raydawg wrote on 07/20/16 at 08:27:10:I think it's safe to say fixation is real, you focus on what you want to avoid and you end up there......
I believe it's true as well when you ride tight. Your grip and fear cause mental fatigue with fixating on holding the bars to tight and going to the brake on any perception of loosing control.
Only riding in those fears will give you confidence that is needed to ride past that fear.
I will agree, and disagree
fast enough to be a little scared but still having fun helps
going into true butt pucker territory makes matters worse
as I said, I rode faster through the sweepers before riding the sisters than i did after, especially the first time, after low siding
nothing ruins confidence like a crash, and riding at your 10
will lead to crashes
that's why smart people reserve riding at 10 for the track