Well i went to the track sunday and was very muddy and rutty and i noticed how much slower i was in corners. This is just a small track i was messing around on practicing scrubs. Watch 2:40 i "tried" to scrub. Can you tell i was scrubbing? Was it even a scrub? any tips on making them bigger cleaner? And how can i choose a rut and ride through it holding balance while its muddy too? Thanks i just need a few tips.
Thanks alot please comment on any help you can give
I'll apreciate anything.

look further ahead. Look at some of the other threads about riding and jumping in ruts. There one was with in the last 3 days. practice practice practice......

scrubbing is for when your coming into a jump with too much speed. The bike didn't lean on the face so that wasn't a scrub. Work on going faster through the corners and straits before you start worrying about scrubbing.

Throttle my friend, its all about throttle in the mud and not looking down at those bloody ruts!!! I try and find "alternative" lines in the mud, stuff like maybe extreme inside or extreme outside, where the mud ruts arn't so crazy. Few things to remember about mud; maintain speed, don't even think about using the brakes and body position plays a much bigger role. I ride a lil 125, so mud is pretty much the worst thing for me, so I personally try to stay away, but on a 4 stroke, you've got the powah and grip to get through those muddy situations no problem. Approach them quick, with a good amount of speed and blast through them standing up for better balance, trying to keep the front end light.

In my view/opinion, the difference between a whip and a scrub is how you leave the jump face. A whip can be done many ways, the most common is to do what you did which is twist the bars the moment you take off. Sadly, to perform a proper whip, you need a longer jump then what you had available for you at that track. A scrub is done by leaning the bike off the jump face, its kinda that simple. You don't twist the bars like throwing a whip, you literally just lean and the back will come out on you, just make sure you understand the consequences of being too stiff in the air when throwing a scrub, it can get dangerous if you freak out and land wrong. I'm way too stiff in the air and have had some close call's pulling stunts like that, even though its fun and I enjoy practicing it!

Attack those ruts and lean the bike. Those muddy rutted turns are perfect for leaning the bike and hammering through. Pick your spot as you are braking before the turn and commit and look ahead.

Stop chopping the throttle and use smooth throttle control

robba214, on 31 January 2012 - 08:31 PM, said:

It kinda looked like a scrub. At least you are trying. I noticed my son doing the same thing you are doing when he first started to try scrubbing jumps. It kinda looked like going off a jump and turning the wheel in the air but the more you work at it you will figure it out. Scrubbing is a great skill to have when you want to attack a section of track at high speed and not overshoot a jump. It also helps keep you lower off the jump and back on the ground quicker so you dont loose as much momentum from being in the air.