The Art of Pumping

A few Blog’s ago I mentioned that pumping is a good way to gain some extra speed. Because this is the only way you can gain extra speed once moving I thought I might give some extra tips.

The object of pumping is to put minimal weight on your board when travelling up and put extra weight into the board while travelling down.

Heres some physics behind why it works.

Les say your coming up to a rollie. To put minimal weight on the board while traveling up bunny hop at the base of the rollie, don’t bunny hop off the ground but just enough to glide you up the rollie. As well as this, as you climb the rollie, absorb it by tucking your body so when you get to the top of the rollie you are squatting.

Now as you start going down this is where you pump, push the board into the ground and straighten your body back out. Really try to work the board into the ground and use you back foot to give one last kick as you leave the rollie.

To make the most of pumping you need to really emphasize the absorbing and pushing your board into the ground, use your arms to help get that extra bit of power from your pump.

Remember to use this technique any time there is a rise or fall in the terrain.

Ride Life

Simo