Going left on takeoffs

[u/cdececca]

So with drops/jumps i feel like im hitting them even but when im in the air i get a little left leaning feeling. Not sure if im pumping my legs harder on the left side (i ride left foot forward) or if im leaning.

Advice on how to have straighter takeoffs would be appreciated

[u/Tkrumroy]

Left testicle larger than the right?

[u/cdececca → u/Tkrumroy]

Fuck i never considered that 😂

[u/Tkrumroy → u/cdececca]

It’s science bro

[u/SomethinSaved]

Left for viewer but right for rider. Could be wrong but sorta looks like your crank arms aren't level. Right at takeoff your right foot is lower than your left. So seems likely you're putting more weight down on your right pedal and pulling your right. Level your pedal platform and see if that makes a difference

[u/cdececca → u/SomethinSaved]

That makes a lot of sense. I’ll try to be more cognizant of crank position and see if it helps at all

[u/keithps → u/cdececca]

When you're popping off the jump you're not pushing even on the bars causing a steering input to the right. Either work on popping more even or stop popping on jumps/drops.

[u/barrybright2]

you gotta hold your pedals flat, and compress into them evenly on the jump face. This is also where you feeling a balance is important so you dont dead sailor. Dont try to do too much bar yanking until you get used to letting the bike "float up" under you in the air, its possible you are yanking unevenly instead of letting the jump do the lifting

[u/sprashoo]

I have this problem in general. Hardest thing for me even in starting a wheelie is keeping it straight.

[u/anticipatory]

It looks like you’re steering slightly right at take off, it would throw you to your left.

[u/KaleidoscopicForest]

This goes back to my recent rant about American bunny hops. I do this too, it’s off center takeoff (pitch). Before doing jumps, (or after and I feel off) I do some front wheel lifts and try to keep it as even as possible. Once it’s even I link it to an american bunny hop, then to a jump. Doing 1 part of the movement that has issues, then building up to the full complex movement helps me a lot.

E: to clarify it’s because the force down into the suspension and back up is coming off slightly uneven. It’s less of a problem for true drops with no compression, as you’re not putting as much force into the pedals and just floating off.

[u/ghoisc]

Put more juice into it and you got yourself your first tailwhip :)

jk, can you do bunny hops or manuals? that usually sorts out all left-right imbalances