i rode mine for a whole week in Les Gets on a cracked swingarm... they last suprisingly long. If it had been the headtube i wouldnt have been riding it, however snapping the swing arm wont cause you quite as much damage.
why do people just refuse to use their knees and legs on big or even middle size jumps/drops. reckon he would have a good couple of inches if he just rode it a bit looser and actually flexed them legs!!!!!!!!
this is before he would have bottomed out himself . . . the bike WILL bottom before the person typically. The rider then usually bottoms as the bike is rebounding . . . just the way it is. Im sure his legs and arms bent quite bit . . . just sayin