FEEDBACK for @Shawn McGinnis Wow Just getting up and over this for someone who never gets to ride rocks.... is an awesome effort Shawn! SO More than happy to feedback on both videos for you, and it works well as both have complimentary aspects. The biggest issue in both cases is your using a double blip action. As in my version of double blip, 2 blips of the throttle. This is adding momentum and regressing you away from the clutch acceleration and lift. Undercut step - Throttle acceleration is reducing your lift and accuracy to hit the front wheel - Hitting too High You can hit lower exactly as you were thinking! Its roughly something like 3-4inches lower would be the sweet spot. That spot is going to be very difficult to hit as its very nerve racking! To me i feel that you have regressed to bias the momentum. To fix this; 1. I would be doing exercises on smaller steps and biasing to stopping the bike again. This is doing the "McDonalds arch" and separating the throttle from the clutch acceleration completely. Then gradually over time use slightly less of an arch. As the step gets taller you cant arch as much With a rock like that you could start to the left hand side more and gradually move to the biggest part. (I know that may be completely impossible in reality, compared to my 2 dimensional view on video). A clean log that is at angle where you can build up the height would be perfect for this. Run off Reduction - Carrying momentum due to Double blip The double blip is the first thing you want to reduce on this as that adds significant momentum to your situation. You could remove all of the momentum if you want on the clutch and stop on top of the rock. So that is the first step, then you have 2 options of technique to reduce that run off as much as possible - Technique 1 Front high - Let the front climb higher after using ride or punch technique. SO you are right up on the back wheel. This reduces the momentum as much as possible (but it is scary). Get squatted on top of the step so you can then kick down to the ground. You can also build up to a pop of the clutch as the rear is rolling down the back face of the step. This gets the back wheel down as early as possible. Stop on top - Punch or Ride onto the step and with the reduced momentum, hit the back brake nice and early to stop on top of the rock. There is enough room for you to do this. Then let the front roll off the rock really gently. This will be the biggest run off reduction Hope that all makes sense Shawn if not ask away in the comments! 😜 👍

Posted by Neil Price at 2023-05-25 07:35:24 UTC