I have been working on this jump for a little while and I finally decided to get the tripod out and get some video of it. It looks like my hips shoot back a little as my bike leaves the lip. I think this causes my legs to absorb the jump and I don’t get as high as I would like to. I usually have a small case on the jump after this one. That case prevents me from finishing the trail. Does anyone have any mental cues “something I can say to myself as I hit the takeoff” that can help combat this issue? Is there another problem with my form? Cheers.

This is my kids favorite trail and I have wanted to ride it with them for years. I have spent most of this season and all last season at Boise Bike Park working on improving my body positioning and this week the work finally paid off. I hope this doesn’t sound like bragging, I’m just excited. I look forward to hearing about everyone else’s successes. Big thanks to Levi for helping me with this win! I couldn’t have done it without him! Cheers!

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Hi! I’m trying to improve my jumping this season so I would love your feedback. I keep landing rear wheel first. Maybe I’m not getting tall enough in the air off the lip? Let me know what you think would help. Thanks!