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Hi! I think once you get into the bigger sequences, you will be moving faster so your spin timing will feel more fluid. Also, Juno seems like we can really press our luck with early commitment and still get great turns!
>>And I like the idea of fading the hand across the body for serps…it definitely slows me down.
Yes – the goal is to establish the connection then strip out as much hand/arm motion as possible so we go to eyes/shoulders more than anything else 🙂
Have fun!
TracyGood morning! Great to see you back in action here! These sessions look really strong!
>>This first session felt a little awkward, but it was ok for a first attempt.
It might have felt awkward but it looks really good. Some ideas for you:
One thing I notice on your videos (this one and the next one too) is that you can increase your connection to her on the tunnel exits. You were looking a little forward so she she exited, she would zig into you then zag back out at :03 and :15 as well as on the serp reps. So as soon as she enters the tunnel, resist the temptation to look forward and shift your connection to the exit so she sees it when she exits.
Your exit line connection work is looking great on both the FC at :06 and the spin at :16! On the serps, she had a little trouble staying out on the line after the tunnel – your connection was definitely improving on the tunnel exit and I think the out verbal was helping her – try saying it sooner, before she enters the tunnel, so she exits wider. That is why the bar fell on the last one – she was zigzagging a little and didn’t quite get organized to jump.>>I’m not sure exactly how to use the exit arm for the serp and I’d actually like to get rid of it and reserve it for threadles.
The serp exit line connection looks really good – and yes, we can fade it out the arm with the cookie 🙂 You can fade it by first just putting it on your belly and using eye contact as she is jumping and landing. Then fade it out entirely and just use the eye contact as she is jumping/landing from the serps.
>>I was really happy with our second session. It felt a lot smoother and I thought Annie was very enthusiastic about her commitment. I loved that we didn’t have any refusals or barking on the wraps/front crosses. Normally we lose a lot of speed on wraps and sometimes Annie lands hard on her shoulders as if she was surpised the wrap was coming. These looked like confident, happy wraps to me. 🙂>>
Yes, I agree with all of the above!! It was faster but also smoother – you are really nailing the exit line connection and I think that is making the difference: regular connection is getting rid of refusals and exit line connection is keeping them tight. So nice! I have some thoughts about timing but that is also a focus of our week 2 work 🙂
On the Session 2 video – I will keep bugging you about connecting to the tunnel exit more (like at :02 and :12) so there is less of a zigzag when she exits and tries to find connection and the line. You did a super nice exit line connection on the FC at :05! Yay!!! And another beautiful one on the spin exit at :14!!
On the serp rep – the serp was really nice, I think coming into the tunnel with more propulsion from the previous line helped her find the line nicely plus great connection from you sealed the deal!
On the bigger sequences:
FC sequence is going well! She reads your turns REALLY nicely on the FC at :35 – you can start your transition of decelerating for the FC on the blind jump when she lands from the white jump. Moving forward as you decelerate will commit her as long as you stay connected, which allows you to rotate sooner too. The exit line connection was great!
I had to watch the opening of the next sequence 5 times in slow motion LOL! She did a funky dance on the first jump at :43, then landed looking to the tunnel behind you then switched it up to the correct tunnel entry. I think she just needed a more direct connection over 1, more eye contact in that moment, to convince her of the line 🙂 And it might have also been she needed to be lined up on more of a slice to #1, she might have been sitting facing the wrong end.
Excellent tunnel connection at :46 when she exited, that was my favorite tunnel exit connection that you did on any of these reps. Yay!!
When she lands from the blue jump at :48, you can be decelerating then start your rotation – at :49 you were beginning the FC as she took off, and ideally you would be finished by then. That made you rush out of the FC and you didn’t get your exit line connection, so at :50 she briefly looked up at you. You got right back on track, though, and you were brilliant til the end! She still would like for you to give her more connection on the exit of the tunnels (at :53 you were looking a little forward so she looked at you at :54) but you had a really nice FC back to the tunnel at :58! Great exit line connection there!Great job here! Let me know what you think!
TracyGood morning!
Wow, super nice work on the front crosses!! I think the hardest part was remembering which hand to have the toy in LOL! You were nailing the connections and he looked stunning! Your exit line connection was very clear.On the spins – very strong clear connections, so now we can see how early he will commit so you can get outta there 🙂 It looks like you can start & finish your rotation sooner, with the goal being that you reconnect and you see him taking off 🙂 You were rotating and watching him take off on your left side which made you have to go really fast on the reconnections, so when you start the rotation you can go right into finishing it – the first couple were a tiny bit late and the next one (:35) was really good! You gave him a strong collection cue on the rotation at :4 and :460, but that made the reconnection late after the spin (:41) so he waited for a heartbeat before powering out of the turn. If you start your rotation sooner, you will have an easier time getting it done and moving away. Plus, it allows us to stretch his commitment and also asks him to set up his own collection without you needing to be there to set it up, if that makes sense. He appears to be able to do this quite brilliantly (his turns looked great!) so we can give him more independence and see what he does with it 🙂 Kind of like giving him the keys to the Ferrari LOL!!
The serps look lovely – he is jumping them beautifully because your connection is spot on! Yay! That is a hard jumping effort for big fast dogs and he is making it look easy. Nice! The next step is to fade the hand on the exit line connection and just use your eyes here – everything just like you did, but with slightly less arm across the body. We fade out the hand being so obvious when it looks this good, because you will be able to run faster without it 🙂
Great job! Let me know what you think!
TracyGood morning!
>>I see that I am late, but there have also been times when I was too early and pulled her off the jump (not shown in this video). It’s hard to find the sweet spot. >>
I think sometimes we pull them off because we run fast then slam on the brakes – the deceleration is the magic in the commitment, so try decelerating into it. As she exits the tunnel, you slow down but go forward then rotate into it and see what she does. She might need you to shift your connection to the landing spot as you do that? We will find out, it is one of the main focus points of week 2 🙂
>>Also i feel like I get too far ahead of her out of the tunnel and then I have no room to show decel and I end up right on the jump. Maybe this is because my obstacles are pretty close together?
You can try adding in more distance, and also running in closer to the bend of the tunnel (it will feel weird but keeps you in motion without getting too far ahead LOL!) And with the smaller dogs, it is part of gauging the running line – which is the HARDEST part of running littles!! With big dogs we can generally just fling them somewhere and run – but small dogs are completely different, so running closer to the line will help in terms of commitment and timing.
>>In the driving ahead sequences I also was getting ahead of her so was trying very hard to hold back. She did a few head checks out of the tunnel at first. I think it’s hard to see it on the video. But she was driving well at the end.>>
I think this session went beautifully – you saw that you were too far ahead and you did a really nice job of NOT accelerating. And that actually adds tremendous challenge for her driving ahead, because your commitment cue and connection had to override the lack of sprinting 🙂 And she got it! Yay! She was really sailing ahead by the end – nice connection from you! You can totally move the jump as far from the tunnel as possible on this one, and also run in close to the bend of the tunnel so you are right next to the exit as she comes out. I think some of the initial head checks were her seeing/hearing your deceleration so you wouldn’t get too far ahead, but it was great to see her commit to driving ahead anyway. Yay!
Great job! Let me know what you think!
TracyGood morning! Welcome back from vacation!! Hope you had a blast 🙂
The dogs are looking good on the videos!!!
First up, Lit’l Bit:
Starting with the FC wraps – she turns really well!! You can be sooner on your rotations so she sees the exit line connection sooner too. You were rotating when she was pretty close to the jump, let’s see if she can maintain commitment if you decelerate when she exits the tunnel and start to rotate when she is still 10 feet from the jump 🙂 You were earlier on the 2nd rep and last rep, but we can keep challenging her to see how independently we can get her to commit. Also keep moving up the next line as you do the rotation so she can be even tighter to the line especially when you are not right near the wing. Your exit line connection on the FCs was SUPER clear which is why I want to see if we can get her to commit even earlier as you rotate.
That earlier timing becomes more important on the spins at :17 and :24 – rotating sooner so you can be finished and showing the exit line connection before she lands – you were still finishing the rotation when she landed, so she waited and looked up at you.
Everything else looked really strong! She only had one other question – when she exited the tunnel at :29, you were looking ahead so she looked at you – so remember to connect to every tunnel exit.Wilder’s video:
Nice release on the first rep, nice connection throughout! About the start lines: Some dogs prefer that we stay connected on the entire lead out, and they hold their stays better. He might be one of those? I noticed throughout the video that when you stayed connected, he held the stay AND looked at the line. Nice!
The 2nd rep also looked really good in terms of connection! So did the release and rep after that!
When you get way ahead, you can move your arm a little more back to him (magnet fingers :)) so he can still see the line.On the FC reps – rotate sooner at 1:17 and 1:25 (he was over the bar when you started the rotation). Same was with Lit’l Bit, we can challenge his commitment to see if he will let you decelerate as part of the commitment cue so you can start rotating for the FC and spins when he is still a solid 6-8 feet from the jump. Your FC at the end of the video (2:28) was the earliest and worked really well! Your exit line connection on all the FCs looked fabulous 🙂
On the spins at 1:38 and 2:08, you started the rotations earlier so he was already turning over the bar (yay!!) and that allowed you to reconnect sooner with exit line connection – so he had a sweet fast line back to the tunnel because he could easily see the connection. Nice!!! At 2:23, you were late (he was already taking off) so he hesitated a little, waiting til he saw connection. The timing at 1:38 and 2:08 definitely worked so keep that or try to be even earlier 🙂
The exit line connection also looked great here.He broke the stay at 1:49 because I think he was anticipating the rhythm of it – you asked for the sit, looked away to plan the course, looked back, took a breath, moved your leg…. oopsie he broke LOL!! So plan your course before you ask for the sit, then you can stay connected throughout the lead out.
Great job on these! Let me know what you think!
TracyGood morning!!
I love the music and the dance groove 🙂
1st run – nice start!!! He looks at you after 2 at :09, so a bit more arm-back connection will smooth that out by showing him more connection.
:13. :23. :26 – no handling reason why he is hitting that bar there – you look connected and smooth. It is something about how he is organizing for takeoff. There is nothing weird about his spot relative to the jump. At :33 you stood still longer after you released and at :38 you only moved a tiny bit on the release til he cleared the bar, so perhaps he needs to see some jump grids with you moving more so he can get organized to keep the bar up when you move on a release? But also, he might be sore somewhere as he was not really pushing off with his hind end and it took him several tries to get it.
There was a bar down at :41 but was the toy throw 🙂 you slowed down and threw the toy as he was lifting off, so keep moving through til he lands – connection looked good til there! You moved through the end til he landed on the other reps really nicely 🙂
Next rep – perfect!
When you turn the angle around and he is jumping away from the camera, we can see his jumping form, he might have a bit of soreness as I mentioned earlier. Watch him jump the blue jump at :55 in slow motion – he is not fully using his hind end there, similar to what was happening when he was dropping the #1 bar. There is nothing happening in terms of the handling that would create it, the handling looked good! And I think that bar was the lowest of the 3, so definitely something to look at – maybe a chiro visit if you have one you like, or a massage therapist to make sure there are no tight spots. He worked out of it later in the session and didn’t seem to have any more trouble, but it is something to keep an eye on.
The only other thing I can think of is that he has trouble sorting his hind end out when he is jumping towards a tunnel. So if he isn’t sore anywhere, you can add some jump grid work with a tunnel out ahead to see how he does.
Nice connection there and he gets a double gold star at 1:01 for taking the pinwheel jump with the toy in his mouth LOL!
On the next reps, a small detail that will help timing: you can keep your arm further back when you are way ahead – at 1:09 and 1:14 and 1:21, as he is exiting the tunnel, your arm is perpendicular to your shoulder and that blocks connection a bit. You are about 15 feet or so ahead at that point, so drop your hand back and point it towards his nose so he can see the connection more easily. Compare that to 1:11 when he approaches the pinwheel jump: arm back, gorgeous connection to his eyes, perfect!
At 1:14 if your arm is further back, you will see him more clearly so you can start the wrap timing sooner: at 1:15 you started it when he was already committed to jumping straight. So, when he exits the tunnel, start to decelerate so then you can rotate sooner and get a tighter turn there. Very nice connection after the FC there!!!
On the next FC rep at 1:22, you can stay closer to the FC jump wing to create the line back to the tunnel – you moved away laterally here so he thought for a moment that you wanted the other end of the tunnel (and also decelerating into the FC will help tighten it up).Check out the difference at 1:29! Your arm was lower, I think you probably could see him better when he exited the tunnel and he could definitely see your connection better. You added the decel and earlier rotation at 1:31 and he had a MUCH tighter turn. NICE!! You can start moving away up the next line to the tunnel as soon as you rotate, he should commit to the turn on the jump even though you are leaving.
When you did the post turn to the other side of the tunnel at 1:40 all the good things were happening! You had a lower arm as he exited the tunnel which translated to better connection and better timing – you did the decel and then post turn nice and early and he collected beautifully. Yay!
On the driving ahead reps at the end: you might have to cheat a little and stay closer to the tunnel, so that you don’t get too far ahead LOL! And that way you can really lock into the connection to get him to drive ahead. You were ahead as he exited the tunnel, so he drove the line nicely but didn’t have a chance to drive ahead of you 🙂
Great job on these! Let me know what you think!
TracyHi!
I think 14 and 16 will be basically the same for her, no problem in terms of form. I like to do a “low height” tour with young dogs in their first year of new places/trials on sequences, so they can sort out the jumping and the speed before we ask them about full height. I am 99% sure that I am in the minority with that approach LOL! But it helps smooth out the transition into the trial ring. But definitely keep working 14/16 at home – she is already sorting it out and the misses are more likely to happen on the first run (or last run if she has had a long work session, when she gets mentally tired).
For the pinwheel jump – yes, try 10 on the inside and 14 on the outside to help draw her eye to it. And yes, I would move a bit more slowly around the sequence (I mean, I am not exactly setting any land speed records anyway for my running hahaha) and let the her speed come up – then you can bring your speed up. For a dog like Lanna, we definitely do not need to ask her for speed – we just need to let her sort out all of those fast-moving legs LOL!
If she is more confident left, you can ask for the higher heights on the left first, then on the right do lower height, then bring the height up on the right after that. And for a newer concept or a new place – yes, start on the left then emphasize the right then maybe end on the left. That will also balance out too!
Plus we can work on figuring out what she needs in person next week! I am excited to meet her for real!
TracyKeep me posted on how he feels! I see up and down levels of focus and drive in all of my pups until they are over a year old. My older pup just turned a year old and he is now consistently focused and drivey but when he was between 4 months and a year, it was not always predictable. And my little pup is almost 7 months old and she is sometimes completely game ON and sometimes a bit distracted for whatever reason. It is all good, we get it sorted out 🙂
T
Hi! The go reps are looking good at the beginning! She is reading the rear cross pressure but I think the verbals can be more clarifying: On the straight lines, you were using go or go on. On the rear crosses, the first thing she heard as you starting moving up the line was also go or go on – a bit lower in energy/volume than the go lines, but same cue. The turn cue was a bit later. The go cue can cause her to ask a question because it means go straight but the body cue was showing rear cross, so I think you can leave the go or go on to only the straight line cues. For the rear crosses: you can use turn as the commitment cue (as in, take it then turn) or if you think she might turn too soon: you can use a general commitment cue like “jump” then give the go cue. That will help her power into the RCs like she does on the straight lines.
What she is doing on the rear crosses is moving over to the correct side of the jump – but not turning her head to commit to the turn until after landing when she sees the full picture 🙂 Part of that is due to her being an inexperienced rear crosses and part was also due to her wanting to be sure it was a rear not a go.
The backside wraps looked awesome!!! She was good on the first reps when she was going to the backside on your right, and you dialed back your motion really nicely to help her commit. But she was amazeballs on your left side in the 2nd part of the video – she flew to the backside and wrapped beautifully!! I don’t think she had any question about going to the front side instead: your connection was spot on so she knew where to be. yay!
Great job on these!!!
TracyHi!
The chuck it flying squirrel is a favorite here too LOL!!The OK release on the serps is perfect (setting her in a way is super useful for this) and she looked really good on the serp at the start. After the tunnel release (you gave a quick ok then the tunnel release) she thought hard about doing the tunnel again on the next rep – but decided to come in for the serp instead (GOOD GIRL!)
And she did really well on her threadle reps – that is unusual that a youngster can get that right early on in this proofing game! She had to think about it on the first threadle rep but you also helped her by not moving too quickly. Your next threadle rep had more motion and she did just fine and dandy on it. Nice! Nice position on your releases for the threadle too, that helped her get it right as well.Since this is going so nicely, 3 ideas for you:
First – add more motion to all the things 🙂 Set her up further from the jump/tunnel and build up to running into all of the cues. She is doing really well with her stays so I bet you can start to jog *then* release with the cue for what you want. You can also release and explode into motion: that is a pretty big exciting distraction for many dogs so we can show it to her and see how she does 🙂Second – without motion – start going to the super advanced level of moving her position around the clock so the threadle is a bit more challenging. Make very gradual changes so she still has a high rate of success.
Third – this is also to get her ramped up like she would be at a trial but don’t also do this when running (or at least, not at first :)) – flap the flying squirrel around on all the reps! The toy is stimulating so flapping it around would challenge her to ignore it and still listen to the cues. At first, use stationary positions and see how it goes – if it is easy, you will be able to add motion into it as well.
Nice work!
TracyHi! This is perfect! Sweet spot: achieved! She did the straight line grid with power and balance – very nice especially for such a young dog!!! The angled jumps did set her back a little: she was not quite as fast on the release exploding into it like the straight grid, but she maintained her balance and organization and that is GREAT! We want the pups to look at the grid and think about it rather than just plow through. She did really well here! And click/treat to you for stopping after just these reps – she is doing so well that it is sooooo easy to do a bunch. But I am a bit over-protective of their bodies so it is always better to stop 🙂 She really only needs to see this once a week, maximum, at this point now that the sweet spot is sorted out. And we build on it in 2 weeks 🙂
Great session here!
TracymWow, really nice job here!!
On the first rep, perfect exit line connection to get the tunnel! You did make connection on the exit of the tunnel but then looked forward as you threw the toy – it is a fine art to maintain connection while throwing the toy LOL!!! He did a little head check but was a good boy to take the jump.On the 2nd rep – you were connected on the tunnel cue, but you were moving up the line too soon. That tunnel entry is hard for baby dogs so he needed you to serp into it – which is exactly what you did on the next rep! He did try to go take it at :10 but couldn’t quite figure it out 🙂 Good job carrying on and rewarding him before starting over. Your connection on that go line was great, I don’t think he had any questions!
Last rep – very nice clear connection to get the tunnel entry!Great job here!!!! When you are connected like this, he really drives his lines beautifully 🙂
Tracy
Hi! Overall, these are looking really good! We can nitpick the tiny details but I think they went really well. And she is young, so that requires you to be perfect. When she is older, you won’t have to be as perfect 🙂
Regular connection:
1st rep – almost perfect – I think you needed to move more after the release, she jumped towards you over 1 then had to go back out to the tunnel. And then stay connected as she is jumping 3, try not to peek forward.
2nd rep – gold star to you for the use of close up and slow motion to isolate your moment of disconnection hahaha! It was similar to your slight disconnect on the 1st rep, but earlier so she pulled the rail.
The error of not taking 1 at :22 was probably just a young dog moment: she was lined up not really facing 1, you were not moving, so she went past it. A better line up and more movement will help that. Also, note the high pointing arm on the release, it points your shoulders to 2 and that is where she went. Arm back, eyes on her eyes, and stepping more towards the takeoff spot will help there.3rd rep – you put yourself in better position on the lead out. You can also line her up on more of a slice and you can lead out less and move into it.
You had a little too much decel at :33 plus you looked forward when you said go, so she didn’t take the middle jump. On these drills, you can move in towards the tunnel more so you don’t end up too far ahead with no place to go.4th rep – nice connection on the opening line! Try not to peek forward when she is in the tunnel, it causes her to look up at you when she exits and doesn’t see the connection.
5th rep – very nice!!!!! I think she had a little question on the tunnel exit, so I will keep bugging you to make a very strong connection to the exit of each tunnel.
6th rep – also really nice! I think you can send less and move in near the lines more on set ups like this one – the send causes you to be too far ahead which causes deceleration where you don’t need it, plus it rehearses pointy arms 🙂 which we don’t want 🙂
Exit line connections:
Front crosses – she turns a little better to her left on the FCs than to her right? She was definitely tighter when she turned left. On the first few reps which were right turns, your timing got progressively earlier and that helped. The games I posted yesterday for shifting connection will help polish up the tightness. The left wrap rep was really nice!!! And your exit line connection looked really strong.Spins:
There was not enough connection on the tunnel exit for first spin – you were looking ahead – so she didn’t commit. I will keep bugging you to always look for her at the tunnel exits.
2nd rep was better – you ramped up the connection after the tunnel and had clear exit line conneciton. When you switched sides, remember to look at the tunnel exit to catch the timing moment – you tend to want to look ahead while she in the the tunnel, which draws her attention up to you or delays your next turn cue.The serp rep at the very end – fabulous! Perfect everything!
Nice work here! I will keep bugging you about maintaining connection on the tunnel exits 🙂
Tracy
Hi there! Your connection work here looks great!!! You are really emphasizing it, making very few errors, and she is reading the lines nicely.
The Serpentines are looking good! My only suggestion is to *not* call her name so much on the serp after the tunnel – the repeated name calls are basically saying “I need you to turn right now” but we don’t really want her to turn after the tunnel, so she had to pop back out to find the serp. You can tell her to go or jump and that will smooth it out.
On the sequence:
I think your connections on all of the reps here looked great!!! My only suggestions are about whether to call her or not after the tunnel (I vote not in this case haha) and also you can replace the RC on the flat with a blind 🙂
first rep at :28 looked good! Resist temptation to keep calling her after the first tunnel 🙂 And I think you have plenty of time for a blind cross instead of a rear cross on the flat there, the blind makes it easier to show the lines.
2nd rep at :47 – nicer! You called her less on the tunnel so she had a sweeter line to the jump after it and you were smoother on the RC on the flat.
3rd rep – you didn’t call her after the tunnel at all at 1:07, and she had a perfect line to the jump. She needed one ore heartbeat of the ‘here here’ hand/turn cue for the RC at 1:09. Good job rewarding her when she did find the jump!
4th rep – a little bit of talking to her after the tunnel and the RC on the flat was a little late, so she dropped the bar.2nd sequence:
first rep at 1:40 – yep, connection is critical for finding the tunnel 🙂 She landed, you looked forward/disconnected and said tunnel, she was looking at the wrong end of the tunnel: and the verbal cue affirmed it. You should reward that because she was correct 🙂 One of the golden rules of verbals is: Never say a forward verbal such as “tunnel” or “Go” unless the dog is looking at the line you want them to take.2nd rep – better connection so she got the right line to the tunnel. Yay!
The turn cue at 2:06 was a little late – she was in the air and you added the here cue. When she exits the tunnel, start decelerating so you can give her the cue before takeoff. Good exit line connection on the FC after that on 4!
at 2:17, the FC started late so she was a little wide
You were quiet on the tunnel exit and she found the line with no questions!3rd rep – also a good opening with connection to #2!
The FC at 2:40 was a little late but your exit line connection looked really strong so she got back on the line nicely!
At 2:46, you broke the golden rule of verbals: you said go while she was looking ahead straight, so she went straight (because “go” does indeed mean go straight :))4th rep – another nice opening and I really liked how you did an early shoulder turn on 3 at 3:02, it set up a nice turn! Maintain your regular connection there – you looked forward so she saw the connectiob break and dropped the bar.
You can decelerate into the FC on 4 sooner to help set up more collection. Very nice exit line connection!!
At 3:08, it looks like you pointed forward to the jump which turned your shoulders away from the line, so she didn’t take the jump. Keeping your arm back should help that commitment so she can see your connection and upper body pointing to the jump more.The last rep had the best connections all the way through! The only ‘almost oopsie’ was when you said GO at 3:35 – and she was looking straight so almost went straight past the jump 🙂 Be careful of when you say your go cues 🙂
One other thing to consider on this sequence:
You can get a faster, easier line if you turn her to her right on jump 4 (rather than to her left towards the tunnel) because it sets up a much prettier line from the exit of 4 back to 5 then 6.
And it is a good handler challenge because a FC or BC would get it done (more opportunity to practice exit line connection!)Overall – your connections are looking really strong!!!! Keep up the great job with those! It allows us to obsess on timing and also which words to use where (or when to be quiet).
Nice work! Let me know what you think!
TracyGood morning! Looks like you are still having really nice weather!!! Yay!
>>I had a question concerning the verbal after the serpentine. I started with a right tight turn but from the line, I figured that really wasn’t correct and changed to just a right turn. Is “right” the correct verbal for that line?>>
Good question! Of course it will vary depending on exactly what each verbal means… I think for the big dogs, on this line, I would use the tight turn verbal because we want them to collect and immediately come back around the edge of the wing. A right turn verbal should set them up to not come back around the wing, or come back around it more gradually further down the line.
>>We worked the non-seminar exercises during this week at low bar heights, and those went well so I figured I’d send the video where we struggled the most.>>
Perfect! The struggles are where we get the most out of training!
In general, your connections are very strong! And she is used to that so she also responds immediately. Yay!! Some specifics:
On the first drill with the different endings:
She looks at you on the serp jumps here (:06 and :20and :35 and :55) – I think part of it was that you were decelerating and actually being a bit early on the verbal for the next jump. Try to keep moving til she lands, then cue and leave. That extra step should help her not look at you, along with keeping your serp arm from dropping (she was watching that too) The first FC at :23 can be a little sooner but you had a nice decel into it and super clear exit line connection, so she read it really nicely!! The BC at :38 looked very timely (hard to see her for a moment), nice exit line connection, and she read the line really well! The next blind started late at :57 but she reads exit line connection so clearly from you that she was able to make the adjustment very quickly.Sequence 1:
On the opening line, nice connection! You can turn your shoulders on 3 one stride sooner at 1:09 to set a better line to 4.
You had a bit of decel as she was entering the tunnel and not quite enough connection when she exited at 1:15 so she didn’t take the jump – but that was really your only connection oopsie on this video.
The blind at 1:19 was a little off the line to the next jump so she never really saw it (looked like the line to the tunnel) so move closer to the wing as you exit the blind. You can also slide out your exit line connection arm sooner too – it was in play for a while she might have been thinking she needed to stick closer to you and not look for a jump.2nd rep – you had more verbal on 3 and earlier shoulders, at 1:34 and she lined up better for 4.
I liked your movement through the serp line at 1:40! You pushed it harder so the line was smoother. But then you got a little too far up the line 🙂 So you can leave that one step sooner (she lands, you send and leave). Even though you felt behind (based on your verbal exclamation there haha!), you maintained the good connection and the FC was maybe one heartbeat late but still really nice, because of the connection. You are really good with the exit line connection and that gives you the leeway to not have to be perfect in your timing 🙂
The BC on the wrap on the jump in front of the tunnel at 1:45 is risky because the first footsteps are towards the off course tunnel – you were a little behind in the timing here but you used verbals and exit line connection to get her attention!
You got back on track and then your FC at 1:53 was really nice!3rd rep – nice job on the turn at 3, you stayed connected and turned even sooner to set a good line there. At 2:16, you were decelerated exiting the jump after the serp, and she was already turning right based on your decel – and you said right again so she didn’t take the jump and turned right towards you 🙂 But at 2:34 you overhelped with commitment to the jump by getting in very much on the landing side and ended up on the backside line after it. So that is one of those moments where you can keep moving and just say “jump” to help commit her. Because your connections are good, you don’t have to worry as much about perfect timing – she can see the cues coming and the connection really helps her set up her own lines independently. Perfect!
Nice work here! Let me know what you think!
Tracy
