Upon moving out West I began working at " Two Wheels One Planet" a local bike shop. One of their stipulations on hiring me was that I give skills clinics. I was stoked. Last weekend I coached my first ever advanced skills clinic on riding trail faster, having more fun, and giving more high fives. Here's some photos from Josh Witwer!
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| Just before dropping in! |
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| "Why ride through the rough stuff when you can jump it and "catch some sweet air" |
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| A little discussion. faster corners equals more fun and more adrenaline |
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| Then a little demonstration and it was the boys' turn |
Riding fast is one thing, passing those skills on is completely different. I think I learned just as much from coaching as they did. I had to find what body motions and tips could exaggerate the skill I was attempting to teach. For instance...leaning the bike and not your body in corner......push on your inside hand, try to drop that side of the handle bar.
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| trying to stay early for the next corner! |
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| no more flat corners! Lets work on some berms! |
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| Getting them all excited to hit a drop they never had before, "If you just set up for it two turns earlier it is so much easier!" |
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| We worked on line choice here, it was really fun to here the guys get excited and bounce ideas off each other |
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| Bikes are fun, start smiling and you'll get better. |
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| The Crew! Thanks guys for the opportunity and I hope you learned some too! |
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It is extremely rewarding to see your advice progress someones riding. By the end of the day everyone was whooping and hollering and high-fives were passed around. Thanks Two wheels for the opportunity to do this and thanks guys for showing up! I hope I made a difference!
