S-Curve advice?

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[JBH]

In your case, Steve: It's a balance of leaning and turning--and practice. What you're trying to learn, of course, is how much, and when, to lean while still turning around the cones. There's no real trick to it, in my experience. It just comes with practice. Keep setting such courses, and focus on anticipating when to angle your whole body inward to counteract the force on the bends of the S--which naturally wants to throw your body outward.

Look ahead, keep your knees bent, anticipate when to lean, keep using your arms, and get familiar with the limits of your wheels' grip. (Odds are, they'll hold on longer than you might think.)

And, paradoxically, don't keep skating the same course once your performance starts to decline. When you get tired, your muscles don't respond right and you end up reinforcing inefficient movement patterns, which is not what you want to do. If nothing else, set the cones wider but on the same line, which will help you get the feel of the lean without worrying about hitting cones. Once you feel good with the lean, then tighten the course back up gradually.

In Larson's case: It's because he's not wearing a helmet.

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