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Old December 11th, 2016, 05:21 PM   #1121
Mechanikrazy
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Originally Posted by adouglas View Post
Where's your chest pointing?

When I first started riding on the track the stiff inside arm was one of my biggest issues. I kept catching myself tensing up.

In my case, the answer wasn't really to focus on relaxing the arm... it was to visualize myself relaxing my whole upper body and hugging the bike. YMMV.
I've been riding neutral, so chest pointing along a plane parallel to the bike.

Next season, I might try this hugging thought process and see if it changes things up.
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