Out of curiosity which hill in NY are you operating at?

Labrador mountain outside of syracuse

Cerhardt161Labrador mountain outside of syracuse

Ah gotcha, I frequented Togg when I lived out there. I always heard that Lab had a good park back in the day.

Yes the old cat driver danny really was into it and did a great job but left about 3 years ago

Commenting so this thread doesn't die. Thanks for putting in the effort to learn how to make better jumps, I hope you get the necessary responses from the right people. Went to lab a few times as a kid and it's nice to know there are people out there who still care about the quality of the features

wasatch_ratCommenting so this thread doesn't die. Thanks for putting in the effort to learn how to make better jumps, I hope you get the necessary responses from the right people. Went to lab a few times as a kid and it's nice to know there are people out there who still care about the quality of the features

Ya for real

really sucks learning on jumps with sooo much angle you pop and come straight down where ya took off

The exact angle isn’t so important as making sure it’s shaped properly to begin with. A good jump shouldn’t curve all throughout the takeoff, there should be transition at the bottom and then everything beyond that to the top of the lip should be a consistent grade. I typically try and use at least a rakes length (6 feet) of consistent grade before the top of the lip so you aren’t getting bucked at the very top. It is sucks trying to explain this to people who don’t spin off of jumps, as the problem isn’t that obvious if your just straight airing it and not popping at all.

Step ups and step overs are generally safer too but not necessary. I would try and make the landing twice as long as the gap if possible

About 18 degrees was the norm, obviously it would vary depending on jump size, but if I remember correctly it was between 16 and 20 degrees.

WizerdAbout 18 degrees was the norm, obviously it would vary depending on jump size, but if I remember correctly it was between 16 and 20 degrees.

Okay ill make sure to remember that and for landings would it just be trying to match the angle of the takeoff

a_burgerThe exact angle isn’t so important as making sure it’s shaped properly to begin with. A good jump shouldn’t curve all throughout the takeoff, there should be transition at the bottom and then everything beyond that to the top of the lip should be a consistent grade. I typically try and use at least a rakes length (6 feet) of consistent grade before the top of the lip so you aren’t getting bucked at the very top. It is sucks trying to explain this to people who don’t spin off of jumps, as the problem isn’t that obvious if your just straight airing it and not popping at all.

Step ups and step overs are generally safer too but not necessary. I would try and make the landing twice as long as the gap if possible

6 feet rule is the only relevant piece of info here lol. OP do this.

Landing needs to be as steep as the take off, preferably a bit steeper. Landing should also be nice and long. As said before a "step over" style jump will have less impact. The "in run" is also very important, needs to be a designated drop in zone for the jump/jump line that allows users to generate enough speed to clear the gap, but not allow for a huge surplus of speed.

Cerhardt161Okay ill make sure to remember that and for landings would it just be trying to match the angle of the takeoff

Build the landings first. Build them as big as possible. Then build the takeoffs to match the landings. I prefer takeoffs with an angle around 2 degrees steeper than the landing.