buffmaster said it. it all just takes practice. hours and hours. My dad often askes me about things that i do, and i just tell him, " all those days, when i come home from school and throw on my riding gear... yeah, well, those amount to being calm, and controled." thats all braking, or panick-revving is. just bike control. it just takes a lot of time and will to learn to jump well. but then... you will have arrived, except you won't have noticed it, because you will be better, and looking for something better. so practice hard, have a method to your practice, and have fun realizing how you have progressed! that is really what this sport is all about. recently i realized that i might be making choices and contacts that will shape my riding career. and when one of my now-sponsors asked me how i would look at the sport, i told her that it was my passion, and i would never see it as my job. so just remember that it is all about having fun, and fun can be crusing trails, or tearing it up on your favorite track.
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Brandon YZ 250
[This message has been edited by roostinbe (edited 04-21-2001).]