my wrists hurt...

[Bush0102]

Why is it that every time i land a decent size jump, it kills my wrists? I'm not locking them or anything, and i try to stay loose but keep control. What am I doing wrong?

[Atreyu]

My guess would be that your leaning too far forward and putting too much of your weight on the bars.

[EXriderKID00]

you just get that sometimes:o

[Raptor4439]

what kind of jumps are you hitting? I have stock suspension and if you hit doubles or whatever right it should be a pretty smooth landing.

[urb'nyouthfilms]

stop wackin off so much:p jk

[ReconRider25]

^^^lmfao.....have u tried landing more on the rear wheels or rear wheels first? i know it kills wrists when u nosedive......:p

[chad cavagnaro]

bush,
try doing wrist curls with weights in three directions, flexion, extension, inversion. inversion is arm on pad with thumb in up position. use a weight that about 15 to 20 reps is tuff to do. also strengthening your arms and shoulders will help along with your landing style. hope this helps.

[Bush0102]

The jump thats been hurting the most is a step up thats probably about 30 feet from jump to landing...its a flat landing which probably doesnt help, and i hit it in low to mid 5th. I'm landing on the back tires, so i guess its just the fact that its a flat landing that is making it so bad.

[mxquadracer]

wait, 30ft for 5th gear? Unless it's a huge step up, 30ft should be about 4th. I wouldn't ever want to do a flat lander in 5th gear. Are you getting tossed way up and above the landing? if it's a step-up you wanna try to barely make it up the jump. Smoothness is definitely the key, does everyone else land hard too. If so build a new jump, if not... keep practicing and you just gotta work on the distance