Total Control, Racer5 or FAST?

[BubbaL00]

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Did anybody get their knee down at the Total Control course?

I was 2 inches from getting my knee down on Sunday. I forgot my sliders at home (took them off because I couldn't drag knee before) and I was supposed to borrow Lee's sliders and get my knee down after finishing the last excercise, but Lee had to leave early so unfortunately I didn't get the chance.

However, today I went to a parking with my sliders attached and I GOT MY KNEE DOWN! WOooHOooo. Lee Parks was an amazing, funny, and energetic instructor and the course definitely helped. Donna and Nancy were great at pointing out mistakes and I improved every time I repeated an exercise. I definitely reccommend the course.

 

[Slick_Steveo]

I'm gonna be taking both. Total Control on June 2 and Racer 5 June 29 and 30....will report back if you can wait that long

Okay...coles notes >>> ( for sport bike riders)

Total Control (level 1)....read the book a couple times and practice the drills that are laid out in the book. IMO save your money. Lee Parks and the gang were nice...so nice in fact, that they waited for all the late people to show up before they started. (even though I'm sure we were all sent the same email telling us to be there at 8:00 am sharp, some people were 40 mins late )


Racer5 (stage1 )...if you own a sport bike and have a desire to learn what track riding is all about, do this course. The school is run well, the instructors are top notch, criticism is done in a constructive manner. If you mess up a corner, no big deal, there isn't someone standing there with a camera stopping you to show you what you did wrong.

Note: I am a relatively new rider on a small bike. I felt sightly intimidated at the Total Control course just because most of the riders were on bigger bikes and had quite a bit more experience than me.There were 18 riders crammed into an area about 200 feet by 300 feet.

At Racer5 stage 1, 95 per cent; of the riders had no track experience and we were all riding the same type of bike. 2 groups of 6 go out on the track with distance between them. In general, I felt the set up was better.

 

[The Last Boyscout]

If you do anything even if you want to improve your rider skills take the Total Control Course through Sharp Rider. I took the Level 1 course on June 2nd and up to now I can't even begin to tell you how much it has improved my riding. The technique that was taught to me is amazing. It has made my riding easier to the point where I don't feel exhausted at the end of a days riding. I'm actually having a blast riding. I definitely plan on taking the Level 2.

 

[rafiki911]

If you do anything even if you want to improve your rider skills take the Total Control Course through Sharp Rider. I took the Level 1 course on June 2nd and up to now I can't even begin to tell you how much it has improved my riding. The technique that was taught to me is amazing. It has made my riding easier to the point where I don't feel exhausted at the end of a days riding. I'm actually having a blast riding. I definitely plan on taking the Level 2.

One of the best benifits of doing this course.

 

[油井緋色]

Just a shameless bump on my progress:

I took Total Control level 1 a few weeks ago. I found out my vision sucked and my body was too tense. I was pretty uncomfortable due to the fear of another $900 pine cone repair if I went too low, plus I was feeling kinda ****** from watching a friend crash 3 days earlier. Regardless, I got through the day, tired as hell, but most importantly, I knew what I had been doing wrong for the past 3 seasons.

This week, for some unexplained reason, everything clicked. I had spent the last few weeks practicing the "proper body position" during straight lines (and probably had cars wondering wtf I was doing), focusing on maintaining "flood light vision", along with picking a turn point and looking through the turn on every twist, ramp, turn I do. Sunday I went on a long ride and my friend commented on how my line stability drastically improved. Every day of this week I've also found myself taking ramps faster, smoother, and lower.

The course was definitely worth the money. I'm going to jump straight to Racer5 next season but I'm REALLY glad I took this course. I'm even going to go buy some soccer cones for early weekend practices....lol

 

[rafiki911]

Yay, that is great

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[Outlaws Justice]

The course was definitely worth the money. I'm going to jump straight to Racer5 next season but I'm REALLY glad I took this course. I'm even going to go buy some soccer cones for early weekend practices....lol

Just make sure the area you choose to practice is clean and free of things that can cause a problem.

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