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How far to look ahead - September 2011
Where or how far to look ahead while practicing or racing is a subject of major importance. The basic law here is to look at the next most important object that’s coming up next as early as possible. This may be the beginning of a rut, the entrance of a corner, a big bump on a straight, the take off of a jump, est. You see, as you’re riding a motocross track your vision is covering the ground just before you go over it. You have to focus you vision on certain things of major importance; like mentioned earlier. But what can happen to the untrained rider is that they focus their vision on these things too late and too long. This causes them to ride too close in front of their front fender, which makes them ride the track every ten or twenty feet instead of blending the sections together more smoothly and with better lines. I think this technique is one that even the best riders should be aware of and practice. When you train yourself to be comfortable at looking a little further ahead it allows you to have more time to react to things and therefore go faster. You may be going faster but it doesn’t seem like you are. Vision, depth perception and peripheral vision are all very important. So open it up and see the entire track out in front of you. Ride with your eyes up toward the top of your goggles. Don’t get stuck in tunnel vision.
Get all the techniques of motocross from my Motocross Techniques DVDs, free previews and order online at; www.garysemics.com
Keeping an attitude of gratitude,
Gary Semics
Where or how far to look ahead while practicing or racing is a subject of major importance. The basic law here is to look at the next most important object that’s coming up next as early as possible. This may be the beginning of a rut, the entrance of a corner, a big bump on a straight, the take off of a jump, est. You see, as you’re riding a motocross track your vision is covering the ground just before you go over it. You have to focus you vision on certain things of major importance; like mentioned earlier. But what can happen to the untrained rider is that they focus their vision on these things too late and too long. This causes them to ride too close in front of their front fender, which makes them ride the track every ten or twenty feet instead of blending the sections together more smoothly and with better lines. I think this technique is one that even the best riders should be aware of and practice. When you train yourself to be comfortable at looking a little further ahead it allows you to have more time to react to things and therefore go faster. You may be going faster but it doesn’t seem like you are. Vision, depth perception and peripheral vision are all very important. So open it up and see the entire track out in front of you. Ride with your eyes up toward the top of your goggles. Don’t get stuck in tunnel vision.
Get all the techniques of motocross from my Motocross Techniques DVDs, free previews and order online at; www.garysemics.com
Keeping an attitude of gratitude,
Gary Semics
