Hitting jumps

I have not perfected hitting jumps yet. Everytime I hit a jump I land doing a wheelie. Hit my first real jumps tonight and loved it!

Do it more. It just sounds like you need more practice. It take awhile to get conferable flying in the air. 

I usually lean back too much and end up on my head. didn't have a happy time with my legs over my head...

Stay low, man up and know you can do it
if you have 2nd thoughts? you probably gonna fail.

edit: going to lip stay low, in air tuck your knees and stay balanced all the way through from drop to tranny to landing

when youre starting out, focus on your landing by looking down. if you watch some videos you can see the person already looking down to see where the landing is early in the jump. this will help you keep low and minimize you "trying to roll down the windows"

Originally posted by N8dog454 I just started hitting jumps too. I can land a 180 no problem but I go 5 feet then wipe out every time having a hard time riding switch I guess.

Force yourself to ride switch for half a day or an entire day, im talkin top to bottom, not just a little bit at a time. You will improve at switch so fast

There was a point where you probably couldn't imagine riding down a mountain regular too.  At least now you have the fundamentals in your head for what you need to do.  Building the muscle memory is the hard part; like learning to write with your left hand.

Originally posted by dy3versity I hate landing switch. That's why i went straight to 360s. lol The best thing that worked for me was I forced myself to ride switch and I rode with friends that were learning for the first time, so it was like I was learning with them!

I feel the same way, but I'm seriously horrible at riding switch at all. I've been trying to practice, but I just eat it so badly

if you fall enough times, you will learn to fall gracefully... then it wont be too scary or painful to eat powder while conquering jumps :)

Grab your board when your in the air, it will help keep you stable.

i started hitting jumps this season too, so much fun, i can do some grabs but i havent tried a 180 yet

yeap, don't lean back. you can start off just "going" off the jump, then once you get the feel for things, you can try an ollie off to get a little more air.

you should whats the "how to" snowboard movies on TruSnow more offten :P

Originally posted by Wilz try slowing down ur speed before you hit the ramps and gradually speeding up. that's what i did..

wow, REALLY?


I would give the opposite advice-make sure you have ENOUGH speed to clear the knuckle, or else you're going to get extremely hurt and never want to learn to ride park again.  A lot of people are scared and start out slow-and it's painful to watch those people come down on the knuckle over and over and over again.  You need to make sure you have enough speed to land on the landing, and when you're just learning "enough speed" is usually scary, which causes people to needlessly speed-check and not clear the knuckle.

try going off your toes when you launch off the lip. a lot of people who land wheelie try this and it helps a bunch. i know it did for me.

Originally posted by dy3versity I hate landing switch. That's why i went straight to 360s. lol The best thing that worked for me was I forced myself to ride switch and I rode with friends that were learning for the first time, so it was like I was learning with them!

Did the same exact thing.  riding switch to land regular is easier for me than to ride regular and land switch.

Are there any unspoken laws in the terrain park? I'm pretty new to that area.

"if you start it, finish it". if your starting to go hit the jump, dont female genitals out right at the lip of it...FINISH THE JOB!

l think its because everytime, when you land, you lean too far back. Try to stick your landing flat or closer to the front side

Originally posted by Brent when you jump/ollie off a jump which foot do you jump of more? The lead foot or the following foot?

youll find that youll get more stability in the air if you POP off the end of the lip with BOTH feet.  ollie if u wanna get a lot of air, but i find ollies to throw my balance off a bit. if it helps, try cruising and popping evenly with both feet of the ground and natural small features

practice, practice, practice. everyone usually leans back when first trying now terrain, both jumps or jibs. Its a natural response to something that we are not comfortable or scared of. So just realizing this is a good first step to counter it. Like ppl mentioned, try going off the jump with knees slightly bent, your body level and balanced. I wouldn't give a beginner advise to "pop" off the jumps, as this can throw your balance off. And yes, speed is your friend! Use enough speed to clear the transition without throwing your balance off with too much popping for now.

If you are just starting off in the park, i would highly recommend getting some wrist guards. The bulkier ones i find dig in too much and becomes an issue with finding gloves that fit. Dakine and pro-tec have small ones that are under $20 and they can be used under most gloves and over spring/pipe gloves. A helmet is a good investment too but I know I was always putting my hands down (which is a bad habit btw) when i was learning to jump.

Practice makes perfect~~

I agree with everyone else just dont lean back when jumping

Try ollieing or popping on a jump.  Priceless air catch.  I think there should be a run dedicated to jumping only :)

start small and build up your skills from there.
also jumping in powder will provide better cushioning if you fall. :)