SKILLS CAMPS
Our Skills Camps are an amazing opportunity to make that extra step forward after doing a lesson with Gabby (or join the 4 Day Camp and receive your first lesson included in the camp). The focus of the Camps is to have quality time with Gabby out riding on the tracks and analysing your riding and following or being followed to see where further work is necessary. Plenty of time will be allocated to further technique and analysis, and with private shuttles we will have time to stop on track and discuss sections which is not possible on a normal riding day.
For those who have never attended an MTB Skills Finale lesson, the first and compulsory lesson is comprised of breaking down "riding a Mountainbike" to the foundation, learning about weight distribution, what makes grip/traction, how to make the bike "seesaw" effortlessly over obstacles, the reasons why common mistakes occur, which brake to use most, how to corner and pump correctly and then we put it all back together again. Along the way we will discover the particular individual habits that each rider has, and Gabby will give clear and simple solutions to overcome the habits and change them permanently.
We start out in the open on a gravel road to break down and understand what and where control is, then once we have created a solid foundation, we move onto easy tracks and session sections to hone technique until mastered.
Problems that will be resolved;
*Not feeling like you need to brake, lose speed or wash out in corners
*Experience difficulty in steep or slippery chutes/ruts
*You are scared of going over the handlebars
*Want to go faster in control or are looking to improve your race-craft
*You find slippery roots, gravel, mud, rocks scary or difficult
*Feels unpredictable whether the bike will kick or not on drops or jumps
*Why and how to pump
We look at all of the above and more, using a systematic, easy to understand method that works on all terrains.