Learn to Jump with Confidence
Jumping has always felt too risky for me. I avoided them and thus never gained any confidence. This illustration says it all:
![Illustration by Wacek Keepshack from the online course Jump with Confidence. https learn.ryanleech.com p jump-with-confidence]()
Though with all the new flow style trails being built I realized I needed to turn this fear into fun.
So I hired some of the best jump technique coaches and began my learning journey. Many riders share my jumping fears, so I created an online video based tutorial course based on my experiences. Here's the teaser!
The step-by-step video tutorials aim to progress riders from the beginner through intermediate levels with a focus on the safer table top style jumps. Though later in the course we do offer guidance for the higher speed park style jumps that will help you move from blue to black.
The coaches featured in this course are:
• Shaums March: Head of the IMBA Instructor Certification Program
• Kat Sweet: IMBA Level 3 Coach
• Thomas Vanderham: Profesional Freerider
• Jay Hoots: Owner of Hoots Inc. A bike park building company
• Ryan Leech: That's me, owner of an online skill coaching site called Ryan Leech Connection
To give you an idea what we cover in this curriculum, here is the table of contents—there is a lot to dig into!
![The table of contents for the Jump with Confidence online course https learn.ryanleech.com p jump-with-confidence]()
All the details can be found on my website.
Our goal for this course is to help you conquer that jump monster so you can look and feel more like this:
![Illustration by Wacek Keepshak showing how jumping will feel once you ve tamed the jump monster. From the online course Jump with Confidence at www.learn.ryanleech.com]()
Ride on!
– Ryan
MENTIONS: @RyanLeech
Though with all the new flow style trails being built I realized I needed to turn this fear into fun.
So I hired some of the best jump technique coaches and began my learning journey. Many riders share my jumping fears, so I created an online video based tutorial course based on my experiences. Here's the teaser!
The step-by-step video tutorials aim to progress riders from the beginner through intermediate levels with a focus on the safer table top style jumps. Though later in the course we do offer guidance for the higher speed park style jumps that will help you move from blue to black.
The coaches featured in this course are:
• Shaums March: Head of the IMBA Instructor Certification Program
• Kat Sweet: IMBA Level 3 Coach
• Thomas Vanderham: Profesional Freerider
• Jay Hoots: Owner of Hoots Inc. A bike park building company
• Ryan Leech: That's me, owner of an online skill coaching site called Ryan Leech Connection
To give you an idea what we cover in this curriculum, here is the table of contents—there is a lot to dig into!
All the details can be found on my website.
Our goal for this course is to help you conquer that jump monster so you can look and feel more like this:
Ride on!
– Ryan
MENTIONS: @RyanLeech
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and send it to flat without fear until you figure it out
Basic setup
- turn compression all the way down
- set sag
- turn rebound down until the fork sticks at the bottom on a bounce test, then turn it back up 1-2 clicks past where it stops sticking
- turn compression up until you no longer get thrown over the bars on steep stuff
I don't actually know if that's right but my giant trance (zoch cr 350 fork) feels way better on 3-4 foot landings with it set like that.
I'm sure there are many willing to spend that much for Jumping Tutorial Videos.
I'm not tho.
I'd much rather spend 19USD (or is it 19CAD, either way the annual subscription is cheaper) a month on skills than on bike parts. If you do it right, the skills will outlast the components