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Betterride Downhill Race Camp - Dec 31st, 2009 - Jan 2nd, 2010

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

The core, fundamental skills of downhill mountain biking (these core skills are not intuitive, unless someone taught you them it is unlikely that would know and understand them). During your training I will really get you to understand these techniques with drills that you take home with you for further practice and improvement and then on trail application of the skills.

1. Bike set up

2. Course inspection, it's purpose and how to gain the most from it

3. Practice runs, getting the most out of each run (training smarter)

4. Body position, how to ride smooth and in balance

5. Cornering skills, cornering in balance and getting more exit speed.

6. Braking skills, how to use your brakes to go faster

7. Handling obstacles, how and when to manual, speed jump, double up a section,

pre-hop or bump hop course features

9. Visual skills, what to focus on as you ride the course (how to actually look ahead)

10. Mental Skills, how to perform at your peak on race day. Visualization techniques to improve your racing. How to quickly regain confidence after a poor run or a crash.