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Ken Hill Podcast Series

Thanks Ken. One of these days I think I need to sit down and listen to all of these a 2nd / 3rd time with a note pad. :laughing:thumbup
 
phocup said:
Thanks Ken. One of these days I think I need to sit down and listen to all of these a 2nd / 3rd time with a note pad. :laughing:thumbup
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Same here. I usually listen to each one a couple times. I have already improved my confidence through turns on the street and catch myself practicing my brake application 1-5% and 5%-1 randomly throughout the day:rofl
 
What do you guys think about using intercoms for training purposes at the track?

Instructor following rider can give them real time feedback focusing on one turn at a time.

Sounds like a good idea but I'm wondering if it's too distracting?
 
Smash Allen said:
What do you guys think about using intercoms for training purposes at the track?

Instructor following rider can give them real time feedback focusing on one turn at a time.

Sounds like a good idea but I'm wondering if it's too distracting?
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I have used them and for 99.9% of all riders I have worked with, they are a waste. Very much too distracting. Video review continues to be the best source for rider critique that I use.

Example - At our Rick Development Camp at Chuckwalla this Winter, Valentine Debise at first thought video was too old school, by the second day, he was asking for his videos to take home at night and study. Same with JD Beach...
 
khill said:
I have used them and for 99.9% of all riders I have worked with, they are a waste. Very much too distracting. Video review continues to be the best source for rider critique that I use.

Example - At our Rick Development Camp at Chuckwalla this Winter, Valentine Debise at first thought video was too old school, by the second day, he was asking for his videos to take home at night and study. Same with JD Beach...
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Thanks for the response Ken, I appreciate it.

I was thinking the same thing, that they may be too distracting. A couple friends tried it out at THill West and the instructee lowsided T1 on lap 2...withholding names:laughing

I am looking forward to some coaching from Rickdiculous racing next year :)
 
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So old school. I want a live video feed, in a helmet heads up display, of the follow video so I can watch myself riding while I'm riding.
 
khill said:
I have used them and for 99.9% of all riders I have worked with, they are a waste. Very much too distracting.
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That was our experience too. They didn't even work well for off-track exercises in the paddock, let alone on track.

Back in the last milleneum, when Miguel Duhamel was competing in AMA Superbike, his team experimented with an intercom from pit to rider. A few laps into the race Migel ripped his out and threw it away. :laughing
 
My couple (2 now) experiences with someone reviewing video made huge improvements. Let me pick out a couple things to work on at first, then I could work through the list of suggestions. Gave me time to mull it over a bit. Then how to apply it elsewhere....someone yapping in my ear (besides the fact that most race helmets don't leave room for speakers) would be horrible - I have enough fun shutting my own mouth up.
 
"Corner speed" was what I've been trying to work on at my last trackday so I'm glad to see you touching on this topic. Now it makes sense why Dave Moss had me work on my corner entry instead. :laughing.

One surprising thing to hear though, is the fact that corner speed doesn't significantly change lap time at the apex of the sport. I'll need to digest that a bit more before that doesn't seem so counterintuitive to me.
 
thanks Ken, these are awesome!

Since you asked, I'd love to see a future episode on the art of passing. I've picked up enough pace and control to be faster than some of the guys in my group, but I've never really been taught the ABC's of safe passing. what not to do, what to focus on, the safest places/times to pass, etc. Maybe a future podcast topic?
 
banyan said:
thanks Ken, these are awesome!

Since you asked, I'd love to see a future episode on the art of passing. I've picked up enough pace and control to be faster than some of the guys in my group, but I've never really been taught the ABC's of safe passing. what not to do, what to focus on, the safest places/times to pass, etc. Maybe a future podcast topic?
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I'll add passing to the list. I did cover it quite a bit in #13, but not as a separate subject.

Ken
 
khill said:
# 21 is up....How to develop feel...By far the hardest topic I have covered to date...

https://soundcloud.com/ken-hill-534763963/podcast-21-how-to-develop-feel
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Listened to this one - would love to hear this taken a step further on how to best interpret what you're feeling. I'm finding that I'm prone to just "riding around" a lot of problems (maybe because I've never ridden a bike that was really well set up for me, so my comparison is, um, lacking) but it would be great to have a few tools to recognize and interpret what is felt. Would help with distinguishing "is it me, or the bike?"

Not sure if that's easily put into words, but if it could be, would love to hear some breakdown on that :laughing
 
Honey Badger said:
Listened to this one - would love to hear this taken a step further on how to best interpret what you're feeling. I'm finding that I'm prone to just "riding around" a lot of problems (maybe because I've never ridden a bike that was really well set up for me, so my comparison is, um, lacking) but it would be great to have a few tools to recognize and interpret what is felt. Would help with distinguishing "is it me, or the bike?"

Not sure if that's easily put into words, but if it could be, would love to hear some breakdown on that :laughing
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HEY! This one was hard enough! :laughing

What you are talking about is a major part of what I do at the Moto America Race weekends as well as the Moto2 weekends. Understanding what the rider can control and is responsible for, and what the bike is controlling makes an enormous difference in setting expectations as well as simplifying who is responsible for what.

I have a podcast I am working on which is - "What is holding you back the most" where this will be covered...

Ken
 
khill said:
I have a podcast I am working on which is - "What is holding you back the most" where this will be covered...

Ken
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I discover over and over that my beliefs are what are holding me back. :afm199
 
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