Learn to Ride Faster and Safer With Bike Handling DrillsWritten by Matt Russ
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•Looking: When on road a key element of safety is being able to see what is going on around you and behind you. Beginners have a tough time looking over their shoulder while keeping their bike strait. Have your partner ride several bike lengths behind you. At regular intervals look over your shoulder and call out how many fingers they are holding up. Have your partner give you feedback on if your bike veered or stayed strait. •Bumping: This needs to be performed on a grassy field using a mountain bike. Have your partner “bump” you slightly and touch shoulders simulating situations that occur in pack racing. You should get used to contact with other riders and not panicking in these situations. •Riding Position: Practice transitioning smoothly from various riding positions such as sprinting, climbing in and out of saddle, and descending. •Drafting: Have your partner vary their speed over course and try to maintain a constant distance from their rear wheel. Performing these drills a few times per season will not help you much. You must take what you learn and apply it constantly while you are on road. Good habits must be practiced thousands of times before they become good form. Awareness is your greatest asset when riding in traffic situations. Try to anticipate what drivers are going to do. Eye contact is very important, as is visibility. Constantly check what is going on around you and stay focused on what you are doing.
Matt Russ has coached and trained athletes around the country and internationally. He currently holds licenses by USAT, USATF, and is an Expert level USAC coach. Matt has coached athletes for CTS (Carmichael Training Systems), is an Ultrafit Associate. Visit www.thesportfactory.com for more information.
| | Spring Black Bear HuntWritten by David Selman, Tracker-Outdoors.com
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to sniff around. Then bear started to walk right towards me! Next thing I know, bear was sitting directly underneath me! At this point I was thinking about all bear hunting magazines and books I read and remembered that it is not unusual for bears to clime into tree stands with hunters. I started to get nervous. I did not know if bear knew I was their or not. I nervously watched bear sitting and sniffing right underneath me for about 5 minuets, then out of no were it ran off. I knew what that meant, a bigger bear was on way. Sure enough about 2 minuets latter, biggest bear I have EVER seen came out of same direction bear started to eat bait, I shouldered my Ruger 300 Win Mag and BLAM! The bear went right down. Shortly after I shot him, he let out a load roar that made hair on back of my neck stand up! The bear weighed in at 600 lbs, largest taken in that zone in 5 years! Article From Tracker Outdoors www.tracker-outdoors.com
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