Downhill/enduro Mtb
skills course
All 3-day courses taught by Gene Hamilton
This course is Guaranteed to shave off 2-6 minutes per hour from your XC Race and/or Strava times, or your money back.
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Learn the Skills to Get
Faster
More Efficient
Balanced
In Control
Want to corner like a pro? Or simply ride with a lot more confidence and control?
Gene has spent 33 years coaching and developing this course to help you. This is not a “follow a pro rider down a trail” course.
His course is structured, drill-based, and a lot of work. It is designed to help you continue to improve long after it’s over.
He has coached many of the best US racers: National Champions Mitch Ropelato, and Jackie Harmony, EWS stars Cody Kelly, Shawn Neer, and McKay Vezina, Olympic BMX Sliver Medalist Mike Day, National Dual Slalom Champion Luca Cometti and over 100 more pro downhill and Enduro racers.
Gene is a pretty good racer too. In 16 seasons as a pro downhill racer, he has won a Silver (2002) and two Bronze Medals (2006, 1999) at the UCI World Masters Championships. He also won the 2019 US National Championships.
Core Skills Learned in an Enduro MTB Skills Course
In a BetterRide Enduro MTB Skills Course you will be taught the core skills as well as drills that you can take home to help you master the skills, and get you riding to your full potential.
The Core Fundamental Skills of Mountain Bike Riding and Racing are NOT INTUITIVE.
Correct Body Position so you ride everything on the trail consistently eg. jumps, drops, off-camber, roots
Vision - How to Look Ahead Correctly. We all know to look ahead but few racers do it as well and consistently as Greg Minnaar. Gene will teach you how your vision works, how to look ahead and give you vision drills to practice at home
Bike Set up for Optimal Riding and Control
How to Corner like a Pro! With take home drills to master your cornering
Advanced Cornering Technique
How to Brake to Go Faster
How to Use Your Brakes for Speed
Correct Technique for Uphill and Downhill Switchbacks
How to Manual
How to Clear Large Obstacles
How to Interpret the Trail to Ride Fast and Smooth
How to Pump the Trail for Free Speed
How to Clear Obstacles and Smooth out the Trail with Bump Jumps
Course Goals
Gene’s Mountain Bike Skills Course will help you with both the MENTAL and PHYSICAL sides of mountain biking.
The goal is to help you reach your potential whether you are just getting into the sport or an experienced pro racer.
These are the non-intuitive skills that eluded Gene Hamilton, BetterRide Founder and Coach after 15 years of riding and kept him from reaching his potential.
Learning and becoming proficient at these skills will allow you to ride in balance and in control making you a more efficient and confident rider.
When you take a Mountain Bike Skills Coaching Camp from BetterRide it is not uncommon to find yourself with a diverse group ranging from Pros to enthusiastic riders looking to take their riding to the next level. Everyone is taught the same core skills.
These core skills of mountain biking are not inherent and are not learned from experience.
Sports are not learned by doing, they are learned by practicing core skills using drills.
If sports were learned by doing, top level
Layout Of The 3-Day Course
Gene teaches drills for each skill so you can practice after the course and master these skills, ending the frustration of not riding to your potential.
A Typical Enduro MTB Skills Course runs from: 8:45 am until +- 3:00 pm.
Each day starts with 3-4 hours of skills instruction and drills in a local park followed by 2-3 hours of on trail practicing and riding on trail.
FIRST, he'll teach you the goal of the skill and explain - HOW to do it so you understand the skill & WHAT it should feel like.
THEN, he demonstrates the skill, so you can see it done and know what it should look like.
NEXT, you'll practice the skill using drills in a safe learning environment (so you don't resort to old habits and/or survival instincts) while Gene encourages and assists you.
Once you have a good understanding of the skill and have done some practice, we apply the skill out on the trail.
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Course Dates & Locations
Phone: 435 260 7696
Email: admin@betterride.net
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