How to jump small MTB jumps with slo-mo breakdowns
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- This video explains how to jump a mountain bike on small jumps, the type of jumps that most people have access to. I break down the process with high quality slow motion video so you can see every detail of the process.
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Your videos and explanations are so darn good and I hope viewers press/select/click/do whatever to make YT recommend recommend them. It’s all right to remind them 😎
Appreciate the effort of filming when the weather is challenging :)
I have watched many hours of video. This ome finally helped me to shift from "jumping early" to strong roll off legs. Never felt better on little ramp jumps
Sweet! Glad to be a part of your journey. Thanks for watching! Appreciate the comment.
Nice, clear explanation, and the slow-motion rewinds really help consolidate the information. Thanks.
Awesome. Thanks!
Real good stuff. Better than most pro tips I’ve seen. Goodonya
Appreciate that! Thanks for watching.
Really great slo motion commentary. I’ve been playing around with pressing into the jump with just feet and ankles to miniaturize this exact technique for really small jumps - amazingly my how you don’t need that much press pressure to initiate the launch. Jumping is so fun
Best explanation on TH-cam ❤
Thank you!
I commented on your jumping bigger jumps video that it seemed to make intuitive sense to me. Maybe it's because I've watched other jumping advice videos, but again, your style of explaining seems simple but effective. Cheers
Thanks so much!
I’ve “crashed” my iPhone browser so many times while slow-mo scrubbing many of your videos, trying to see exactly what you’re doing/how/when. But in this video you did all of that with frame-by-frame breakdown! Just awesome, thank you.
Sure thing! Thanks for watching and appreciate the comment.
The tying my shoes comment had me cracking up, lol. Another fantastic video and quite timely as we just discussed this very topic on the last episode of the Ride and Laugh MTB Podcast. Thank you for taking the time to explain it Josh. I found some helpful tips in here that I can't wait to implement.
I have to do a lot of hinging at the hips to keep my shoes tied. I might have to enact the "double knot" technique. Thanks for watching! Appreciate the support.
Great video and breakdown! At the same time with the background music and slow motion footage it was like a mountain bike spa experience....I feel more relaxed. Thanks for posting!
Awesome. Thanks! If I could get someone to tuck you in at night. I would! Appreciate the watch and the comment.
Have been learning a lot from these videos! I am getting a lot more comfy with being in the air and get way more relaxed on the jumps and drops. Thanks dude, this year I have progressed so much using yt videos.
That's awesome to hear! Progression is addicting. Thanks for watching.
This guy explains things so well.
Very clear explanation. One of the best jumping vids right now. Subbed
Thanks! Appreciate you subscribing!
Very helpful and timely! We just got one of those portable jumps. And respect for recording in the rain! Commitment!!
Thanks for watching Dan! There is no off season for me...yet.
@@slantedground lol!! You'll know!! Intuition!
What a great instructional video! love it!. Super helpful in body position and pushing thru with the legs. i got myself a DJ bike so i can properly learn without the complication of FS bike.
Thanks! Dirt jumpers are superb for learning. Appreciate the feedback.
Great explanation of keeping it simple and focusing on the legs. I've been wanting to get one of those portable ramps.
Thanks! Yes, the ramp is great. These portable ramps are expensive but there are tutorials online that teach you how to make cost-effective options. The ability for constant repetition at home is an awesome tool for learning.
Great explanation. Thank you! I’m a slow learner.
The only time slow learning is a problem is when you give up. Progress is often two steps forward and one step back. Stick with it! You got this. Thanks for watching.
Thanks!
Thanks so much for the Super Thanks! Appreciate it!
Really love these kind of videos, keep it up man.
Thanks for watching. Appreciate it. As long as people find value in the vids, I'll keep at em.
Really good explanation. Simple and on point. Thanx
Appreciate it. Thanks for watching!
great video great info
Thanks!
Great informative video!! I hate that climb you were on at the beginning of the video.
Good vids man. Liking your way of explaining the fundamentals 👍. I still can't jump for 💩🤣
Every pro was in the same boat you’re in at one time. Keep at it. Thanks for watching!
What a lovely day for a ride. And amazingly you have the trails all to yourself.
Always looking forward to your vids man!
Any chance doing pump track videos?
Thanks so much! I really appreciate that. Yeah, they're building a pump track near me so I want to put together a video for the local kids...I'll share it on the channel as well.
Nice
Nice
Would have been cool to see a comparison with the correct one and the one where your hips are back.
Wait what's your bike again 😊
welp, at least you have great taste in bike frames. tyee and spindrift are choice!
If it is all in the legs why does the whole of the mtb world talk about pulling for jumps and gaps? Anytime I pull on a jump it does not go as well as when I concentrate on the legs and feet. Before I typed this I watched you at 11:20 and thought finally I can now see someone pulling and it was like a light bulb going off in my head. Only a few seconds later in the video you say you are not pulling and the lightbulb went out again.
I had the same question for many years. Recently I’ve finally managed to start using the j hop shape I use when bunny hopping when jumping too and now, I think, I finally get why people say “pull up”; it’s what it feels like after you’ve done the front wheel lift part of the j hop, got your body weight back over your rear wheel and then are ready to pull yourself back up and tall (and so drive your hips up and forward to the bars).
If I have that right, then you absolutely shouldn’t pull up unless you have a good feel for counter weighting in a j hop, if you pull up with your weight still central or forward you will likely head out the front door.
"Pull" is a word that gets in people's heads. In reality, we are pushing into jumps, THEN pulling. Push. Pull. Timing. It's a 3 part thing, just like a bunny hop or pump track, an 80/20 split. 80% legs/core strength and 20% upper body. Squash the bike, then PULL up at the right time on the face of the jump.
you are "pulling" but only to allow the bike to move where you want it to. You obviously can not "pull" up against yourself though, so the force of the jump comes from the feet. The arm pull is just for bike positioning so it better accepts the jump force that primarily comes from the legs. He said earlier it was 90% legs so that leaves around 10% or so for the arms.
@@woody2505you can bunny hop without shifting your weight back.
"I had to pull for that one" is misleading because pulling doesn't get you airborne...the meaning is not literal though a lot of people use it. The idea behind it is that more effort is needed, and the effort is in your "body lever" and your "pop" being stronger and more aggressive....not your pull on the bars. I'll do a detailed video on the idea because it is a common misconception.