Mtb skills course

All 3-Day courses taught by Gene Hamilton

Gene Hamilton

Course Goals

BetterRide group photo

Layout Of The 3-Day Course

what They’re Saying

Client Testimonials

paula lee
paula lee
2024-03-30
Wish I had taken this course sooner! I would be exponentially better and more confident if I had! After 3 days, I came away with more much needed saddle time attempting drills and exercises I never would have tried on my own. Great confidence builder to try difference things while pushing limits safely/correctly. Looking forward to practicing the drills, hitting the trails and kicking it all up a notch! The clinic has made mountain biking so much more fun!
Lawrence Lindsey
Lawrence Lindsey
2024-03-27
absolutely the best MTB skills coaching or any coaching for that matter I’ve received. The voodoo mine trick alone is worth the price and revolutionary to my riding. The follow ups are also terrific, with great book, recommendations, that back up and prove the science of why we have to use implicit procedural mind to ride. finally doing the recommended drills to improve and reinforce vision, body position, and cornering have significantly improved my intro experience. It’s the best 800 bucks you’ll spend on mountain biking
Denise Larsen
Denise Larsen
2024-03-25
Great clinic. Gene explained the drills well and we practiced until we got it. We had a rainy clinic but he was able to find some cover to practice the drills. I learned so much and can now use the skills learned on the trails and will continue to practice them off trail too. He explained well, was kind and respectful to all. We were a mixed group of e-bikes and regular bikes and different skill levels, he made it all work so we all improved from where we were.
Sara Nakai
Sara Nakai
2024-02-25
I attended a clinic with Gene last year, and my riding has dramatically changed for the better. I had been a very timid rider, but Gene's reasonable approach to obstacles and detailed instruction supported my learning and growth in a way no other skills coach has. Sure he went over fundamentals and body positioning and weight distribution and to "look ahead!" But the most important thing he taught me was how to practice these skills on my own. Because that's where the growth really happens. He taught me the basics but then also motivated me to continue working on everything on my own. That's what a great teacher does! And I can still hear his raspy voice in my head as I'm cornering, climbing, and rounding switchbacks. Thank you, Gene!
Matt Warnke
Matt Warnke
2024-02-07
Thanks Gene! It's Matt from your Jan. Scottsdale class. I want to say thank again for an outstanding class and the follow up emails. In the week after your course I followed your instruction and practiced the drills 4 times a week for 30 min, watched the videos, read your articles and it has made a huge difference. In just a week of this I've seen improvement on rides, technical sections are easier, getting over obstacles using manuals is working well and my cornering is improving. Looking ahead and not down has made a huge difference especially in rock gardens and on corners. Being a former football coach I totally embrace the concept of working on fundamentals, practicing drills and putting in the time to get better. I can't wait to see where I'm at with 6 months of practice and beyond. You are an excellent instructor and coach! Thank you.
Jing Li
Jing Li
2024-01-29
No matter if you are new to MTB, or are experienced biker looking for breakthrough, Gene’s clinics are right for you! After attending Gene’s 3-day classes, I told my friends that now I learned everything I need to know to become a world champion! And the distance between me and them are tons of deliberate trainings - which you will get from Gene too! His classes really cover everything, your position, vision, balance, how to brake but not brake too much, cornering, switch back, drop, jump, wheelie… even how high your handle bar should be. And one of my biggest surprises was I even found the cure of my lower back pain!! I never thought that was because of biking, and Gene even has a solution for that! Literally ANYTHING you need to know to excel at biking, and more importantly, HAVE FUN!! I’m so grateful that I took his class after trying to bike for several months! The progress was incredible, soon after his class I sighed up for my first race! And in a couple months I’m attending another one! If you love MTB, and thought you couldn’t love it more, try Gene’s class and you’ll be surprised!!!!!
Steve Leoniak
Steve Leoniak
2024-01-15
This is an organized & well-developed course. I'd recommend it to anyone, whether you've been riding your whole life or just started, who is interested in developing concrete, learnable, and fundamentally correct skills to improve your mountain biking, training, and life. Better technique equals faster, safer, and more enjoyable riding.
David Adams (AdamsInWanderland)
David Adams (AdamsInWanderland)
2024-01-07
Being an older rider(62) I had a lot of old bad habits to overcome. Gene’s program did a fantastic job tweeking some of my MTB fundamentals. I feel so much more confident and capable in my riding. I ride in a lot of group rides and I use to always be pulling up the rear now I find myself in the middle of the pack! Gene helped to make me the rider I always wanted to be! Thanks Gene

BetterRide MTB Skills Courses have been designed to teach you how to ride

Faster

More Efficient

Balanced

In Control

Gene Hamilton

Core Skills Learned in an MTB Skills Course

In a BetterRide Mountain Bike 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

Balanced Weight Placement

Vision, how to look ahead correctly; everyone knows to do it, few actually do

Bike Set up for Optimal Riding and Control

Cornering Technique with Take Home Drills

Advanced Cornering Technique

How to Brake Effectively

How to Use Your Brakes for Speed

Correct Technique for Uphill and Downhill Switchbacks

How to Clear Large Obstacles

How to Interpret the Trail to Ride Fast and Smooth

Student wheelie

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 by teaching you the core skills of mountain biking along with the drills to master them.

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 professionals like Tiger Woods or Bode Miller would never have coaches, much less work with them on a daily basis throughout their careers.

Female student cornering

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 Mountain Bike 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.

Betterride on trail

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Course Dates & Locations

Phone: 435 260 7696

Email: admin@betterride.net

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