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yes, you will find all of the recordings posted in the Course Syllabus section, under the corresponding week/day/time.Have fun!
TracyHi there! Good for you for training last night, I was on the couch eating nachos at 8:30PM last night. And ice cream LOL! The dogs got zero training but they did get some nachos 🙂
This is indeed a hard skill!! When you made it easier at about 1:09 by having him on a slightly easier angle, it totally helped!!! A few other ides for you:
you can ‘prime the pump’ by starting him near the tunnel entry you want on an outside send or two, where you are between him and the tunnel. Then in the flow of the session, in that spot, switch to the inside (he is between you and the tunnel) and see how it goes. I also suggest starting this with him turning to his right to get into the tunnel – if my memory is correct, he is a righty like his sister, so his right turns are better than his left turns at the moment. So, start a hard concept on the easy side, then go to the harder side when he has the idea. You started him on his left turn here. Unless I am remembering it incorrectly and he is a lefty?Also, have a reward out there at the end of the tunnel (toy or MM or even an empty cookie bowl where you can toss a treat to while he is tunneling), anything that he can use as a target. On this clip, he had to turn away to do the tunnel AND leave the toy, which was double whammy hard.
One last idea: don’t use your arm. Don’t twitch LOL!! The arm movement made it harder, because you were trying to point to the tunnel, he was trying to figure out what you were pointing to and it made finding the tunnel harder 🙂 The turn away game of course will help him understand that he can turn away on an arm cue, but I don’t think he has applied it to the tunnel yet. So, set it up just like you did in the early games when he was on the other side of you: gentle restraint (don’t move him around a lot to get him in position, whippety dogs don’t like that LOL) and then say tunnel then let him go offer.
Nice job here getting this started! Let me know what you think!
TGood morning! She is looking great! And I agree – I love how all of the games come together 🙂
On the video – nice choice of toy for this! And you had perfect mechanics – not twitchy LOL! Great toy drop as you exited on the hard rep at :30 and :58 (these had the most countermotion). She was not entirely convinced because you were leaving so early, and the early toy presentation helped seal the deal for her.
One thing I notice is that she is much faster chasing you than she was going to the barrel. Part of this was that chasing you is exciting and that toy is REALLY exciting (her favorite, I think!). So one thing you can ‘ping pong’ in is tossing something fabulous to the other side of the barrel as you leave, so the reward is all about going to the barrel and doesn’t involve chasing you at all. So you can drop in a ball or a giant treat or something she loves on some reps, tossing it to just where she would start to exit the barrel (but not anywhere near you). And on some reps you can have her chase you for the reward. That will help get her to run to the barrel more while maintaining chasing you fast when you want to reward nearer you.Great job!!
TracyHi! This is looking really good!! Good planning in the walk through, your lines looked really good. Because she is young, it is hard to know exactly what her speed will be (right now it is basically characterized as “fast ” LOL!) but you can ramp up your connections in the walk through. The more your rehearse being hyper connected, the more easily it will flow during the runs. You were kinda connected in the walk through but really connected in that first run – yay for getting the connection, but it was not as smooth or ocmfy as it will be if you rehearse it fully in the walk through: she hit the wing a little on 2 then wasn’t fully sure on 3-4 (a little zig zag). You locked in with the connection from 4 to the end and it was GREAT! Then on the 2nd run, you were fully connected to match your clear lines and the run wsa lovely. So, on your walk throughs – remind yourself to look for your invisible Lanna on the landings of all the jumps and exits of all the tunnels – full on looking, not soft connection 🙂 We will be able to connect less as she matures, but the rehearsal of the big connection for now will help you both. That also includes the lead out and release: on the 1st run and the 2nd run, you connected then released. In between when she didn’t take 1, you connected and released at the same time, so she didn’t consider 1 (her line up was not as good as you mentioned on the video, but I think she will be able to find 1 if you connect for a few heartbeats and then release).
Nice work here, she is looking great!
Tracy
Hi! Good job on this one!
I like your line choices and also the handling choices – there are lots of options but I think you chose the fastest lines and terrific handling choices. The only other handling choice worth considering would be a German at 2, but it might not make sense because it would put you closer to the tunnel and there is no need for that on this particular sequences. Plus – he read your plan 1-2-3 beautifully on both runs and your position for 4-5 was good without having to sprint to get there.
I think you can plan an earlier collection cue on 5 before the threadle cue – the walk and the run looked entirely different there 🙂 and his turn over 5 was a bit wide. He came back and got the threadle jump both times (SUPER yay!) but you can plan to start the collection cue when he has landed from 4 so he can approach 5 already turned.
Side note – I really like how he is jumping that slice on 6 after the threadle! Zig zag grid influence there for sure!
The 8-9-10 section is something you can put on the list of things for planning in the walk through – similar stuff to the Sequence 1 planning ideas! Strategically, to get the turn you want on 8, you have to be there, passing it and slowing down. In your walk through, you were moving to it in acceleration when the invisible dog was exiting the tunnel, because after the threadle (8:09ish) your path rounded the line towards the tunnel and you walked a curving line. That sets you up to show acceleration towards 8 – and when you ran it, you ran the curved line exiting 6 to 7 to 8, so he saw you accelerating to your FC and went wide based on motion plus timing was late. On the re-walk, you made an entirely different exit from 6 – you cued your invisible dog to go to the tunnel and then stepped directly to 8 to get to the FC, with your eyes on the tunnel exit. That planning of taking the very direct line to 8 while watching the tunnel exit for timing – that was GREAT and it enabled you to get to a nice FC which sets up the nice exit of 9 too. You ran it like you rewalked it there, and it looked really strong!!!
So – definitely one thing to consider with Enzo is when you are planning a FC or BC, strategizing how to get there so he sees you in position and slowing down, rather than accelerating to get to the position for the cross.Great job on these! Let me know what you think!
TracyHI there!
>>Here is #2, it went much better.
It went really well!!!
>>I remembered to “pre-cue” the #4 backside and that went very well.
That section was particularly terrific – early cue (early and often haha) and great connection so he was super independent to the backside. Loved it!!
Comparing the walk through to the run –
Fun to see the whole family on the walk through <3 Terry looks fabulous!!!The walk and run looked pretty similar and I am sure that helped with the success of the run. The only real "issue" was more of a training thing. On detail - try to line him up so he ha a perfectly straight line 1-2. He turned a bit on landing of 1 to come in then back out, which costs time to get to 2.
1-2-3-4 was well planned and well executed on both the walk and the run. On the walk through, you can plan to have an earlier, clearer re-connection after the blind. On the first run, your execution of the blind was SO good that the connection didn't matter as much (timing and position were really nice so he had no questions). On the 2nd run, you were a little late with the blind (you held onto the left side connection a little too long, he was jumping and you hadn't done the blind yet so he had a little zig zag on landing at 4:58.
You were getting on a good line 6-7 for that blind and try to get the reconnection super quick in the walk through - it was on time in the run but it was easy to get because he was coming in wide so you had more time. When the exit of 5 gets nice and tight, you will need to be really fast 🙂About hat 5 exit, you mentioned that he was sometimes flipping the wrong way - do you mean he sometimes reads this as a rear cross instead of a send? Is it only happening on sends or happening when you do a a spin or Jaakko? Got video? There are a couple of reasons why that might be happening and video will tell. He was definitely reading the regular post turn as a wide exit (even on the 2nd one where you were softer with it to get it tighter). You can definitely add in a verbal wrap cue (I don't think you used one here) and then maybe a soft brake arm? I think a spin or jaakko would be GREAT here because it both tightens the turn and get your feet turned to the BC line 6-7 really early - but that is also a place where dogs might read it as a rear cross. That seems to happen when we push in more towards the takeoff spot or center of the bar, so our feet end up facing the rear cross line. The other time it seems to happen is when we don't decelerate into the cue, but rather slam on the brakes - which often leads us to step out of the rotation towards the dog and not towards the next line - and towards the dog looks like a rear cross cue. I have some video me doing this (not on purpose haha). Let me know!
Nice work here! Onwards to #3 🙂
Tracy
Good morning!
>> I walked it for 3 minutes and then warmed Enzo up and ran it. I think the issue here is not so much that I didn’t walk it “properly” but that I don’t yet know how to walk it for Enzo. >>
Agreed 100%. I would bet at this point, you wouldn’t even need to walk it for Patt and maybe not for Lollie too – the rhythm and flow of the teamwork is exactly where it needs to be. Now, this young sports car?? Yeah, at just 2 years old, I think it is a fair assessment to say that we don’t know exactly what he needs. It is going to develop and that is what has happened with all of our agility dogs 🙂
One thing that has always helped with my young dogs is to keep a running list of their on-course needs and timing. The list changes as they mature, but it helped me be able to support them on course better as youngsters.
>>I guess I should say that I do not generally “commit” to my handling plan. I often change it in the heat of the moment. Of course, I would prefer to have my runs look more like my walkthroughs>>
That is an interesting comment and the source of much debate in the agility world. I have friends/colleagues who insist that we should make a plan and commit to it fully, no matter what. I tend to be more like you: make a plan, commit-ish to it: but always have a fully fleshed out plan B and plan C, ready to think on my feet. Of course, I do commit to the ‘must do’ moments on a course if I only see one option for success, but I also acknowledge that we need to be able to shift immediately on course to a different plan as needed. I have 2 rules for myself about that:
always run aggressively (my dogs hate it when I am ‘careful’) and always try to set the dog up fo success, help as much as possible without being too careful.I do my walk throughs mostly for my Plan A – but if there is something risky in there, I also spend a little time on plan B in the walk through too 🙂 Maybe Plan C as well haha then your subconscious is ready to change lanes at any time, without active thought.
I personally have found that the people who can make a plan, walk a great plan, but aso know all of the other options available to them are the most successful on course in the long term. The people who commit to only one plan and never vary – they can lay down a great run here and there, but *consistently* great runs do not ever happen.
On the run here:
the 3 minute walk through was really good for where it went… but it needed one more minute at least, so you can install the timing and connections and speed. When I look at the last walk through, you were cuing things nicely but they were happening when the invisible dog had landed (like the FC 4-5 was happening when he landed from 4, rather than when he exits from 5 and the FC on 9 was happening on landing) – I can figure out the timing based on where you are looking when you start the cross. So one or two more go-rounds at higher speed with you looking for the tunnel exits and land spots to start the timing will really help.On the run – the timing of the FC 4-5 was exactly as you walked it – landing of 4, so he went wide which caused you to try to do a switch (RC?) on 5 (not what was rehearsed) so your position was not where wanted to be, The timing on the wrap at 9 was earlier than rehearsed but still a little late.
The 2nd run was earlier at 4-5 but still not as early as he needed – so the question is how to plan to be on time, and it has nothing to do with the actual FC 🙂 by leading out relatively close to 1-2-3, you had to use significant hustle to get to the FC 4-5 (to be on landing side of 4 to start it). So as he was exiting the tunnel, that is what he saw: significant hustle which means to jump long over 4. On the 2nd rep, you were trying to start it earlier but also trying to get to a good positition – so he was still wide over 4. That is not a FC error…. it is a planning mistake by being too close to 1-2-3. You can support 1-2-3 from a parallel line that is much further over (closer to the 5 jump) so when he exits the tunnel, you are past 4 and ready to show the FC without acceleration forward to it. That will then allow you to execute the original plan of the throw back rather than the switch, which also takes the weaves out of the equation.
Your timing on the wrap at 9 was much nicer on run 2! Try to run forward out of it back towards 11 as soon as he commits, rather than step back laterally or wait for him – that will help him drive around even more.When you re-walked for the turn cue on 4 and then the Rc on 5 – you were totally looked at the tunnel exit, which helps with the timing planning on when he needs to see it. (You were also saying that the way you did it should have worked – I am guessing you meant your original plan, and I agree – that is where the planning during the walk through will help, in terms of locking in the timing).
On the run with the RC at 5 – I htink your planning there was much better – you lead out to a great spot so when he exited the tunnel, you were at 4 ready for the cue. Yay! You almost forgot the wrap at 9. but no worries about that 🙂
>> At any rate, I watched my original walkthrough for the 100th time and realized I hadn’t executed it even once. When Enzo came blasting out of the tunnel, I didn’t “catch” him on the FC; I immediately switched to a post turn and a disaster. Then I changed the handling but never actually ran my original handling plan. >>
Yes, the original planned hadn’t been fully installed so your muscle memory didn’t drive it.
The re-walk already looked better, with you looked more to the tunnel entry and being more laterally away from 2-3. Check out :46 – you were looking at the tunnel exit so and NOT showing any hustle to get past 4, so he was already prepared for the turn cue. It was much better! He went a little wide because you were moving sideways through the rotation (towards the poles) and motion is motion (forwards, backwards, sideways :))So 2 things to add to your list for things to remember in the planning stages and walk through
– strategize your positions on the ‘easy’ parts so you can get to where you need to be for turn cues without having to accelerate to them
– add in thinking about timing the cues from the exit of the previous obstacles (this is related to strategizing) so you are connected to those exits, in position and ready.Nice work here!! Onwards to course 2 below 🙂
Tracy
Hi!
>>Not good at course walking. I can’t seem to RUN with imaginary Tokaji. I am thinking more about choices than I have before. This is hard.
Yes, I agree that this is one of the hardest things to be able to do over and over consistently: match the walk to the run.
Discussions are good, your thought process is good – one suggestion is to do think those things through in the exact spot on course, or on the line, as you are moving. Seeing it in the spot and moving all the line will allow for direct feedback from your muscle memory and your subconscious – while also installing your choices into your muscle memory and subconscious. Some of the questions you asked can only be answered during the active section of the walk through – I like to let me feet give me a lot of the answers 🙂So without seeing the actual walk through (only hearing the thoughts and seeing the runs) it is hard to give more specifics on how to improve the planning process or answer these questions – but being able to run the courses without her will give a ton of answers (the voices in your head and your muscles will help you know how your decisions will play out :))
Here are some thoughts:
Course 1 – the debate about 4-5 is answered in the walk through 🙂 The early FC requires decel in order to make it work, plus you need to plan the exact line you will be on to make it worthwhile. Also – what exactly is an early FC – define it so you can excute it, by walking it. On the video, the 1-2-3 looked great. The FC 4-5 was good in terms of timing (not early, per se, just on time :)) but your line was too far away from the perfect path (plus you were moving backwards a bit as you finished the FC) so she jumped long to the line you were on at 1:04 which set up a zig zag line 5-6-7 and she slipped on the way to tunnel 7.
Line and timing on the BC was really good 8-9!!! So definitely add more of those line on the turns, she really reads them nicely (1:10). Also, plan your exit line connection on the exit of the wrap at 9 – you got collection but then at 1:12 you were looking forward, so she drifted out trying to sort out where to be exactly.Course 2:
I think you ended up leading out too far, actually, so you were standing still for the backside push which makes it harder to get across it. Moving into that might be easier. Plan your perfect path to be closer to 5 and 6, which will allow her to pick up the line to 6 sooner (without you having to oush her back to it) which in turn allows you to get the BC in sooner. You can also consider going the other way on 5 – it might be slightly longer yardage (or not, I would have to walk it) but it is definitely more extension (faster) and easier to get the BC to the tunnel sooner because you don’t have to push to 6.>>Judging from her vocals she was not pleased with my blind 6-7. Maybe a front would have been the better choice since I can send her to 5 and be in a good spot to start the FC and I don’t have to get anywhere since she is coming back to 8 ?>>
She was just saying your were late 🙂 So a FC or a BC can work there – but the thing she needs to see is the rotation/new connection when she is far enough away from takeoff that she can adjust to land in the right spot.
Course 3:
Hard to know which is faster at 2 until we do both and time them to compare. As for easier on her body – the line is pretty similar for her, so it will be pretty much the same on her body (slices tend to be easier than wraps). I timed both of the openings from landing of 1 to exit of the 3 tunnel – they were virtually identical, so we would need electronic eyes to really tell the difference (and that is good that they are virtually identical, because if they were very different that would expose a hole in understanding or execution).
However, he jumping/understanding was VERY different. She jumped 2 ‘cleanly’ at 2:48, good form. Compare it to 3:06 where she ‘swam’ over the bar with her front end, making a massive effort to NOT touch the bar but not jumping it well (play in slow motion to see it clearly). So it tells us that she is *less* comfortable with the psuh/blind on 2 – you executed it really nicely, but she needs to see this skill more with less motion and on a lower bar, so she can get comfy with it and then her jumping will settle in.
I thought the rest of the run on both reps went really well! Sometimes she just vocalizes for no reason that I can see LOL! The left turn on 3 looked good and the threadle 5-6 worked well – you use a little side to side body motion on that in terms of your line, but it did not send her wide at all – she had a nice line Good to know because you can definitely se that in the future.
I think your line choices were really good here – you exploited the speed on the slices very nicely 🙂 My only suggestion for both runs is to decelerate into the rear cross on the 2nd to last jump, so she is tighter on the slice line exit. You were accelerating so she jumped it in extension, leading to a wide turn 9-10.>>Should have blind 8-9 with right turn cue
You can do a blind – but you would still need a decel or spin or something for the tight exit to 9.
Nice work! Let me know what you think!
Tracy
Hellooooooooo!!
>>I’m way late to the party and I’m thrilled to be here!! 🙂
You are not late, you are right on time 🙂
>>I have a question on the baby drive forward – Mr Spot is the first dog I’ve ever had that hasn’t just followed my finger to where I’m pointing or scanned for what I want him to look at, so I haven’t been very successful in teaching a ‘look’ command. I”m wondering if as I work on the ‘get it’ I could ask for a ‘look’ and use the release and ‘get it’ as the reward for looking at the toy.
Yes, you can totally do this! The trick is to release to the toy or treat almost immediately, even as it is moving if you have thrown it. I find that we humans (I am guilty as charged!) have a terrific skill called “waiting too long” so what happens is the puppy glances at the thing, we wait longer, the puppy glances at us – then we send them, accidentally reinforcing looking at us. Oopsie! So releasing early helps – and for many dogs, releasing while the toy is in motion TOTALLY helps because they are tracking the motion.
>> Right now I get to build his distance work since I’m not running and have had a little oopsie set back from getting my hubby home and settled from the hospital – too many store trips and walking way more than i should have. sigh… Glad I brought my crutches with me!
Oh dear! Protect that knee!!! Many of these games not only *can* be done without the handler moving (or barely moving) but they *SHOULD* be done that way (the games yesterday have the explicit instructions to NOT move hahahahaha)
Have fun and keep me posted!
TracyThank you for the course video! He is so fun! He is still developing his commitment skills, so I think these games will really help him drive the lines. That way he won’t rely on your handling for everything – and also you will be more comfy with how to show him the lines. Your handling there was good! And with young dogs, we are trying to figure out what they need, what they know, and how show it to them 🙂
TracyHi! Great session here with Skylar!! he is terrific!
His sending is looking really strong, nice clear hits. As the session progressed, two things that I noticed:
your forward sending to start looked great. When you went to the sideways sending (your right side was nearer to the prop), he was turning to his left, turning away. Ideally he would be turning towards you on those, so it might have been that the prop was too close to the furniture (so turning towards you, to his right, didn’t give him enough room) or it is possible that as you were sending sideways, he felt rear cross pressure. Interesting! So on the next session, you can try in a bigger space and see if he turns to his right on those, rather than to his left. Let me know!The other thing I noticed (and you mentioned it) was that as the session progressed, he wanted to stick closer to your hand rather than hit the prop as much 🙂 I think that was a value shift, meaning as he got more and more rewards from you hand, he wanted to stay closer to your hand (especially because he already has a really strong hand touch). So you can mix it up to keep the value back on the prop – when he hits it, you can toss the reward back to the prop rather than feed from your hand. Try that 50% of the time and see how he does, in terms of maintaining the hit to the prop.
Great job here! Let me know what you think!
TracyGood morning!
>>How much video time are we allowed to post in here weekly? Sorry, If I have over posted.
I don’t remember.I don’t remember either LOL!! Something like 6 minutes total per game… you are fine. LOL!!
His tunneling looks great! When you are back near the exit, sending to the entry, I think it will help if you move your dog side leg forward when you let go of him – you had it back, which makes it a little harder for him to be sure he has permission to go that far away (the jumping on top of the tunnel was hysterical, and you made a good adjustment! I personally also reward that silly stuff because it is a damn fine display of athleticism and balance – reward it once then get closer like you did so it doesn’t happen again LOL!). And when you did step, he was 100% sure that he should go. Yay!!
These looked to be all on your ‘outside’ so based on how well he did, you can switch things up so he is on the inside (between you and the tunnel) to do the threadle foundation. Start close again, so he feels comfy with turning away, then add the distance back towards the tunnel exit again. He was using his body brilliantly here, so I am confident he will be fine on the threadle foundation too 🙂
Great job! Let me know what you think!
TracyGood morning! Great job here!!!! And I *totally* feel your pain about standing still LOL!!! My 2 weakest skills are standing still and being quiet LOL!!!!!! You did an awesome job though. I really love how she as being thoughtful about it – driving in but not pummeling you 🙂 and then turning the new direction (at approx :12, we could see the first moment when she figured out it was an in-then-out behavior and turned (and then you expertly rewarded with the toy). Perfect! And yes, good job with the reward on the ground, that is hard for the youngsters!!! You were really good with your upper body – it was only on the last rep where you turned too much (every other rep had your upper body being perfectly still, not turning to the reward).
About the height of the target – it was fine here because you were in a natural position (not bending too much) and she did not need to lift her front feet off the ground to hit it. In the games I am posted later, you can use this target hand position for the ‘baby’ level and then we fade the actual touch to the target in the advanced level 🙂 Stay tuned! Great job here!!
TracyOh no! That must be frustrating!!! Thank you for keeping me posted. No rush! We will work you through everything after the vet gives you clearance, we have plenty of time and can extend the class, no problem 🙂
Tracy
Good morning!!
>>Before I forget – you mentioned that at some point you would help me to figure out how to keep him motivated at a trial, when I can’t run with his ball in my hand. I do mostly AKC, though now that Ivan is getting faster, I will do some live UKI trials with him.>>
yes!!! Let’s make a plan – I will add it to custom skills sets to give you a bit of a full on program 🙂 Basically – he will know he is running for a reward, and he will know where it is… and he will run the course to get the reward. I know he loves his ball 🙂 but a question: do you have a Manners Minder? If so, does he like it? We can use either/both. I have used a Manners Minder successfully to get Nacho running in agility – wish I had thought of it a few years ago LOL!!! But we can also use the ball. Ivan will tell us which he prefers. And yes, UKI is MUCH more user-friendly for that plus he might enjoy the bigger courses.
Nice job in the mask – how did it feel running in it? I have seen videos from trials in FL with the masks, so it is good practice. It looks like Ivan had zero trouble with it at all! Yay!
In general, I think your runs went well and your plans were good – the only major oopsies had to do with training skills and not plans or executions. That is pretty cool, because we can focus on those training areas. Here are specifics:
Course 1: just like at a trial, when the walk through is over, the walk through is over LOL!! You can probably leave out some of the time you spent walking the lines – I bet you can do this from the sidelines at a trial, or ‘see’ the easy lines without having to walk them (such as 1-2-3, so you could skip directly to the 4-5-6 and then the ending line. That will save time and give you more time to get comfy with the harder parts. And that will then have a domino effect of giving you more time to add the connections and the verbals. This sequence was pretty straightforward for you and Ivan, so you can go directly to the fast walk throughs where you immediately add in more connection and the verbals, trying to run it at his pace. I thought your run looked really good!!! Nice connection and lines, and he really drove it nicely!!!
Course 2: You mentioned being done with the walk early, and yes you want to be sure you truly “have it” when you stop the walk through. I think you *did* have it, but you can always double check yourself by running it really fast from start to finish with connections and verbals, to see if you can nail it with your invisible dog 🙂 I thought you had a clear walk through and you worked to get the timing on that tunnel thread section – you chose a harder handling to work on!! The handling got better and better on each section of the walk through. True, it did go wrong on the actual run – but I think that is more of a training thing than a walk through thing. On your first run, you had the cue in time that he could respond – but he didn’t process the verbal and upper body as overriding the motion of the lower body on the line. The physical and verbal cues were correct (you might have been able to call his name before the thread) and he didn’t read them, so we can work on it in training – by having you do the cue exactly as you did, but at a walk to start then we will work back up to running. If you had a trial this weekend, you would want to choose your blind cross there, or rotate your feet – but we will keep training on it!! On the 2nd run, you tried to be earlier but it was too early, no worries. So you can send to the previous jump and then walk through the threadle without turning your feet and then reward – we can then gradually add more motion.
The rest was lovely!!
Course 3: this also went well – the oopsie at 2 was surprising to me – you planned and handled correctly, and he ran past the bar there. Normally he is SO perfect on those – my guess is the tunnel to there was a bit of a distraction? We can add a distraction game to the custom skills sets 🙂 You worked it by trying to rotate or help, but your initial plan was correct (send and run to the blind). On the re-do, you did the blind earlier and he got it – but it was a little too early for that particular line. So, like with the thread on course 2 – this was more of a training moment than a handling/walk through error. You can work it as a default moment: send to 2 and run away like you did, dropping the ball in behind you as he rounds the backside entry wing.
Everything else looked really good and ran according to plan: loved your double blind! You planned it, practiced it, then executed it! Happy dance!!! And yes, wrapping 9 is a valid option here: it is a spot where you can walk the distance during a walk through, from landing of 8 through takeoff of 10. Neither the slice or the wrap at 9 gives a great line to 10 but the wrap is better as the exit line – but the slice is a better landing spot from 8, so the distance would be the decision maker there (best 2 out of 3 :)). On the wrap, you handled it as you rehearsed I – fabulous! My only suggestion is to try to handle those wraps from the takeoff side – when you step past the jump to the landing side, you are cuing more extension than you want there. But staying on the takeoff side will cue strong collection plus get you up the line sooner.Nice work here!! Let me know what you think!
Tracy
