Taking off from jumps... What to do?!
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This isn't related at all really, but this thread reminded me of a pretty cool ultra-slow motion video of a rider scrubbing a jump I saw the other day.
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The below extract from Mastering Mountain Bike Skills made it click for me, you pretty much just push down with your legs on the up ramp, keep your arms loose and stay relaxed.1. Coast in a neutral position. Center yourself over your pedals, arms and legs
slightly bent. Pedals should be level.
2. Crouch down as you approach the jump. This is all in your legs. Let your arms
follow.
3. Your crouch should be lowest when you reach the bottom of the face. Note
how the front tire is on the face and the rear tire is just reaching it.
4. From your low position, immediately begin to spring upward. Don’t hang out in
a crouch. Bend down and then immediately pop back up like you’re bouncing
on a trampoline. This is the crux move.
5. Push down with your legs as you ride up the face. The harder you cram your
bike into the face of the jump, the more lift you’ll get. Push all the way up the
face. Big jumps require a longer, slower push than tiny jumps. For max lift,
straighten your legs all the way as you reach the lip. This should be almost all
leg power; your arms follow.
6. As you leave the lip, bend your arms and legs to let your bike rise into your
body. This gives you added clearance, and it helps to keep you loose in the
air.
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Man, i gotta get a camera like that.YeehaaMcgee wrote:This isn't related at all really, but this thread reminded me of a pretty cool ultra-slow motion video of a rider scrubbing a jump I saw the other day.
http://vimeo.com/415403000 -
Ha, hahahaha! ha! yeeeeah!bennett_346 wrote:
Man, i gotta get a camera like that.YeehaaMcgee wrote:This isn't related at all really, but this thread reminded me of a pretty cool ultra-slow motion video of a rider scrubbing a jump I saw the other day.
http://vimeo.com/41540300
Now, I'm not sure what camera they're using for that particular shot, but I know the super-slow-mo ones they used for The Art of Flight were more expensive than most people's houses :shock:0 -
I thought the Red Scarlet X was expensive at $25,775.00 sans lens but more than a house :shock:YeehaaMcgee wrote:
Ha, hahahaha! ha! yeeeeah!bennett_346 wrote:
Man, i gotta get a camera like that.YeehaaMcgee wrote:This isn't related at all really, but this thread reminded me of a pretty cool ultra-slow motion video of a rider scrubbing a jump I saw the other day.
http://vimeo.com/41540300
Now, I'm not sure what camera they're using for that particular shot, but I know the super-slow-mo ones they used for The Art of Flight were more expensive than most people's houses :shock:0 -
YeehaaMcgee wrote:This isn't related at all really, but this thread reminded me of a pretty cool ultra-slow motion video of a rider scrubbing a jump I saw the other day.
http://vimeo.com/41540300
That is pretty cool.0 -
Is that one of the hi-def ultra-slo-mo cameras? I don't know about RED's range.bennett_346 wrote:I thought the Red Scarlet X was expensive at $25,775.00 sans lens but more than a house :shock:
I read that a lot of their gear was basically prototype equipment, and their filming also doubled up as field testing for RED and Sony.
Here's a list of some of their kit.
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I think most of REDs stuff is for 1x speed action@ native tv Hz.
It's the phantom HD that producers seem to be latching onto for ultra slo mo, i've heard about it in a few productions now. It shows you the incredible budget that even filmmakers in niche markets have to play with.0 -
All depends on what type of jumping your looking to get good at, general trail jumps are pretty tame and you won't really get anything over a 15ft table top, practice the take off and landing and the middle bit just comes with time.
The hardest thing to master is when to boost or when to squash so you allways land on the transition (if there is one)0
