Women’s Mtb
skills course
All 3-day courses taught by Gene Hamilton
what They’re Saying
Client Testimonials
I have been smiling all day long today, thinking about our rad weekend together! I taught 4 of my kids how to do wheelies today and they thought I was super cool for a solid 5 minutes until they had it completely mastered and were smoking past my on their rear wheels.
Thank you forever, Gene, for sharing your passion and deciding to teach. An empowering, motivating, completely exhilarating weekend. I feel like a little kid on Christmas morning with my new toy. It was a total honor to cross paths with you all!
Thanks Coach Gene for your time the last 2 days! Your coaching is spot on! I’m so lucky to have had the chance to spend this time learning from the most passionate mountain biker out there – one who cares about the sport and all the techniques that go into it!
Total respect! That’s all I have to say! If anyone is questioning or “thinking” about signing up for his camp- DON’T , just do! Thank you Gene!!!!
Incredible! It’s like night and day. I took my first ride after your clinic, it’s like taking your favorite challenging singletrack and it becomes a four lane highway; you see your favorite trail in a whole new light.
Gene, I’m totally serious. I went out this morning, my purpose being to work on your vision techniques. I was amazed at how it helped me in my climbing. I make it up stuff that I know I would of walked up before talking the clinic.
I love Gene and his BetterRide course! I have not stopped telling all of my friends about how much I learned in his class. His teaching philosophy is focused on mastering the basic skills to ultimately become a more confident and overall safer mountain bike rider.
Gene provides an excellent breakdown of MTB fundamentals and is able to differentiate his teaching to accommodate any level of rider.
He is full of stoke, enthusiasm, and logic– a true teacher and overall great human. He made the course so fun and inspires you to continue your own learning beyond the class.
Seriously, taking the BetterRide course with Gene is one of the best decisions I’ve made in my mountain biking journey thus far. I have never felt more confident and more secure in my riding after applying the fundamentals I learned in Gene’s class.
BetterRide women’s MTB Skills Courses have been designed to teach you how to ride
Faster
More Efficient
Balanced
In Control
and be Safer on Trail
Core Skills Learned in a Women’s MTB Skills Course
Share a great mountain biking experience with other women! BetterRide’s Women’s MTB Camp, Clinic and Skills Coaching covers the same core skills as the co-ed camps in a SUPPORTIVE, NON-JUDGEMENTAL atmosphere, plus he adds a little more of the mental side of mountain biking, especially as it comes to dealing with fear.
This can be very beneficial as it invites students to push their limits without feeling intimidated.
The Core Fundamental Skills of Mountain Bike Riding and Racing are NOT INTUITIVE.
Correct Body Position so you ride everything on the trail consistently eg. jumps, drops, off-camber, roots
Balanced Weight Placement
Vision, how to look ahead correctly; everyone knows to do it, few actually do
Bike Set up for Optimal Riding and Control
Cornering Technique with Take Home Drills
Advanced Cornering Technique
How to Brake Effectively
How to Use Your Brakes for Speed
Correct Technique for Uphill and Downhill Switchbacks
How to Clear Large Obstacles
How to Interpret the Trail to Ride Fast and Smooth
Course Goals
Gene’s Women’s MTB Skills Course will help you with both the MENTAL and PHYSICAL sides of mountain biking.
The goal is to help you reach your potential by teaching you the core skills of mountain biking along with the drills to master them – no matter your experience level!
These are the non-intuitive skills that eluded Gene Hamilton, BetterRide Founder and Coach after 15 years of riding and kept him from reaching his potential.
Learning and becoming proficient at these skills will allow you to ride in balance and in control making you a more efficient and confident rider.
When you take a Women’s MTB Course from BetterRide it is not uncommon to find yourself with a diverse group ranging from Pros to enthusiastic riders looking to take their riding to the next level. Everyone is taught the same core skills.
These core skills of mountain biking are not inherent and are not learned from experience.
Sports are not learned by doing, they are learned by practicing core skills using drills.
If sports were learned by doing, top level
Layout Of The 3-Day Course
Gene teaches drills for each skill so you can practice after the course and master these skills, ending the frustration of not riding to your potential.
A Typical women's MTB Skills Course runs from: 8:45 am until +- 3:00 pm.
Each day starts with 3-4 hours of skills instruction and drills in a local park followed by 2-3 hours of on trail practicing and riding on trail.
FIRST, he'll teach you the goal of the skill and explain - HOW to do it so you understand the skill & WHAT it should feel like.
THEN, he demonstrates the skill, so you can see it done and know what it should look like.
NEXT, you'll practice the skill using drills in a safe learning environment (so you don't resort to old habits and/or survival instincts) while Gene encourages and assists you.
Once you have a good understanding of the skill and have done some practice, we apply the skill out on the trail.
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Course Dates & Locations
Phone: 435 260 7696
Email: admin@dev.betterride.net
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