BMX - Landings URGENT HELP NEEDED

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5e4r6t
10-07-08, 05:10 PM
im preping to do a tall 9 stair, the most stairs ive ever jumped is 5 before this. I know I can land the jump but i have had past trouble with landings

1. I sometimes hurt my ankle
2. I occasionnally hurt my wrists on impact
3. sometimes i land really hard.

Can someone explain the proper and ideal set up for landing?

sbcdestroy
10-07-08, 05:38 PM
land smoother. rear tire first.

bend your knees and absorb the shock.

dont stiffen up when you land and you should be ok.
fuzzbox
10-07-08, 07:33 PM
Kind of dumb going from 5 to 9. Friend did a 10 and popped his tubes.

live4muzic2
10-07-08, 09:10 PM
my friend did 14.

he just went VVVVEEEERRRYYYYY fast and it absorbed the landing like a 3 stair.
5e4r6t
10-07-08, 09:15 PM
idk its just an obstacle no one in my group will do and i need somthing on them that i can do that they cant and i see vids of like 12 stairs and more idk i just wanna be good haha
5e4r6t
10-07-08, 09:16 PM
thanks to all of you by the way
jerseybmx
10-15-08, 11:14 AM
umm where is this?? while you're thinkign about it i'll go 3 it on a broken ankle in a cast. man up and huck it.
FuzzyRyder
10-15-08, 12:37 PM
How do you pop both tubes dropping down 10 stairs? Put some air in your tires.
fuzzbox
10-15-08, 03:52 PM
I don't know I wasn't there.
ascend
10-17-08, 12:57 AM
land on broken glass, ultra hardcore
5e4r6t
10-20-08, 07:19 PM
so just put air in my tires and go 4 gold
fuzzbox
10-20-08, 07:22 PM
Sure...
Dj_rider109
10-21-08, 03:10 PM
lol Im stillnew to BMX but i would just man up and do the most common
1-get the rght amount of speed
2-do a little hop
3-absorb the impact with ur knees
4-if u did it ride away with a bigass smile on ur face:D
hope it helped!
gorio
10-23-08, 04:05 PM
Usually you ride with the balls of your feet on the pedal. Hard landings can cause your ankles to really flex. I saw a dude blow out his achilles tendon in this fashion. If you're doing a huge drop with a hard landing, try to center your feet on the pedals to spread the force over more area and reduce stress on the ankle.