just wondering, is there an advantage to making the jumps so crisp and clean cut or is it just to look good? seems like a lot of extra work just to make them look good?
theres no advantage making them being so steep sided only that you have to dig less dirt. they look clean cuz they've been compacted really hard and built with clay and its always best to compact lots to make them solid. building them like this means that there's almost no maintenance required once they've riden in, only a small amount of watering is necessary in hot spells. so yeh it more effort in the beginning but less in the long run.