DONUTS & BIKES: The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast

Cornering Part 2: Using Creativity to Build Your Skills

May 17, 2023 Paul Howard & Kristian Jackson Season 2 Episode 12
DONUTS & BIKES: The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast
Cornering Part 2: Using Creativity to Build Your Skills
Show Notes

Cornering is a perennial hot-topic for coaches, riders, You-Tubers, and even Podcasters. Why is it such a popular subject? Well, simply put, it’s one of the raddest things you can do on a bike. Being good at it involves a refined application of all the mountain biking skills – which is a daunting task for riders and coaches alike. 

In this episode, we revisit the topic of cornering. This time we take an angle to explore what might be holding us back from getting better at changing directions on our bikes and what we can do to enjoy the process.

If you haven’t listened to the Cornering Part 1 (Season 2, Episode 5), check it out for specific tactics. In this episode, we take on:

 

·      Why don’t we practice what we’re not good at?

·      How motivation helps us learn

·      The Comfort Zone model and what it means for practice

·      A million ways to corner?

·      Creativity and Motivation

·      Stability as an Outcome versus a Position

·      Stability, Strength, and Fatigue

·      Steering, angulation, and letting the bike tip

·      Scanning – why we stop doing something we know to do

·      An important lesson from the Donut of the Day! 

Enjoy the show!


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DISCLAIMER
The views, thoughts and opinions expressed by The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast: Donuts & Bikes are solely those of the authors, Kristian Jackson and Paul Howard and their guests, and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the PMBIA, or any other company, person or organization mentioned or included in the podcast. Any content provided by our guests or authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.

THIS PODCAST & IT'S AUTHORS DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S USE OF, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PODCAST OR THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST.