Jake Barnes & Clay O'Brien Cooper: Building Confidence and Reading the Corner
Lessons From Legends
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9m 23s
Still prepping for Reno, Jake Barnes and Clay O'Brien Cooper turn up the intensity in this session and leave the pen with confidence. Jake breaks down how to handle a steer that keeps ducking left, why steer training matters when a steer won't give you a good pattern, and how to regroup mid-practice to still give your heeler a decent shot. Clay explains the difference in feel between fresh cattle and roped-out steers, and why a fresher steer gives you a truer sense of what a real run feels like. Both legends talk candidly about pushing their game to make the fast, sharp runs it takes to compete at rodeos like Reno, comparing it to a basketball player who has to step back and hit a three instead of an easy layup. It's an honest look at what it takes to sharpen up, ride with confidence, and decide whether you've still got the shot when it counts.