remembering the course!

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pixiebee

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any tips on remembering a jumping course? this has always been a problem for me, even if i walk it-ive been eliminted before for jumping the wrong order
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its the nerves thats the problem, and the other thing is, at the show im going to-if you jump clear you do the jump off straight away so i have to remember two courses
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i remember the course by walking it once(get really bad nerves if i keep looking at jumps!) then go walk horse round and say to myself 1 the brown fence 2 the planks 3 the wall 4 the double... that kinda of thing then when i jump i'm still muttering to myself! my problem is freezing when loads of people watching me.hate nerves. dont no if it will help but you can only try. sure other people have loads of ideas for you to try.
by the way hate those class's with jump off stright after!
good luck!
 
Watch a few people in front of you or get a pen and paper and draw the course out, repeat this until you feel 100% about knowing the course
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walk the course, look at it, swing my whip around and say it to myself, then while still standing in their close my eyes (look like a divi) and swing my whip around muttering the course to myself!

then watch a couple depending how many i have to go and then jump on and go through the course whilst warming up!!

i used to have serious problems lol and i can deffo tell you it has helped by just keep going through til you are 100%!!!
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After dragging a million kids out show jumping, I can say that the best thing is to get in early to walk, walk quickly and do it twice then stand outside the ring, point out the course with your fingers a couple of times, then run thruogh it it in your head. Repition is the key. It gets easier the more you do as well.
 
Walk it and then visulaise the course in your head. Also watch couple go round - hopefully they take the right course!
 
I forgot the course i did the last time i went out and i have NEVER done that before
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Nerves got the better of me too i think.

I usually walk the course, then stand in the arena and try to remember it without looking at the jumps. I wont leave the arena til i can remember it quickly and without looking. Then i usually watch a couple go round.

Just before i go in i try to remember it in my head again.

That usually works for me but everyone is different.
 
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