Sam Buckmiller, co-owner and Head Coach of SimplyMTB, rejoins the podcast to help flesh out the relationship between the many components at play when jumping or dropping on the bike.
We talk about:
Jumping can be safe [7:45]
Learning to jump as a kid vs. as an adult [8:55]
How a jump works [11:30]
Pedal choice for jumping [12:12]
Front wheel lift [13:30]
Building a relationship with the jump (aww) [15:08]
The physics of a drop [23:39]
The role of fear [26:00]
Understanding the ‘why’ after a fall [30:57]
Angulation and body position for air [39:59]
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23. The Physics of Getting Air w/ Sam Buckmiller