My Run In Gonzales, LA

OK, now i have the time to tear the run in the video below apart!! Sorry, my other two runs were not videoed.....due to technical difficulty. Anyhow, For starters, Notice that for the first time, I asked for speed in the alley! Gabe was beginning to get the idea of "run" to the first. However, that left room for error due to me not being aggressive enough for the first barrel. So, we came to the back side of the barrel and went a stride too far. However, we recovered quickly and were able to make a smooth path to the second barrel. Take not that we are still turning a half a stride too soon on the second causing us to cut it close. Now, our third barrel is not as snappy as it needs to be, but his run home was totally me. I was trying too hard to find my whip and allowed myself to be distracted and let my rear fall to the seat. If i had just stayed up and kicked, we would have shaved a 1/2 second off of our time. All in all, not a bad run, but still in much need for improvement.

How will I go about fixing these issues? Well, once it dries out a little, or next week, we will work on being snappy on our third by using the 3 point reverse method. We will go into the turn, stop on the first stride and reverse in a straight line, move forward, get in the next stride of the turn and stop and reverse in a straight line and do the same for the last stride. After working on that, we will see if he finishes his turn. If not, we will try something else. Also, on the second barrel, we will have to push past the barrel before we allow ourselves to turn. The first barrel was more of a speed/ control issue and needs to be handled in an arena on a run.

For those of you wondering about the Friday and Sunday run, I can say that our friday run consisted of 3 nice turns in slow motion due to the fact that Gabe was a little lost in the arena. The barrels were white with a white wall behind them. Mostly a seasoning issue and a little bit less drive to each barrel. Our Sunday run consisted of an awesome first barrel and the second was not so good. Again, Gabe and I turned the barrel a half of a stride too soon taking the barrel down with us. However, our third barrel was much better and we had more speed than we have in the past. Our times were as follows Fri 16.5, Saturday 16.3 and Sunday 16.1 All in the 3D but, none brought home a check. Better luck next time! I hope!