Ep. 6: Sit Still, Stay Forward & Getting Confident
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In the final episode of the Pre-Summer Breakaway Tune Up Session, Justin Maass wraps up the day with some of the most honest coaching of the series. Jimmie Smith hits a wall mid-session and Maass pulls her out of it the only way he knows how: three good runs and a short memory. He breaks down why counting bad rodeos is the worst thing a roper can do to themselves and why the mental reset is sometimes the most important adjustment you can make. On the technical side, he gets into sitting still until the gate opens, keeping your left elbow bent through the delivery, and why any backwards motion before you pull your slack is costing you runs. Kayla Graham works through a delivery habit that keeps sending her horse the wrong direction, and Maass zeroes in on what her left hand is doing when she releases.
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