The most effective way to improve your racing! Available year round to fit your schedule. Call or e-mail Gene at, gene@betterride.net for more info.
DOWNHILL/MTN. X CAMPS
July 5-11, 2004 TBA, CO
Seven day skills and race prep camp. This covers all aspects of dh and mtn. x riding, racing, and training. Featuring a few of Colorado's fastest pro racers as guest coaches.
DOWNHILL CAMPS
2 day race prep camps at regional races:
April 22-23 Moab, UT Pre-race Camp
June 4-5 Angel Fire, NM Pre-race Camp
2-3 day race prep camps at NCS races:
2004 Snowshoe, WV, 2004 Mount Snow, VT
2004 Snowmass, CO, 2004 Durango, CO
2 day skills camps
March 27-28, Moab UT
May 15-16 Moab, UT
Race weekend camps are race preparation camps, focusing on course inspection, finding the fast "pro" lines, memorizing the course and mental preparation. Head coach Gene Hamilton (and special guest coach if more than 8 riders sign up) will go over race preparation, inspect course and train with athletes. Non-race weekend camps focus on the skills listed on this page.
only $180.00 for 2 day camps! only $250.00 for 3 day camps! One day at any race only $100.00 Please sign up soon, I would like to bring in Kyle Ebbet at the East Coast venues as a special guest coach but need a few more racers to sign up before I can hire him.
FreeRide Camps
March 13-14 Moab, UT
September 25-26 Moab, UT
These clinics are designed to be fun and to greatly improve your riding. Each clinic is limited to eight riders and you must reserve your place at least three days in advance. Please email or call for more information and to sign up for the clinics.
Each camp is only $180.00
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
The skills covered in each clinic or private lesson will be based on your strengths and weaknesses and your goals.
Listed in the next column are some (but not all) of the more important skills that we teach. For private coaching sessions we can work on the skills you choose or you can have your coach decide what skills to work on based on his evaluation of your riding.
1. Bike set up
2. Course inspection, it's purpose and how to gain the most from it
a. finding the fast "pro" lines
b. memorising the course
c. finding and using reference points
3. Practice runs
a. getting the most out of each run (training smarter)
4. Descending skills
a. body position
b. riding "light"
c. balance and how to handle different terrain
5. Cornering skills
a. how to read the many different kinds of corners and corner combinations and make the fastest turn
b. Weak side cornering, most people corner better in one direction, we will show you how to improve your weak side
6. Braking skills
a. how, when and why.
7 Handling obstacles, how and when to manual, speed jump, double up a section or bunny hop course features
8. Optimum arousal level, really amped up, calm and relaxed or some where in between, where do you perform the best? We will find out.
9. Visual skills, what to focus on as you ride the course
10. Mental Skills
a. how to get into your "zone"
b. Visualization techniques to improve your racing before and after each run
c. how to quickly regain confidence after a poor run or a crash