MadEarthWorm
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- Apr 22, 2003
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truespode said:If I was you, I would find some decent trails and ride on them for a little while. You will get a good feel of your bike and not have to worry about jumping. Don't think too much... just ride at your own pace and have fun.
Ivan
Now I feel like I should just hang it up and try riding again next year.
truespode said:I can't tell you how much it has meant to my riding (and me personally) to have Gomer mentor me.
Ivan
MadEarthWorm said:It turns out, he and a buddy watch me every time we ride, apparently I did okay my first few times out on the advanced track. Even when I ate it hard I got back up and kept trying (Nods to Ol'89r).
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MEW.
That is not the type of get-off I was referring to. More like the kind where you can't get back up. The kind where you find yourself laying on your back looking up at a white ceiling and asking yourself, how did I get here??? :yikes: Those are the kind that give us time to question ourselves as to why we do this. Those are the kind that can take away the confidence that takes years to attain.
I know that you had one of those. Maybe this is why you feel the way you do.
We all crash and 99% of the time we get back up and go again. It's that 1% that makes you think. My comment about your experience or lack of it was not meant to demean you in any way. It takes years of experience to be able to naturally correct a bad situation. These things have to happen naturally without thinking about them. If you have to stop and think about how to correct in the air, usually it's too late. You already hit the ground.
With years of experience comes the ability to correct things without thinking about them. It become a natural response. Most of those eight to ten year old kids that are jumping the big jumps have been riding since they were about four. They didn't just go out and start doing it.
When you hear someone say," Man, that kid's a natural". If you check in to it, you will usually find out that that kid has been riding for years. Most of them start out in the PW50 class and by the time they get on a 65 they have years of experience.
IMO, the secret to enjoying this sport is keeping yourself safe.
I have seen many people with a lot of talent crash out of the sport, never to come back. But, if you use your head, (not for landing on.) and take your time learning, you can enjoy this sport for many, many years.
Just my $ .02
Ol'89r
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