Plz help a useless wannabe. My concern right now are vert ramped doubles, I for some reason cannot do them, I always land 50/50 on the top of the landing.
Why do I suck at DJ'ing?
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explain a little more what you mean by "vert ramped doubles"...
if you mean DJ doubles which have curved launch and landing trannies, the answer is actually REALLY simple..
(that is if you are talking about trying to clear the space between the two peaks, and are landing right on the crest on your BB, instead of on the downslope)
IF that is what you mean you are simply not looking where you are landing, you are infact looking at the top of the second lip...your body follows your eyes, so if you keep looking at that spot you will ALWAYS hit it, your body will instinctively make corrections to speed and heading to ensure this...
the reason that you look at that point instead of where you should be looking is instinctive...it is the highest, and therefore the closest point to you when you are in the air, your mind naturaly wants to fall the least....
to make it easier for your mind to follow the "proper" landing spot, bring some flourescent orange marking paint (you can buy this at the hardware store, you want it because it is designed to spray onto the ground upside down)
use it to mark crosshatches down the landing tranny, starting about halfway down, from the top, and ending before it goes to flat...
This way your eyes will naturally be drawn away from the top, to the landing tranny and they will also follow it down..
it will take a LOT of concentration the first few times, so that you don't look back at the top, but later it will be second nature.
Good luck.
I hope that helps
if you mean DJ doubles which have curved launch and landing trannies, the answer is actually REALLY simple..
(that is if you are talking about trying to clear the space between the two peaks, and are landing right on the crest on your BB, instead of on the downslope)
IF that is what you mean you are simply not looking where you are landing, you are infact looking at the top of the second lip...your body follows your eyes, so if you keep looking at that spot you will ALWAYS hit it, your body will instinctively make corrections to speed and heading to ensure this...
the reason that you look at that point instead of where you should be looking is instinctive...it is the highest, and therefore the closest point to you when you are in the air, your mind naturaly wants to fall the least....
to make it easier for your mind to follow the "proper" landing spot, bring some flourescent orange marking paint (you can buy this at the hardware store, you want it because it is designed to spray onto the ground upside down)
use it to mark crosshatches down the landing tranny, starting about halfway down, from the top, and ending before it goes to flat...
This way your eyes will naturally be drawn away from the top, to the landing tranny and they will also follow it down..
it will take a LOT of concentration the first few times, so that you don't look back at the top, but later it will be second nature.
Good luck.
I hope that helps
i dunno
just kidding, ya i agree you have to look where you land or serious pain will be inflicted onto your body!!!!
just kidding, ya i agree you have to look where you land or serious pain will be inflicted onto your body!!!!
dude, thats a wicked good idea. When this damned rain clears up, im gonna go try that.
yeah, but wait until the ground is dry, don't go DJing on wet muddy jumps unless YOU built them (even then it is not a good idea), cuz if you track up the hard work of some poor soul you will make them severly pissed...
that is my pet peeve kids who ride the DJs when they are wet...it totally F8cks them up.
but then have fun ...
Oh, and one last thing, when you are taking off the lip, you do not need to just ride off with speed, actually you will usually bunnyhop (sorta, more like a pump), just before the lip...
that way you can control your direction and position BEFORE you are way up in the air...
and keep your knees bent as long as possible (the other reason for the pump), because if you "reach" for the ground, you will land squirely...
good luck.
that is my pet peeve kids who ride the DJs when they are wet...it totally F8cks them up.
but then have fun ...
Oh, and one last thing, when you are taking off the lip, you do not need to just ride off with speed, actually you will usually bunnyhop (sorta, more like a pump), just before the lip...
that way you can control your direction and position BEFORE you are way up in the air...
and keep your knees bent as long as possible (the other reason for the pump), because if you "reach" for the ground, you will land squirely...
good luck.
thx for the tip man! Today and tomorrow: Sunny and high 60's baby, oh yeah.
Try loosening up alittle bit. Since i've seen you ride, i know that you ride a tad stiff. This is completely natural and goes away with time. Go watch someone new to bmx ride around a track, especially older guys, and their back won't move at all while they pedal. Whereas if you watch a good rider with experience, like some of the guys at greenlake, you can really see them react with their bikes in a smooth and loose manner. My best advise is simply to practice, and try pumping, or bunyhopping, the lip more. If you are struggling with greenlake, I wouldn't worry too much about speed. That first big double will throw you plenty if hit right. I have serious issues with overshooting it. Kudos to you for trying!
ohhhh thanks for tellin me to loosen up now spence!!!!! Just sittin there watchin me case time after time.....
hmmm...toast....crunchy. Ehh...whenever i'm not jumping (which is quite often) im watching the people that actually know what they're doin......still has yet to help me, maybe im not lookin close enough.
did my plan work?
oh ya.... to help with the pumping start with the samller doubles, with the smaller gaps and lips etc. when you rule those jumps move your way up to the biger ones and then bigger ones until, YOU SHALL RULE THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!! MUHHAAAHAHAHAHA ok have fun......
p.s. how old r u dude? i saw your pic in that one thread, but i skimmed threw, you a kid? jus wonderin and hpin im not the only kid on this site..... ok thanks
oh ya.... to help with the pumping start with the samller doubles, with the smaller gaps and lips etc. when you rule those jumps move your way up to the biger ones and then bigger ones until, YOU SHALL RULE THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!! MUHHAAAHAHAHAHA ok have fun......
p.s. how old r u dude? i saw your pic in that one thread, but i skimmed threw, you a kid? jus wonderin and hpin im not the only kid on this site..... ok thanks
Just practice. I raced BMX for years and watching the older experts and pros didn't really help me, at least not consciously. just keep jumping, by the time you are my age you'll be a star. By the time you're Jody's age you'll be old.
lol. cool. anyone wanna go hit southwoods later this week?