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Message: [QUOTE="Jaybird, post: 433954, member: 22283"] wannayz, First, I want to say I'm sorry for causing your thread to get out of hand. It looks that you see things pretty clearly though. Most proffesionaly built jumps will have a take-off ramp that is at an angle from 30-40 degrees, most are about 35 degrees. Landing ramps are usually a bit less at 20 degrees or so. However there can be all sorts of angles, which is one of the things that makes our sport exciting. Physics tells us that if you launch an object at 45 degrees it will go farther than with the same volocity at any other angle...but there are forces involved with our bikes that makes a 45 degree jump a bit tough to negotiate. A jump with that steep of an angle will tend to make you go front high. A couple of tips that I find make all the difference would be to stay a bit more forward than you would think correct. Be able to see your number. Also, keep a good hold of your bike when jumping with your legs. Just be conscience of squeezing in when approaching the ramp. This will help to keep the bike in a good position and keep from throwing you around so much. Good luck and most of all HAVE FUN! [/QUOTE]