Loving the videos man! Production quality is going way up and can tell you’re getting so much more comfortable in front of the camera. Keep em coming!!
Yeah, agreed. An old roadracers' saying is, 'look at where you want to go'. I still try to do this when pedalling on the sidewalks around here. I tend to get a little ground down and forget to do this. Lol
Same practice for flat corners but a greater emphasis on technique. Focus on getting your weight on top of the bike so you greatly increase your traction. Cathro's vid on it in the Pinkbike series is pretty decent.
Arron - spot on! I've been riding 30 yrs - still undoing bad habits. This is a tough one , but you are absolutely right. Have a good Christmas and stay healthy!
thank you Aaron for the new approach of your channel by sharing your MTB knowledge...i heard that tip from you years ago on pinkbike, among many helpful dh tips, stocked for your next episode
I concur..I'm 58 But I learned along time ago..the eyes. The wheel will get you into trouble. But in slow gnarly tech ,its what ya do. So riding technique changes as fast as the trail. Great info Aaron!
If you’re going to go work on this technique on the trail, do it at a slower speed than usual. If you ride your normal pace and try to look further ahead for the first time the speed can be a bit daunting and may cause more issues.
I suggest to people to practice in the parking before/after your ride while waiting for others to get ready. Also a good time is to go last in your group, particularly behind a slower friend, and practice then when you don't have pressure to go fast.
That was by far the best ‘how to corner’ video I have ever seen 👏👏👏 that view from above with the correct and wrong way 👌 and explaining there was about 25 seconds of trail before you can get on the power again was spot on. Show it he way they link together, everyone says they do, but they don’t explain why or haw 😅 well done man. Please keep them coming, might beat my mates next season 🤓 😉✌️
Awesome explana-stration 🤘straight from years of training. Your muscle-memory on hitting those turns makes you feel it is wrong when you try to show it with "bad eyes". Awesome!
whoah man - this is a great video... I wasn't sure what I was going to see when i picked it - maybe just a highlights video of your racing, or an interview - when it was skills it was a suprise because I've never seen you do a video like that! This was great - like, this is how you would actually teach someone how to do it... appropriate level of detail, not just like "uhh here's a few words but mostly watch me shred". Thanks man!
Wow, rad... This is for sure my greatest weakness as well. So cool hearing that I'm in the same boat as you because I always wondered how to "not stare at the ground" Thanks so much for the insight! Can't wait to work diligently on this!! Cheers!
I love those videos!!! Keep it up. can you make a video on how to brake Properly into corners? I struggle to find the perfect spot to let off my brakes in corners
Messing corners up that way is also very exhausting, because you need to extra pedal to gain your speed back… if you do this multiple times in a run, it‘s not only the time what is missing, you also lost some energy for this extra bit of concentration or the final sprint.
Super helpful! I’m sure we’ve all noticed that these types of errors occur more frequently when you’re tired and just ‘not feeling’ it. It’s awesome to get a handle on why we end up late on the turn. Thank you so much.
Great video! I forget sometimes but try to be mindful of this every time I ride. This tip alone has improved my cornering and ability to carry speed through corners drastically
This is definitely something I keep forgetting about, so it's reassuring to hear that even a pro has to remind himself! I often end up braking in the berm - then shouting at myself for doing so! The 'bad eyes' / 'good eyes' comparison is really instructive.
Good stuff Aaron, thanks for sharing! I've really got this issue but it's comes from a unique situation. I'm always wearing the GoPro and following my buddies so close (to get good video) that I'm always watching their rear tire because I can't see past them. So when I'm not filming, or finally riding out front I have a hard time of breaking that habit of looking too close in front of me. I'll start working harder on this when the snow starts melting!!
Thanks Aaron, always a good reminder as we are all guilty as you say. Still a massive weakness of mine... hazard fixation! Have a good Christmas! Keep up the great videos.
Good advice! Something more for me to work on. DD is a great trail to work this out on. It would be interesting to see a POV while you ride and have a circle note where your eyes are focused on.
Again Aaron, another well done video. I have watched and seen many trainers and coaches in all my years of dh racing and with the exception of few, none have as good a approach and effective simplicity as you in your videos. Cheers!
Simplicity here is just focusing on the eyes and by default line choice. Not complicating by other items like outside leg down or feet feet flat, body separation, inclination, twist, pumping at the apex for corner exit speed and all that kind of stuff. Look where you want to go. If you’re looking at the ground in front of you, soon enough that’s where you’ll end up :)
Extremely well described and demonstrated I've now saved this into my saved videos for future reference. Look forward to more progressive tutorials from one of the very best racers on the planet.
Thanks buddy!! Been watching a lot of cornering videos lately and that’s definitely one of the best. Luckily that’s one of my locals so heading over now to session that corner and double. Thanks for the great tips!!
Excellent vid! Going to have to watch this a few times. Wild to think, as clapped out as that is, I'd pay good money to see berms like that in Laguna (but only on a few trails).
This is so helpful, great to see how it's covered by you and letting us understand it's something to remember and continuously practice. Great tips, great videos.
Awesome videos🤘 Thanks for posting them. I'll definitely watch these again once the snow melts. A Gwinner race camp would be amazing!! I race enduro and want to start DH but they don't have any camps or races in Sainte Anne unless the UCI is in town.
Thanks for this one! I’m about as new to mt biking as you can get…one trail ride so far. This situation definitely was a challenge but I think I’ll have better next time out with these tips!
This is one thing I always struggle with. Before hitting the trails I'll be like "ok, look out to the exit of the corner", then I usually forget as soon as I start to ride lol
Aaron, your videos are just great. the way you explain things is understandable and based on practice. I especially liked your video about the cockpit. i also come from mx and many of my dh buddies are always amazed that i have the handlebars a ittle more backwards instead of forwards and also move the levers a little further down. now that you show that I feel good, thank you :-)
Amazing videos Aaron realy nice of you sharing your knowledge wiht us common mtb mortals! and i've been chering for you on the world cup, good luck for Val di Sole!
UA-cam Champion in no time!
Hey that’s me, I’m the 50/50 rider. Thanks for the awesome tips Aaron, and I will definitely take them in to consideration the next time I’m riding.
Man I wish I woulda thought of stopping to meet you. Maybe next time.
@@j2spiff did you notice that it was Gwin doing his vids?
I knew it was him but I didn’t think he was filming a yt vid
@@j2spiff if it was me i would've stopped and tried to chat a little or maybe not would not even know what to ask him lol
Feel honored to be given the opportunity to learn from the best, thanks a lot Aaron!!
Loving the videos man! Production quality is going way up and can tell you’re getting so much more comfortable in front of the camera. Keep em coming!!
Thanks Trevor, appreciate the feedback! We're gettin there!
Yeah, agreed. An old roadracers' saying is, 'look at where you want to go'. I still try to do this when pedalling on the sidewalks around here. I tend to get a little ground down and forget to do this. Lol
It all depends on who you get advice from. We are at the right place. Magnificent.
By far the best explanation for " look through the corner" yet!
Preach... corner speed is soo important. Thanks for the video
Best tutorial on cornering I have seen. Would love to see a similar one for FLAT CORNERS. Great Job Aaron!
Same practice for flat corners but a greater emphasis on technique. Focus on getting your weight on top of the bike so you greatly increase your traction. Cathro's vid on it in the Pinkbike series is pretty decent.
I forgot what tut I've seen, maybe it's from one of the tons of GMBN videos or from Paul the Punter where a pro taught him..
Arron - spot on! I've been riding 30 yrs - still undoing bad habits. This is a tough one , but you are absolutely right. Have a good Christmas and stay healthy!
Another bad habit is to misspell names... ;)
thank you Aaron for the new approach of your channel by sharing your MTB knowledge...i heard that tip from you years ago on pinkbike, among many helpful dh tips, stocked for your next episode
lots of online coaching for this sort of thing... I'll take this version any day. Well done, Aaron!
Always Eyes Up Baby!
I concur..I'm 58
But I learned along time ago..the eyes.
The wheel will get you into trouble. But in slow gnarly tech ,its what ya do.
So riding technique changes as fast as the trail. Great info Aaron!
Love this video! Merry Christmas bud🎄✌🏼❤️🍻
Loved the desc as a beginer rider, keep it up dude
If you’re going to go work on this technique on the trail, do it at a slower speed than usual. If you ride your normal pace and try to look further ahead for the first time the speed can be a bit daunting and may cause more issues.
I suggest to people to practice in the parking before/after your ride while waiting for others to get ready. Also a good time is to go last in your group, particularly behind a slower friend, and practice then when you don't have pressure to go fast.
Super sick! Makes me nostalgic for the racing days.
Loving the slow mo where we can see when/if you're breaking too!
Without doubt the best explanation I've come across for cornering.
It's no wonder you're a champion.
Hats off to you sir.
Trails look so familiar 😉great video!
Aaron, you are the man! You have shown what’s possible by a human on a mountain bike! Congratulations.
What an awesome Christmas present from one of the best to ever do it.
That was by far the best ‘how to corner’ video I have ever seen 👏👏👏 that view from above with the correct and wrong way 👌 and explaining there was about 25 seconds of trail before you can get on the power again was spot on. Show it he way they link together, everyone says they do, but they don’t explain why or haw 😅 well done man. Please keep them coming, might beat my mates next season 🤓
😉✌️
Let's goooo! 👊
it definetely is. I only wonder what Sam Hill might say on "geht the widest turn possible" ;)
Merry Christmas Aaron!
Awesome tips Aaron 🏆🎯
So those are the lines on DD! Great video, keep ‘em coming.
Awesome explana-stration 🤘straight from years of training.
Your muscle-memory on hitting those turns makes you feel it is wrong when you try to show it with "bad eyes".
Awesome!
Thanks for the helpful tipps and happy birthday Aaron!
I have a roscoe 8 2021 hardtail I learned a lot from you Aaron I've been riding mountain bikes since the 1980 s and dirtbikes
Just found your channel, I don’t own a MTB yet but when I do I’ll definitely watch some of your other videos for help
Thanks for sharing the knowledge! Merry Christmas!
Good advice bro. Well explained 👊. Keep your head up when riding, look ahead down the trail and break before corners and no breaks when cornering.
Nice @Aaron Gwin!
More of this vids please 👌🏻
whoah man - this is a great video... I wasn't sure what I was going to see when i picked it - maybe just a highlights video of your racing, or an interview - when it was skills it was a suprise because I've never seen you do a video like that! This was great - like, this is how you would actually teach someone how to do it... appropriate level of detail, not just like "uhh here's a few words but mostly watch me shred". Thanks man!
So thankful for riding motorcycles before mountain bikes. The old saying: "push right, look right, go right" comes to mind.
This is awesome! Great explaining it! Keep it up man!
Merry Christmas! Thanks for the advice, these videos are great.
Focus forward! Love this video. Great job Aaron!
Wow, rad... This is for sure my greatest weakness as well. So cool hearing that I'm in the same boat as you because I always wondered how to "not stare at the ground"
Thanks so much for the insight! Can't wait to work diligently on this!! Cheers!
Great video! Recently did a cornering clinic and this video was a great refresher.
I love those videos!!! Keep it up. can you make a video on how to brake Properly into corners? I struggle to find the perfect spot to let off my brakes in corners
Your explanation vids are getting better and better mate 👌👍
Target fixation is what we call it on a motorcycle , great tips
Thank you Aaron! This is one that I’ve been working on. Very helpful!
love this concept....vince lombardi used to tell his running backs to "run to daylight"...same concept. your body will go where your eyes are looking
Messing corners up that way is also very exhausting, because you need to extra pedal to gain your speed back… if you do this multiple times in a run, it‘s not only the time what is missing, you also lost some energy for this extra bit of concentration or the final sprint.
This is an awesome tutorial. Please keep producing this type of content.
Super helpful! I’m sure we’ve all noticed that these types of errors occur more frequently when you’re tired and just ‘not feeling’ it. It’s awesome to get a handle on why we end up late on the turn. Thank you so much.
Thanks Gwin! I know this super simple tip is really going to help my riding.
Loving the content! Thanks Aaron!
Great video! I forget sometimes but try to be mindful of this every time I ride. This tip alone has improved my cornering and ability to carry speed through corners drastically
Love this! Thanks for sharing.
Gold as always, Aaron! Keep up the great work
Great video Aaron!
This is definitely something I keep forgetting about, so it's reassuring to hear that even a pro has to remind himself! I often end up braking in the berm - then shouting at myself for doing so!
The 'bad eyes' / 'good eyes' comparison is really instructive.
Thanks for sharing Aaron, I’ve been focusing on corners this week but have forgotten to look up! Tomorrow’s ride should be better 🤙
Aaron, these videos you are doing are great! Thank you
Awesome work Aaron. Thanks for taking time to share your hard-earned insight!
Good stuff Aaron, thanks for sharing! I've really got this issue but it's comes from a unique situation. I'm always wearing the GoPro and following my buddies so close (to get good video) that I'm always watching their rear tire because I can't see past them. So when I'm not filming, or finally riding out front I have a hard time of breaking that habit of looking too close in front of me. I'll start working harder on this when the snow starts melting!!
That’s so true where you look is where you’ll end up. Most riders doesn’t scan the trail.
Great insight man! Thanks for taking the time to do the deep dive. Super valuable... Keep em coming!
Aaron teaching turns is like Tiger teaching how to chip. Totally badass!
Your approach to education is very effective
Awesome .. very helpful. Thank you for making this content. Looks like at Double D trail.
Thanks Aaron, always a good reminder as we are all guilty as you say. Still a massive weakness of mine... hazard fixation!
Have a good Christmas! Keep up the great videos.
Good advice! Something more for me to work on. DD is a great trail to work this out on. It would be interesting to see a POV while you ride and have a circle note where your eyes are focused on.
Awesome Aaron, really appreciate these videos! Thank you, keep it up.
Awesome, if videos like these were labeled episodically for a skills series I think that would be super rad. Nice tutorial
Again Aaron, another well done video. I have watched and seen many trainers and coaches in all my years of dh racing and with the exception of few, none have as good a approach and effective simplicity as you in your videos. Cheers!
Simplicity here is just focusing on the eyes and by default line choice. Not complicating by other items like outside leg down or feet feet flat, body separation, inclination, twist, pumping at the apex for corner exit speed and all that kind of stuff. Look where you want to go. If you’re looking at the ground in front of you, soon enough that’s where you’ll end up :)
Extremely well described and demonstrated I've now saved this into my saved videos for future reference. Look forward to more progressive tutorials from one of the very best racers on the planet.
Thanks buddy!! Been watching a lot of cornering videos lately and that’s definitely one of the best. Luckily that’s one of my locals so heading over now to session that corner and double. Thanks for the great tips!!
Excellent vid! Going to have to watch this a few times. Wild to think, as clapped out as that is, I'd pay good money to see berms like that in Laguna (but only on a few trails).
Loving the videos for sure! Keeping it simple and straight forward.
Great job explaining this technique!
thank you Aaron looking forward to see more teaching mtb videos
Great lesson. Even better your ability to convey and communicate the process. I see lots of potential for these videos
Thanks for the tips 🤙🏼
This is so helpful, great to see how it's covered by you and letting us understand it's something to remember and continuously practice.
Great tips, great videos.
Awesome videos🤘 Thanks for posting them. I'll definitely watch these again once the snow melts. A Gwinner race camp would be amazing!! I race enduro and want to start DH but they don't have any camps or races in Sainte Anne unless the UCI is in town.
Love these videos!
THIS is the video I need! I was just thinking about how I come out of a turn needing to hit the gas because I think i turn like try #2
That is a short dropper! Great detailed analysis.
great video and insight.. Thank you Champ 🏆
Great video! Sharing it with the team
Totally guilty of this... done it many times in that 1st corner :DD
Thanks for the lesson Aaron!
Excellent advice! Shoutout to Large Marge at 9:48
Very well explained! Thanks 👍🏼
Thanks for the tips Aaron!
Love this video! Exactly what I need to work on!
Thanks for this one! I’m about as new to mt biking as you can get…one trail ride so far. This situation definitely was a challenge but I think I’ll have better next time out with these tips!
Excellent advice, been loving your channel!
So good! Must watch.
Awesome ability to explain this stuff clearly. Thanks Aaron!
More of this type of content is awesome coming from a legit pro
Advice from the best!
This is one thing I always struggle with. Before hitting the trails I'll be like "ok, look out to the exit of the corner", then I usually forget as soon as I start to ride lol
Aaron, your videos are just great. the way you explain things is understandable and based on practice. I especially liked your video about the cockpit. i also come from mx and many of my dh buddies are always amazed that i have the handlebars a ittle more backwards instead of forwards and also move the levers a little further down. now that you show that I feel good, thank you :-)
Amazing videos Aaron realy nice of you sharing your knowledge wiht us common mtb mortals! and i've been chering for you on the world cup, good luck for Val di Sole!
For how long I was awaiting such guide how to corner. Cheers Mr.Gwyn! When you're back in WC? :)