Wheels
Well-Known Member
Yesterday M and I headed off for a XC lesson with a difference! The first hour was a mind coaching session where we discussed a few skills to help with training and competition nerves. A couple of the methods really resonated with me and I will incorporate them into my schedule and training.
Then out onto the XC course - the session was all about keeping an even pace, rhythm, balance and straightness, it didn't matter what we jumped as long as we did it well and paid attention to those 4 things. We started over a couple of small logs, onto some ditches and then the water. After that we were working on putting a few elements together. I was so pleased with M who took everything in his stride and was thoroughly enjoying himself. His jumping technique is really starting to improve now, he used to take off without his back feet together so jumped hollow but that is now only on an odd occasion, he also used to like chipping in a last stride if he was a bit far off but now he's confident in pushing off from a bit further away if necessary.
A few pics below - I have some vids too but can't work out how to post them ??
Then out onto the XC course - the session was all about keeping an even pace, rhythm, balance and straightness, it didn't matter what we jumped as long as we did it well and paid attention to those 4 things. We started over a couple of small logs, onto some ditches and then the water. After that we were working on putting a few elements together. I was so pleased with M who took everything in his stride and was thoroughly enjoying himself. His jumping technique is really starting to improve now, he used to take off without his back feet together so jumped hollow but that is now only on an odd occasion, he also used to like chipping in a last stride if he was a bit far off but now he's confident in pushing off from a bit further away if necessary.
A few pics below - I have some vids too but can't work out how to post them ??
