Many motocross and off-road riders mistakenly believe that
riding around and around on a track or circuit every day will
make them faster. What they are really doing, is making
their mistakes more permanent. When the time comes to
apply more speed, they will make mistakes which will more
than likely result in injury. Mistakes at slow speed will
always be amplified into threatening situations at higher,
threshold speedsIn actuality, what racers and riders of all types need to
know is what to practice and how to practice in order
to improve, ride faster, and safer with more control.
Speed is a by-product of control. If you want to improve
your riding, you need to learn the basic techniques.
There are 47 absolute techniques. Individually, these
techniques will be explained in training. 20/20 Racing
Academy will give you a course of study for each of
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Training the "Right Way"
To succeed in your riding, each step should be studied, practiced in a safe environment to be placed in your automatic system. Your automatic system is controlled by the subconscious. We have this system from birth and it is 600 times bigger, better and stronger than our conscious thinking. In order to race fast, you must be racing from your automatic system. This then frees your conscious mind for scanning.
For example, when crossing a street on foot you scan the distance for on-coming cars. You are able to focus on making good decisions because your mind is free from thinking left foot move, right foot move when walking. Your walking is done by your automatic system. The same applies to racing.
When your skills are in your automatic system, you are free to scan the track ahead. By having your techniques in your subconscious you, the rider, are free to look ahead and make reliable decisions (about the turn ahead, other riders, jumps, etc.). 90% of all the information we collect comes from our vision. The other senses, smell, taste, touch and hearing cover the other 10%. If information visually comes to fast riders are apt to make the wrong decision because they don't have time to calculate and respond
For example, if you look down and visually note the white lines on a road as you travel at 70mph, the lines blur and are indistinct. However, if you look ahead those same lines at 70mph. are slowly approaching and the rider has time to make adjustments and better decisions. Decision-making and peripheral vision are major topics discussed during training sessions.
The way you learn these 47 techniques and store them in your automatic system is to do each one in a slow, controlled environment. You must make sure you have each technique down perfectly because if you don't do it perfectly in the slow controlled environment, when it comes time for you to use it, you will recall it imperfectly and you will be in trouble. Keep in mind that the longer you practice a skill incorrectly, the more that problem becomes ingrained, and consequently, the more difficult it is to correct and the more time it takes to correct it. A new technique takes 6-8 weeks to put in your automatic system.
Always remember, newly learned techniques like newly learned methods will initially produce a feeling of awkwardness but if you keep and maintain a demanding concentration and focus on reforming each skill accurately, correctly and properly not only will you experience the maturing of this riding growth and development but resulting racing speed as well.
Whether you want to become a pro rider, a world champion or a weekend warrior, you need to learn, practice and understand the 47 absolute techniques in order to stay safe and enjoy your sport.
Motocross is a physical as well as a mental sport. 20/20 Racing Academy will help you develop your mental and physical skills.
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