeo de vocês ! 👏 canal top 👍
Gallops on the soundtrack!!
😍😍😍😍
thats really helpful
I watched this then went for a ride. Ended up doing a jump that had me fall from about 4 meters onto my ribs. 6 weeks later, it still hurts to breathe deeply. No idea where I went wrong. Now I just do really soft jumps and I don't lean back (like you said in this video). I just keep my weight right between the 2 wheels, and bend my arms just enough to carry the bike under me while I'm in the air. I don't get much height but I my bike stays straight.
For Bike park laps. For a beginner. Do you think a 27.5 Bike (let’s say a gt sanction) will be better than a 29er (let’s say a wreckoning)?
Hello, When I jump, I have sometimes the feeling that my feet leave the pedals, would you have any solution for that? Is it related to my bunny hop technique?
Anyway, thanks for the great videos! I already learnt a lot thanks to you guys!
Full suspension bike? Rebound might be a little too high, therefore bouncing you off the bike. If it isn't that it could be any number of things, make sure you're pushing through the take off, pumping in. Then also make sure you hook those pedals with your toes.
How do you avoid getting a flat when jumping? Do you need to have medium tire pressure or full tire pressure? I'm learning how to jump a long/high step made out of concrete on a flat surface. I can clear off the front tire but the back tire not as well. I recently learned to clear off both of them but I missed timed it and popped the back tire from an aggressive hit on the back tire. Any tips? this is the second time my tire pops...
Christian Sanchez allways land perfecrly
+Global Mountain Bike Network can you guys please post a tutorial on how to dirt jump on hardtail?
Thx 👍🏼👍🏼
I ride mtb and have been jumping a little bit larger jumps lately but.... when i hit a jump that will have a pretty solid landing i bounce back up off my peddles.. its a plus size 27.5 .. ive ride novice bmx and mtb for ever so not new to getting some air but never bounce like this before.. any idea why?
What about rear air control for the wheel I don't understand how to do a wheelie and stay
What is the bike he is using please let me know? Thanks!
I nose dive because I’m not used to my enduro bike and how high the seat is even tho its all the way down. Im really tall so the dropper is still pretty high at its lowest. Im used to jumping on my dirt jump bike witch has the seat really far down.
I just got my first bike and it's a 29r so is that why it's harder to wheelie and get the front up?
I learned how to jump in a day at whistler. You just gotta pull your bars up at first and shift your weight
Well done on 200000 subs
Where are some good woodland routes in Northumberland. not just the gmbn guys but anyone who can help.
where are those cool trails that you're riding on Neil ?
i have a problem with really big jumps...like the small ones where you can just/bunny hope them are no problem for me...but these motocross shaped long and almost not pushing kickers...they always get me into nosedives...
What really scared me one day was when I put my weight in the back when I jumped, suddendly a huge nose dive?? Rebound settings wrong or...?
i always try those jumps but with less speed and smaller jumps but i keep falling and hurting myself what can i do to don’t get t much speed and fall less, cuz i always follow those steps but still nothing
Just working hard on my jumping skills. Firstly I cleared them with pure speed, when the bike comes to me I consumed all the upward force and swallowed them. Next episode, I’m trying to stand up straight - but still I’m stuck in the dead sailor phase, I’m clearing my tables but not like I should… I can do bunny hops with ease, but somehow not on the transition of a jump 😖
what size of stamps do you use?
Nose diving caused me a gnarly crash and broken collarbone in DH 2 years ago... But I've recorded it !
+Global Mountain Bike Network hey guys I love your vids. Wondering if you could you guys do bike reviews or best bikes under a certain price something like that. And what's a good DH bike to get started with at a good price
+Dan Noble Hi Dan, thanks. We don't intend on doing reviews, but thanks for the suggestions anyway. Neil
Howzit Guys. Awesome tutorial. It feels like I am doing most of this correctly, but for some reason I tend to go skew on jumps. Either my rear wheel pulls out towards one side, or my weight goes towards a side. It tends to be my right side (I ride left foot forward). Even my manuals and bunnyhops tend to do this.
I don't think that I pull with my arms, and I have tried making sure that both feet are heel-down when approaching a jump or starting a manual, but still no joy in sorting the problem out. So I have no idea why this is happening, and can't seem to find a video or article telling me how to fix this. Any ideas?
Thanks, if it isn't pulling or feet then just keep practising. It's the same with me when I manual and I haven't done it for a while. You will start to straighten it out. Neil
hi guys,
Any tips for stopping me pushing my rear wheel down first when landing a jump, I always seem do it!?!? when I jump or should I say trying to jump!#askthedon
+David Wright great question, it takes time to build up the confidence in which you can push the front wheel into the landing of the jump before the rear. Once you have experience you'll be dropping the front in.
Nice video. You say about using bunny hop technique to jump. Looking at the bunny hop technique you say about using the L shape to get your weight down and back in order to lift the front wheel up. It doesnt look like you throw your weight to the back in the L shape when going over jumps though, looks like your just compressing downwards like an english bunny hop. Am I missing something?
+Alex MH No, you're not. These guys say a lot of stuff but watching the videos they don't practice what they preach--they frequently land way too nose heavy and case most of the jumps.
+Alex MH I think he does a very very reduced version of what a bunny hop would be. You can see it clearer on his video "How to Jump Higher" The intention here is not to raise the front wheel, just to perform the weight transfer
nice bike, i wish i could have one like that.
+Global Mountain Bike Network, what if I do not weigh enough to manual correctly? Does the jump strategy change?
+Ian Stropus No it's the same you just wont be able to affect the bike as much. Neil
Should i use clips in jumping or not
It’s probably a little late to answer lol but it’s best to learn with flats because a lot of people will learn with clips and when they try flats (for example when they want to learn tricks) the pedals fall down beneath their feet because they’ve never learned the technique to keep feet on the pedals.
@@brandong6632 yeeeee i experienced this HAHA thats why i return to flats whenever i want to practice whips and all. Thank u for replying haha
@@engr_yapao no prob
I need a "how to be rad without a dropper"video because I'm trying to use proper form and I have to change it a bit on a carbon xc hardtail with fixed post
What's your guys' profile name on Strava?
Does anyone know how to you get your first sponsor ?
First at all...I'm a Rookie in jumping and afraid of it. Why? Every time I "jump", my shoes get disconnected from my flat pedals. I do know, that I am doing something wrong, so my question is: Would clipless avoid this?
Clips would fix the problem but it’s probably better to learn the proper technique in case you’d ever want to learn tricks or if you need to bail. I’ve that pulling on the bars and/or not pumping hard enough will disconnect your feet from the pedals. This is cause when you pump off the take off properly the bike flies up towards you and your feet so the wrong timing or not doing it strong enough will most certainly bring the bike downwards away from you. Anyways that’s just what I’ve learned, I hope it helps after a year 😂.
when you pump how the hell do you keep your feet on without clips?
i mean when you took off your feet seemed flat af and the bike just seemed to stick to you
I really like mountain biking but the hardest part for me is stuff like pumping, a manual, bunny hop... I am pretty sure it's just from my size because I'm 14 but I am 5'3 and I'm not the strongest either. Anyone have any answers?
What bike is the black and orange one that he is using for most of the video?
It is a Scott Genius LT
It seems like every video Neil has a new bike, he's a lucky duck.
Preload and commit to the Rainbow.
how to take high bank corners, we have got a really sharp one in our track like a 180 degree turn with a really high and steep bank. most of the time i am way to high at the end of the corner en an have to hot the breaks really hard like drifting. got any tips?
lean the bike more than your body and keep your weight evenly distributed between front and rear wheel to increase traction
Ah oke, sometimes at high speeds my frontwheel started to drift so maby thats is
Hey what bike is that
where was recorded this video? Was it someplace in Málaga?
+nekovolta2 Yes, in February at Roost DH. Neil
What bike is he using
I were at my local trail and there was a jump and when I reached it I had too big speed and overjumped it as hell and I landed so hard and almost broke my foot. Should I go with less speed?
yeah
You should make a video on what to do when you realize you're not making the intended landings. Damage control?
+Thoriq Othman Pray XD
+Mauro Matacchione or curse! Lol
what if youre too light to make any influence on your bike when you lean back?
Could you do an 29+ VS 29 which one is faster video?
27.5
+hyppyrotta71 26
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my friend just jumped his bike and did a very awful nose dive hit his face flat on the ground and bike slamming into him
I felt bad for him luckily no broken spine
My feet keep coming off the pedals when I’m in the air help?
What happened if u just "let it go"?? like just let the bike jump and hope for the best kinda thing? I remember when u jump make sure u push ur arm forward before u hit the ground to ur rear wheel dont hit first??