Do-it-yourself enduro training v paid coaching - which suits you best?︱Cross Training Enduro

www.crosstraini... Can you really learn enduro techniques from videos? Is paid coaching much better, or a waste of money? We think there are three main ways to improve your enduro skills.We could see the rapid improvement in our enduro skills. The problem? There were still techniques we couldn't get right. And we didn't realise until we had some professional coaching. Try our training vids for working on your extreme enduro techniques. So the third option. Professional coaching. Nine years ago Chris Birch came to Australia and we had a whole weekend of enduro training. The good news was he could see we had learned many basics by ourselves. But he had to make constant corrections to our techniques. If you want extreme enduro training see our playlists of enduro skills to learn. You might have riding buddies who give you some tips. But essentially you are completely self-taught. It works. There are plenty of professional racers who climbed the ranks this way. The main problem? It's definitely slower and there's a high chance of using poor technique and not being aware of it. A good example is sitting versus standing. Our dirt riding tips are great for developing your hard enduro skills. I know some very fast riders who almost never stand the footpegs. There's no way I can catch them when they hit the throttle! But they could be even faster if they did stand on the footpegs more. If you are enduro riding get into our enduro training vids. The weird thing is we kept saying "But I am doing that!" Then Chris would film us on his tablet and show us the mistakes. Some examples? Basic body positioning. It's important to keep your legs slightly bent and your body to the rear. But we usually had our legs straight and leaned forward. Need hard enduro training? Work through our video lists. Hard enduro techniques are covered in our training vids. Cornering when seated. Chris kept saying "slide forward on the seat and weight that front wheel!" We thought we were sliding forward. But no. See if you are hitting the right spot with the front wheel. Is the body positioning correct? Is the suspension being compressed at the right time with body weighting? If you are really serious, film each other on your phones and watch it in slow motion. You won't be getting the feedback of our a professional coach, but I think would be a good substitute if you are on a budget! First? Trial and error. Just keep riding and try to learn from your mistakes. Second? Learning through videos or reading magazine articles. You can learn much faster this way, especially for new riders who have not learned bad habits yet. Ten years ago our group decided to get into hard enduro and we constantly watched the training vids we could find from trials riders and hard enduro riders. The video evidence showed we were still on the middle part of the seat. It felt very weird to have our gonads so close to the handlebars but we could feel the improvement immediately. Log hopping. Regular viewers will know I have about 100 enduro training vids. I have these organised into basic, mid-level and advanced enduro skills. Some of these videos are quite old now but they should still be quite relevant. They are based on what would learn from various enduro coaches over the years. Some of the very old videos could be updated but frankly it's a daunting task! I might get around to it one day... It's very important to hit big logs at a certain spot to get the suspension compressing correctly. I thought I was doing this correctly. But in reality my front wheel was barely touching the log. Chris kept pushing me to hit the log lower and suddenly... what a difference! We didn't learn many new techniques that weekend. Instead the focus was trying to un-learn all the mistakes we had picked up. Chris suggested we make a list of the five biggest mistakes and tape it to our handelbars. Apparently it's very easy to fall bad into bad habits unless you constantly remind yourself. I know a few riders who attend Chris Birch's training sessions every two years. They aren't learning any new techniques. They are just ensuring they still have the right techniques and haven't fallen into old habits. Extreme enduro training vids are our focus. It can be expensive though. As a starving RUclips artist I can't afford regular paid coaching. And riders in remote areas often won't have access to enduro coaches. My suggestion? What's your preference? Trial and error, training videos, or paid coaching? Do you have bad habits you keep falling back into? What made the biggest difference in your experience? Keen to hear about your experiences. If you have riding buddies who are serious about learning, arrange some training rides and give each other feedback. For example, choose a big log. Into enduro and dirt bikes? Check out our dirt bike videos.
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