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[Closed] Gap Jump mentality

benjii19 · 2014-10-20T20:52:42Z

I'm after some words of wisdom if that is Ok with you lot. A few weeks ago I went on a flow course which helped my confidence and start to get my wheels off the ground. Something I had always been petrified of. Fast forward to yesterday when i cleared my first gap, first off i had to fill it in just so i could roll it. Then i slowly started jumping and landing in what would have been the gap. After a few attempts i started chopping away at the jump, after I'd realized i was clearing it. These were little baby steps, but it felt good. [IMG][urlpractice[/url] by [urlon Flickr[/IMG] This was as far as I got, I was hitting it with no brakes and clearing a little more but I didn't fancy chopping anymore back in case i freaked myself out too much. Today, after work I decided to go back and have a go. Something felt different though I was a bag of nerves. I hit it about 6 times but kept braking on the way in...which I know could have ended badly (one of my biggest worries, especially when on you're on your own in the middle of the woods) I was only just clearing it as i kept freaking out with the take off. [img][urlpractice[/url] by [urlon Flickr[/img] Any tips on calming myself down and just going for it... i can't figure out how things changed from one day to the next. Do i need to shrink it back or just take a few days off. I have found it to be at the forefront of my mind most of the day.

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daveh

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Definite improvement there. More pump, rotate and throw a bit of shape and you're done. Good going.

Posted : 27/10/2014 10:15 pm

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