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Message: [QUOTE="High Lord Gomer, post: 1292740, member: 16469"] I was told by an MX instructor to ride on the balls of your feet at all times and to move your feet forward to the shifter and brake only when needed. That gives you one more hinge in your body's natural suspension. If you ride on the arches / middle of your feet, your feet are either over, under, or beside the brake pedal and shifter. Bad to be under when you need to press them down. To advoid this, most people that ride on their arches point their toes outward to keep from hitting the brake and shifter. If your toes are out, your knees are out and you can't grip the bike properly with your knees. I try to ride on the balls of my feet, except that I move to the arches for landing when I expect it to be hard. He told me not to do that, either, but I don't feel comfortable landing hard on the balls of my feet. [/QUOTE]