For rolling steep rocks, ladders, steep rolling terrain as well as position before doing a manual!
Be very LOW LOW, elbow bent like if you are doing a pushup (or as if holding a basketball at chest level). At the same time elbows are NOT too much forward. Seat all the way down, no sitting, cowboy legs. Front heel dropped.
To correct: I tend to have my rear too much back approaching an obstacle I am trying to attack. Approach the obstacle with the rear being a bit more forward over BB. Don't forget doing it!
See first three pics (source reference: http://www.pinkbike.com/video/221262/ and http://www.endlessbiking.com/uploaded_images/IMG_0606-1-718941.jpg ) with the ready position before rolling steep terrain (chicken wings, cowboy knees, getting very low over BB, then extending arms straight down as the roll starts, it is a very subtle extension):
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| http://www.endlessbiking.com/uploaded_images/IMG_0606-1-718941.jpg |
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| START OF THE ROLL |
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| ONE MORE PICTURE OF THE ROLL START |
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| ARMS EXTENSION Extending arms straight down (it will look as the extension is down and forward but it is a subtle downward movement only. It also helps move the rear back. The bike will move the arms forward, NOT the rider. The rider remains very low) |
