We started the session with the skills check where i
discovered that Andy had looking and body positioning in corners missing, so i
set to work on correcting these. I also found that he unweighted the bike
naturally, and that i just needed to work on looking. I quickly understood what
was needed, and after a few set up changes we moved on. I showed him a quick
cornering exercise where he could experiment with body position and how it
feels more in control when he done it the way i showed him. We then moved onto
the drop technique, and i explained the mental side of riding, and Andy used
this to finish off here, landing perfectly off of the larger drop, feeling air
under his wheels for the first time. I then showed him the end of the trail,
where he put his drop technique into a more realistic situation, and was soon
riding the drops and the corner after it well. We had a quick break for some
food, and then i moved him to the top of the trail. I then showed him the trail
section by section and ended up linking both bermed and flat corners, rock
gardens, fly outs, step downs and drops and was soon riding the whole thing top
to bottom. I then showed him the table top, where i controlled his speed and he
was soon sailing across and landing the other side. We then moved to the
steeper stuff and he could feel how his new set up put him behind the bike, and
i corrected his body position so he could roll down it easily and comfortably.
Andy called an end to the session due to mental tiredness, and we sat having a
chat in the sunshine.
Great session Andy!
Nath.
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