Snooker: This run felt mushy, not surprising I guess considering his long layoff. First, he was a bit nervous of the judge on the first dogwalk contact so didn't do 2o2o. Then, he paused for a few seconds on the teeter after tipping it, looking worriedly at the nearby sideline. But it was a fun course, with (WOOT!) no weaves, and the #7 was a single tunnel. Gave him a nice smooth opening and made it through to #6 of the closing before running out of time. So a Q, but not a particularly nice one.
Jumpers: Definitely a better and happier run than the Snooker, but with an off course and a run-by on the last jump. Here are some shots from Jumpers:
... And here's where we went off course ("don't take your eyes off your dog!"):
I've gotten ahead of him again, driving a straight line of jumps, so he opens up to leave out a stride.
Back for a few more runs tomorrow.
2 comments:
Trying to outrace your dog is a great strategy to keep them moving--usually--but I had a huge bruise under my collarbone for weeks from keeping my eye on my dog instead of on where the teeter was--and plenty of off-courses from watching where the next obstacle is instead of my dog. Timing is so important! There's one national champion and world team member whose name I won't mention who almost never goes off course with his dog, but every time I've seen it, he has been SO clearly not watching his dog that from the sidelines we can see the off-course coming a mile away. So the timing is tough at all levels.
Teeter + collarbone = oy!
Timing... so important, yet so difficult to get right. Well I guess it would be a boring sport if everything was easy.
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