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Message: [QUOTE="MX823, post: 197773, member: 25733"] Ok so you have a run at the jump and are carrying too much speed. There are things you can do to scrub some of the distance. Suck the bike up with your legs just before take off.This will absorb some of the energy of the shock and also cause the bike to jump lower. While in the air pull in the clutch, give it a little gas and tap the rear brake. If you do this early in the air it will cut down on the trajectory of flight. If you are used to hitting a jump with gas on up the face you can still approach the jump on the gas and drag your brakes just before the face of the jump then release brakes and motor up the take off. Practice these techniques first seperatley on a safe, comfortable jump. When you get the hang of them try incorporating two or three together. This should help , but practice, practice, practice. Important factors are body positioning, the controls [braking and gasing it at the same time] and to practice safely. Even using a gap 10 or15 feet. You know you can over jump it easily but if you can do correctly it should be no different than one at 30 feet +. Plus a crash only 5 feet from the ground is easier to take than one from 10 or 15 feet in the air. [/QUOTE]