Get Over Your Fear Of Jumps!

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[guyonthecouch]

I'm 43, riding forest and road since I was 10. last year I wanted to learn mx. Found myself in the 3/4 zone and guilty of blipping. AJ, your tutorials are the reason why I'm now a confident jumper. Much appreciation from Australia cheers

[JUGGA_NUTT]

Wish I’d had this type of instruction 40 yrs ago. Last week I jumped my first 90 footer in more than 20 yrs! THANK YOU, AJ!

[clintkeaveny]

This is hands down the best video on jumping I’ve seen. I live in the bounce zone. Ready to start clearing the local 80 foot table top every lap.

[therealbanksea]

Name a dude doing more for motocross than aj... he has the best technique to teach aswell hands down one of the most stylish dudes on a bike when hes not actually teaching

[johnnydembosky]

This is phenomenal. Good for him teaching the next generation of motocross.

[unlimitedmoto]

Started hitting some medium sized table tops this weekend. This vid was exactly what I needed as I have always been afraid of jumps as a mostly woods rider. The soak up technique worked perfectly. Was able to keep my head over the bars and land safely. I’m only jumping 1/3 to 1/2 of the table top but able to build confidence!

[HowardSail]

I'm french, i'm slowly learning to jump and a friend of mine gave me a tip that has helped me a lot, to never find myself decelerating in front of a jump and going forward.

The technique is to slow down when you get close to the jump and re-accelerate again when it calls.

This breaks the “fear” effect and really helps you to get a good attitude once you're in the air.

In any case, thanks for the advice, I'll try to apply it, but as you say, there's no point in trying to do everything at once, there's a big part of feeling involved and the secret is to put !

[andrewmapes]

my son is a beginner motocross racer just learning how to jump and I must say your videos are super helpful. Thank you for posting

[growlith]

Jumping works when you stop being a dead sailor. You learn that by trying things in the air and sometimes crashing. There, you finally learned "how" to jump.

[AZFarmFun-hpcu]

Before youtube, I learned by pacing a guy on the track who was clearing the jump I wanted to clear. I’d park off track near the jump, watch a couple guys clear it, and then work up the courage to pace them.

[FarmerFpv]

I was living in the bounce zone for a while until some kid younger than me. I was 9 at the time and he was like 6 years old. He told me that I jumped like a baby bird. lol. Since that day I started to clear all the jumps. It's harsh when it comes from a kid that is much smaller and younger than you.

[laserdad]

I've lived in that 3/4 zone my entire MX life. Excellent video. See you in MA on the 20th.

[hrsey]

a following demo would be nice to illustrate the talking points.
all great info!

[wileyrider]

I watched this probably 20x over to make sure I didn’t miss anything. Definitely going to put it into practice this weekend! Thx for all the advice 🤙🏼

[LukeDupin]

The most important step before doing anything, get your race sag dialed. Then understand how rebound and compression effect the bike. Once your bike is consistent, jumping becomes easy.

[lamarkx]

He explains things well. I’m in the garage relaxing getting my dirt bike out the shop this morning.

[uvakind]

I would really appreciate it if you would show some of these guys practicing and then the coaching that you give them that would help me a lot

[tommoore]

Wish this video existed 15 years ago and I was able to watch it then. I was always to cowardly to try and clear large and even a lot of the time small jumps.

[Suzukey--z]

I've been looking for this kind of video for so long. More please, my 5 year old is already catching air and I'm almost all out of pointers

[LuckyNikitaBoba]

I wish I had this type of training when I was in my 30s. Now I’m in my 50s and I’m a better and safer jumper because of AJ’s videos. I’m no longer fearful when I approach a jump because I follow AJ’s tips.