Hello, I'm Alexei Yarigin, MX pro rider and I'm going to explain basics of jump in motocross
You should understand, what jump is complex and dangerous element
So before training the jump you should have basic skills on the flat surface
You should have right body position and feel the balance
You should feel and control throttle in full RPM range
I'm going to talk about the basic jump on the flat surface
Training should be started from flat jump
And about jump with tilted landing, which is called table
Every jump begins with takeoff
The traectory of jump depends on the throttle and body position at takeoff
You should add the throttle at takeoff to stabilize the bike
I recomend to accelerate beforehand the springboard
Reduce the throttle a bit before the takeoff
Add add the throttle at the takeoff
So, accelerate beforehand the springboard
Reduce the throttle a bit
Add the throttle
And add the throttle one more time when landing
This method allows to train feeling of the throttle at the takeoff
Don't jump on the stable and low throttle
In this case you land wrong, on the front wheel
Don't open too much
In this case you fly out at 12 o'clock and land wrong, strongly on the rear wheel
Body position depends on the shape of the springboard and throttle
If the springboard is short and steep, you should be in back position
If the springboard is long and sloping, you should be in middle position
Only practice allows you to adjust throttle and body position for different springboards
Landing on the flat surface, the rear wheel should touch the ground first to make the landing softer
At the moment of landing you should add throttle to stabilize the bike and not to stick in the mud
Don't land on the front wheel or both wheels
In this case you can get hard hit and loose bike control
Don't land sitting on the bike In this case you get hard hit to the spine
You should land standing on the footpegs and use legs like suspensions
After you get confident and controlled flat jump and can regulate range and altitude of flight, you can learn jumps on the table
The table is more dangerous than flat jump, because you have to to hit the landing
Under or over flight can leed to the crash
The takeoff on the table is the same as on the flat jumps
To reduce the height and length of the jump - make quick seat
The quick seat unloads the suspensions and the bike flies lower
To increase the height and length of the jump - strain your legs
Tables should be trained gradually
As overflight is more dangerous than underflight - better to start from underflights gradually approaching to the landing
For perfect landing you can correct the bike angle in flight
Move body forward
Move body backward
Squeeze the legs
On a "table", landing is allowed slightly on the front wheel, slightly on the rear wheel or on the both wheels
It's not allowed to land too much on the front or rear wheel
It is necessary to open the throttle while landing to stabilize the bike
Remember, that jumps are the most dangerous element in motocross
Do not hurry, do not boost trainings
Desirable to have personal trainer, who can look from the side and correct your technique
Because it's too difficult to analyse the jump yourself
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