5 Essential Tips To Improve Your Jumping Technique | Mountain Bike Skills

Need to work on your jumping skills? Still can't clear that big double at your local trails? Then check out Blake's tips to improve your jumping skills.

Jumping on a Mountain Bike is often one the hardest techniques to get right. We often get asked for hints and tips for improving your jumping skills, so Blake is here to tell you the essential skills to get your MTB jumping dialled.

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[ThunderStruckMTB]

I love these "ghost" awesome job guys.

[Nando_]

I have no worries about jumping... but landing :V

[barstoonarrow]

Gotta give props to the editors! Damn fine job!

[MTBdropIN]

I have been a dead sailor beofore it sucks! Cinfidence is so so key!!

[rogerwells]

Loving seeing more of Blake doing dirt jump vids! Keep up the good work Blake 🤘🏼🤙🏼

[MuppetVT]

I love Blake's point about bringing your handlebars up then pushing them out while jumping. It's what my friend Eric taught me my first time on a jump track and I can spot when someone doesn't do it. Just pulling up is a one-way ticket to a hard crash and an injury.

[beepstar]

Blake is such a natural presenter. Love his vids.

[zachmohler]

I would rather over shoot it then under shoot it

[jrd]

Blake is the man! Enjoying watching him!

[mnchildblues]

thanks alot blake super cool new video editing i've never seen before, the continuous video bike shots while you talk, awesome! Seeing the same jump over and over at super slo mo helps big time! Man, gmbn vids keep getting better and better leaving all other in the stone age! Good job guys! WA, USA!

[vlxcid]

I watched your YouTube short on how to jump, got air first time, now I’m watching this, about to go out and apply these to hopefully get more height.

[DanRoddy]

Cheers Blake, great video. The multiple slo-mo reruns are about the best I've seen. I'm off to buy me some flats so I can practice!

[Subie_Rench]

Caught myself watching more GMBN content lately. Have I been converted or does MTBing just look more fun? I do love my road bike tho...

[MrFightthewar]

Man your videoquality has become soo good in the last time. Those short edits are really nice, the colorcorrection, slowmo's etc. Super nice!

[tomgibbs]

Blake you are awesome brah! Your instruction is clear, concise and more importantly inspirational! Im 33 and only been mtbing the last 2 years but I know this vid is gonna help me improve my already🤙

[mountainbikeondemand]

Awesome. Although I don't think anything will help us jump like you! Thanks for the great tips.

[firebelligerent]

Blake you made this channel bearable to watch love that you have character and your style of instructing a tutorial kept me watching and I picked up a few things thanks

[JJ-boir]

thanks for the advice "practise" not just for dirt jumps but for everything in life thats challenging🖒🖒

[zacharyharbert]

I this dirt jump series I have trails in my own backyard and these vids give me the inspiration to build bigger and jump higher so please make more love

[RGCastro]

Great video, Blake! You've become a very charismatic presenter. Kudos!