jumping posture

yamanube · Oct 25, 2006

My name is Yamanube and I am a dumper jumper...
I have a video but unfortunately its not on my computer, and when I land, I land straight legged also when I take off its just at the apex that I pull it up.

WaveDemon · Oct 25, 2006

Superjet 9195 said:
Can you control the attitude of the ski in the air easily. I am thinking not, if you pull up with your footholds it wont bring the front end of the ski down it tucks the back of it up into your a**crack right? It is easy on a bike with the brake and throttle, but I am just curious as to how easy.... or hard it is to manipulate a 300 lb jetski in the air.

you have some attitude control. not as much as I've seen FMX guys have but there is some control.

yamaslut · Oct 25, 2006

Superjet 9195 said:
Can you control the attitude of the ski in the air easily. I am thinking not, if you pull up with your footholds it wont bring the front end of the ski down it tucks the back of it up into your a**crack right? It is easy on a bike with the brake and throttle, but I am just curious as to how easy.... or hard it is to manipulate a 300 lb jetski in the air.

it's very difficult to twist and change the attitude of the ski in the air
...and like you said, lifting the tray w/ your footholds doesn't do anything unless you are trying to prejump whitewater, or clear a doubled up wave....

WaveDemon · Oct 25, 2006

yamaslut said:
it's very difficult to twist and change the attitude of the ski in the air
...and like you said, lifting the tray w/ your footholds doesn't do anything unless you are trying to prejump whitewater, or clear a doubled up wave....

On a no hander I can definatly bump my gut into the bars and flaten it out a bit but that might have something to do with not having a pole on my SJ. I can't change it from nose up to nose down like the FMX guys or even close to it.

Superjet 9195 · Oct 25, 2006

yamasaki said:
:haha: :haha: :haha: ..ahhh.. famous last words.. :biggrin:

:Banane09:

I thought the famous last words were Hey ya'll watch this.... and believe me you wont ever catch me saying that. My neck is not red enough. :biggrin:

yamanube · Oct 25, 2006

No brapp saki?

WaveDemon · Oct 25, 2006

yamasaki said:
let's talk about some REAL POSTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you with me 9195? :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

you know, i should really be covering the clutch and brake.. and my elbows should be up. :haha: :haha: :cheer: :Banane09: :Banane09: :Banane09:

boy that sure is one clean bike and gear. how do yo keep it so clean when playing in the dirt?

you must ride around in 1st gear all day. :biggrin:

Superjet 9195 · Oct 25, 2006

Hell yeah I like it. Gotta have the outside elbow up some more and definately need the finger covering the clutch and the inner legs gotta be out there saki. That is a pretty sweet pic though, I do hope you are either running out front or taking a site lap, you shiot is way to clean. Hah!!

tom21 · Oct 25, 2006

links demon?

WaveDemon · Oct 25, 2006

saki, how come it looks like someone's fingers are hanging off the bottome of your bike?

Cane700 · Oct 25, 2006

yamaslut said:
was Cane drunk or something????

:dunno: :dunno:

Originally Posted by WaveDemon
slut, apparently we are opinionated ass holes who want to kill the progression and style of the sport.

was Cane drunk or something????

No, I was pretty sober yesterday. Although, I'm pretty sure I didn't call anyone an opinionated A-hole. But I will go against the popular senitment here (Although its seem like a Florida thing so far). I am pretty sure that I've never ass slapped a landing except by when I screw up a jump (which is rare). Sometimes I do straight up airs like you guys rave about and sometimes I tweak my body and bend my knees. My biggest beef with straight airs is when people hit the wave completely stiff and motionless and the rider is just along for the ride. There is no attempt to setup the landing. Its just air and flop. Thats the first image in my mind. Secondly if people are going to air out all straight and stiff, at least grab the nose or the rails. Make something of it.

sjetrider · Oct 25, 2006

yamanube said:
My name is Yamanube and I am a dumper jumper...I have a video but unfortunately its not on my computer, and when I land, I land straight legged also when I take off its just at the apex that I pull it up.

The 1st step is admitting you have a problem. Step one complete. :haha:

WaveDemon · Oct 25, 2006

Cane700 said:
at least grab the nose or the rails. Make something of it.

I agree 100%. I feel like every jump I make that doesn't include a trick was wasted. I feel that way about no handers too. I always think I could have done better.

WaveDemon · Oct 25, 2006

Cane700 said:
Secondly if people are going to air out all straight and stiff, at least grab the nose or the rails. Make something of it.

oh, and same goes your you dump jumpers! at least grab a rail while you are down there!

WaveDemon · Oct 25, 2006

yamasaki said:
true. we're too hard on ourselves i think. :bigeyes:

NO! that is a valuable lesson for eveyone who wants to learn a lot of tricks in les than a life time. perfect waves don't happen and good waves are rare. I used to think, I'll pass on this wave, I'll wait for the next one but that gets you no where. the next "good enough" wave may not come for the rest of the day or for the rest of the summer. so I try to do what ever trick I need to work on for every wave that I'm in position to jump.

sjetrider · Oct 25, 2006

On the no hander note. Stretch them out, I hate the lame hang the hands out or up w/o stretching them out and holding them there until last minute.

Frosty · Oct 25, 2006

sjetrider said:
On the no hander note. Stretch them out, I hate the lame hang the hands out or up w/o stretching them out and holding them there until last minute.

hell yeah!! Slutty does the best ones I've seen :biggthumpup: he's got a pic posted several pages ago... very cool

WaveDemon · Oct 25, 2006

sjetrider said:
On the no hander note. Stretch them out, I hate the lame hang the hands out or up w/o stretching them out and holding them there until last minute.

true, I'm tring to add the look up/chest out like slutty does.

WaHoo_1 · Oct 25, 2006

WaveDemon said:
I know I've heard you complain about flat landings before, you don't think it's related?

possibly yes and no...I'm guessing more to do with my weak azz technique and less to do with stylish points for bend or non bend... but I'll be the first to laugh if you never bend your legs on jumps... I'd be happy to point it out for you next time. :cool2:

WaveDemon · Oct 25, 2006

WaHoo_1 said:
possibly yes and no...I'm guessing more to do with my weak azz technique and less to do with stylish points for bend or non bend... but I'll be the first to laugh if you never bend your legs on jumps... I'd be happy to point it out for you next time. :cool2:

I think you are missing the point. I'm encouraging people to look better while in the air. I also don't know any tricks that start from bent knees in mid air. I suppose a rail grap could work. I assure you any bent jump I make is a mistake.

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