Description
🚵♀️ Jumps and Drops – Part 1: The Basics
Build confidence on progressive trail features like tabletops, step-downs, and drops.
🎯 Course Overview
Jumps and Drops – Part 1 is the fourth step in our progressive coaching pathway, designed for riders ready to tackle more advanced features commonly found on red trails and 1–2 dot downhill lines.
This half-day session focuses on developing your technique and confidence on features such as tabletops, step-downs, and small drops. Each element is broken down into manageable steps, helping you build the skills to ride with control and commitment.
🧭 What to Expect
Based at the Forest of Dean Cycle centre, this course includes:
- Small group coaching (max 6 riders) for personalized feedback
- Two focused coaching sessions with expert instruction
- Real-time video analysis for instant technique refinement
- Progressive drills on purpose-built features
🔧 Skills You’ll Develop
This course is all about building confidence and control in the air and on technical trail features. You’ll work on:
- Tabletop jumps – approach, takeoff, and landing
- Step-downs – timing, body position, and commitment
- Small drops – technique for smooth and safe landings
- Trail flow – linking features with rhythm and control
- Video analysis – review your form and make real-time improvements
🕒 Session Details
- Duration: 3 hours
- AM Session: 9:30 – 12:30
- Group Size: Maximum of 6 participants
📍 Location
Forest of Dean Cycle Centre, Forest of Dean
- Access to progressive jump and drop features
- Purpose-built coaching zones
- On-site café for post-ride debriefs
👤 Who Can Join?
This is an adults (18+) course.
Riders aged 16–18 are welcome if accompanied by a participating adult.
Lee Edwards (verified owner) –
After a couple of years of trail centre riding, I had plateaued. I booked a 1-1 with Joe, a fantastic coach who completely transformed my control and flow. Now it was time to learn to jump properly as my attempts were interesting to say the least… Logical Progression sounded ideal and learning in a group would also be a fun day out. Windy was another brilliant coach and he tailored the course to everyone’s level and desires. After covering pumping on the pump track, we moved to manuals and then sessioned a nice, easy table before moving to the red route tables which I had always found daunting, but I now had the confidence to try them. Windy analysed us with video and fixed our technique, timing and also bike setup. We then moved to the drops in the skills area with more video analysis and as we were doing well, we moved to a trail with slightly bigger drops. A bit intimidating at first sight, but we did them! I have progressed hugely in so little time with the Wye MTB coaches and they are they nicest guys you could hope to meet. I still have things to work on, and have been practicing and am continuing to improve faster than ever. When you are progressing, coaching the best value upgrade you can buy; plus you get lunch too! Highly recommended.
David Windebank –
Thanks so much Lee, Catch up soon!
Tony Pocock –
Brilliant.
Booked logical progression for my wife and I with Coach Windy, to continue what has been covered in previous sessions we have had with him.
The amount of progress you make in three hours is staggering, and largely its tweaking techniques to improve position on the bike and being more trail aware.
Well worth booking if you want to sharpen up core techniques.