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Old June 8th, 2017, 11:24 AM   #134
adouglas
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Originally Posted by Misti View Post
What could come from drawing the track from memory?
Positive demonstration of an utter lack of artistic skill?

In all seriousness, it would solidify your memory of the track in the same way that writing things down solidifies them in your mind. I've taken to doing the latter more and more... the action of applying pen to paper triggers memory formation and recall in a way that's different from digital input. It forces you to slow down, be deliberate and think about what you're doing.

Something I like to do is run a movie of the track in my mind, over and over. I can see every marker, feel specific bumps, recall individual moments from the last time I was there.... I can readily describe every part of the track at Palmer in detail, based on that visual memory.

YouTube is an amazing tool for this. Every track I'm ever going to ride has been captured on video by riders far more skilled than I. Sometimes they're even narrated... I have a couple of those posted in the Northeast Track Day thread.

My wife doesn't get it but it sure beats binge-watching NCIS.
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