Last week…I did Drop the Hammer with Anneke. Just follow her, don’t think, just go. Anneke is the most amazing coach!! We did 2 full run together and then I did it by myself several more times. Seriously fun😊. Love ❤️ her, inspires confidence and give the skills required.
Well done Matt! My son and I hit Drop the Hammer when we visited in July (with the help of a local👍) now I relive that rush every time I see someone else do it 🤟 Great coaching too!👍
I'll be heading to Bentonville in October with a primary focus on conquering "Drop the Hammer." To prepare for this challenging feature, I have outlined a specific training regimen that includes the following elements: - Practicing on the free ride drops at Slaughter Pen - Lower Mad Hatter drop - Drops on Cease and Desist - Progressively tackling the smaller two drops on Drop the Hammer, gradually extending the 5-foot drop to an 8-foot drop or more My ultimate goal is to successfully complete "Drop the Hammer." I'm excited to put in the work to make it happen! I have 2 years exp by Oct and last year I could confidently send the 2nd drop at the Slaughter Pen free ride area deep past the wood ramp. Are there any other drops I should session while in Bentonville? Thanks for the video!
This sounds like a great plan! I love the fact that you are taking your time and practicing on different drops. The top of Schroen Train and the bottom Ozon are two more drops you could practice on. I wish you all the best, you got this! 🙌🚀
Great job Matt! I am hoping none of that is in the Coler Roller enduro - I've got nowhere to practice anything like that coming from out of town. That cheese grater effect is the gift that keeps on giving! I've had road rash from crits where 40 or so of us went rolling down the pavement at 30+ mph... Hurts to shower!
@@MTBPerspective Thats too bad, but will be a great way to end the riding season. It was over 100 with heat index when I was there last year. Thankfully my Airbnb had an amazing pool!
Fall is where I usually get the most miles in - at some point in the last 10yrs I've lost my ability to deal with heat much over 90 especially if the air quality is down too. @@pkvillager
Thank you, Anneke You have the makings of a first rate coach. I really enjoyed the video. Thanks again for all the hard work that you put into your channel. It is appreciated. Congrats to Matt. Good effort. Keep it up.
This is just the kind of video I was looking for! I wasnt ready for Drop the Hammer on my first trip to Bentonville last year but I'm absolutely ready this year! Hopefully there will be a local there to tow me in next week.
Just found your channel & love all the instructional videos! It helps being in Arkansas and being familiar with the trails you are filming on. It gives me more confidence to try/learn on the exact same features that you show in your videos. I haven't progressed to advanced drops like Drop the Hammer yet but I'm slowly working my way up to bigger & bigger drops. Do you have video working with Matt on intermediate drops? Your jumping instructional video was also great! Welcome to Arkansas & we're glad you're here! Thanks for the great vids!
Great video. You teach the same thing as I do off of drops. Push forward, not up or down. When I was there at Drop The Hammer I was alone and didn't want to try it without someone else around or someone to tow me in. Hopefully next time I can find someone to lead me in so I know the speed. Although, after watching this I think it's a pretty straightforward forward roll-in from those stairs.
We just got back from Bentonville and watched people hit this drop! We're all in our late forties and early fifties and fear is the number one obstacle because we don't want to get hurt... Drop progression is key... after a nasty collarbone break a few years ago I'm able to do the intermediate drops at the skills Park at the skills Park .. Next year will move to the next level.
I highly recommend spending training time with Anneke. I have had 5 lessons (over the course of a year), so far and we done advanced jumping and drops. I did Drop the Hammer this trip!!! I’m 72 years old. You got this.
Yes, the safest way I like to teach and show people is with a little micro pop/load to unweight the front end of the bike. This way the bike 'floats' more vs the front end dropping down nose heavy. It all depends on the drop as well, since Drop the Hammer has a big vertical drop and steep landing you do not need to do much of that. Hope this helps!
Nice! BUT, I would practice on Firestarter drop (smallest of the 3), then 2nd drop on Drop the Hammer (2nd biggest), then 1st (biggest of the 3). Like 3 drops each (first 2 drops), every time a little deeper, so further/bigger (NOT too deep) then, without any delay, big one at normal trail speed. Being towed helps A LOT, but not always available.
@@donatels1 nice I don't recall Fireline having any drops? This is my plan for Oct. - Practicing on the free ride drops at Slaughter Pen - Lower Mad Hatter drop - Drops on Cease and Desist - Progressively tackling the smaller two drops on Drop the Hammer, gradually extending the 5-foot drop to an 8-foot drop or more What do you think?
I ran into you on the trail the other day near the Castle Hub and said thanks in passing for this video, but just wanted to comment here too. This video was sooooo helpful in tackling Drop the Hammer. Bucket list feature for me that I'm super stoked to have under my belt. Thanks again! Here's my short of my first full pull on it: th-cam.com/users/shortsXldRqBdFmAg?si=zRFTBIYeKr1KIz27
It's amazing how people that don't know MTB FUNDAMENTALs would give a comment like this. She stayed chin over the stem, that's a perfect body position and not way forward. Matt was good, but his hips were too far back even before he left the edge, plus he landed on his back tire. One should land either both wheels together or slightly front wheel first on sloped landing. Back wheel landing is only used for flat landing. Get yourself educated on MTB FUNDAMENTALs before you showed how uneducated you are. SMH.
Thank you Anneke! So stoked to drop the hammer!
You did amazing!!!
i gotta ask Matt, where'd you get that nice shirt!?
Last week…I did Drop the Hammer with Anneke. Just follow her, don’t think, just go. Anneke is the most amazing coach!! We did 2 full run together and then I did it by myself several more times. Seriously fun😊. Love ❤️ her, inspires confidence and give the skills required.
Well done Matt! My son and I hit Drop the Hammer when we visited in July (with the help of a local👍) now I relive that rush every time I see someone else do it 🤟
Great coaching too!👍
Awesome you did that with your son!! Definitely an adrenaline rush!
Awesome job Matt! Congrats on dropping the hammer!
🙌
Nice video! Matt did great and Anneke's technique was a perfect demonstration of laser focus and so crisp! Lol @09:40
Thanks :)
I'll be heading to Bentonville in October with a primary focus on conquering "Drop the Hammer."
To prepare for this challenging feature, I have outlined a specific training regimen that includes the following elements:
- Practicing on the free ride drops at Slaughter Pen
- Lower Mad Hatter drop
- Drops on Cease and Desist
- Progressively tackling the smaller two drops on Drop the Hammer, gradually extending the 5-foot drop to an 8-foot drop or more
My ultimate goal is to successfully complete "Drop the Hammer." I'm excited to put in the work to make it happen!
I have 2 years exp by Oct and last year I could confidently send the 2nd drop at the Slaughter Pen free ride area deep past the wood ramp.
Are there any other drops I should session while in Bentonville?
Thanks for the video!
This sounds like a great plan! I love the fact that you are taking your time and practicing on different drops. The top of Schroen Train and the bottom Ozon are two more drops you could practice on. I wish you all the best, you got this! 🙌🚀
Don’t forget the drop at the top of AirRaid at the Huntley Gravity Zone. Best of luck. DTH as a smooth land in my opinion.
Matt your second one looked great from that angle 👍
Holy moly! What a story at the end! Dope riding throughout
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job Matt! I am hoping none of that is in the Coler Roller enduro - I've got nowhere to practice anything like that coming from out of town.
That cheese grater effect is the gift that keeps on giving! I've had road rash from crits where 40 or so of us went rolling down the pavement at 30+ mph... Hurts to shower!
Just hit up the skills area of Slaughter Pen there are two drops to work on before you hit DTH
Too hot - trip cancelled 😞Actually rescheduled for early November
@@MTBPerspective Thats too bad, but will be a great way to end the riding season. It was over 100 with heat index when I was there last year. Thankfully my Airbnb had an amazing pool!
Fall is where I usually get the most miles in - at some point in the last 10yrs I've lost my ability to deal with heat much over 90 especially if the air quality is down too.
@@pkvillager
Thank you, Anneke You have the makings of a first rate coach. I really enjoyed the video. Thanks again for all the hard work that you put into your channel. It is appreciated. Congrats to Matt. Good effort. Keep it up.
That was butter Matt!
This is just the kind of video I was looking for! I wasnt ready for Drop the Hammer on my first trip to Bentonville last year but I'm absolutely ready this year! Hopefully there will be a local there to tow me in next week.
Awesome!! Good luck 🍀, you’ve got this!
Just found your channel & love all the instructional videos! It helps being in Arkansas and being familiar with the trails you are filming on. It gives me more confidence to try/learn on the exact same features that you show in your videos. I haven't progressed to advanced drops like Drop the Hammer yet but I'm slowly working my way up to bigger & bigger drops. Do you have video working with Matt on intermediate drops? Your jumping instructional video was also great! Welcome to Arkansas & we're glad you're here! Thanks for the great vids!
Thank you for the kind words and feedback! Intermediate / Beginner drop video will follow soon :)
You just boosted my confidence. Thank you, Anneke!
I love your lessons where are you giving lessons ? Happy to find a channel like this in TH-cam 🤘🏻💯💯
Thank you! Appreciate the feedback.
@@annekebeerten 🙏🏻🍀
Another great vid. Thank you.
Thank you!!
Great video. You teach the same thing as I do off of drops. Push forward, not up or down. When I was there at Drop The Hammer I was alone and didn't want to try it without someone else around or someone to tow me in. Hopefully next time I can find someone to lead me in so I know the speed. Although, after watching this I think it's a pretty straightforward forward roll-in from those stairs.
Thanks for the upload. Haven't hit Drop the Hammer after several visits...maybe the next visit will be the one.
Hopefully this will help!
We just got back from Bentonville and watched people hit this drop! We're all in our late forties and early fifties and fear is the number one obstacle because we don't want to get hurt...
Drop progression is key... after a nasty collarbone break a few years ago I'm able to do the intermediate drops at the skills Park at the skills Park .. Next year will move to the next level.
I highly recommend spending training time with Anneke. I have had 5 lessons (over the course of a year), so far and we done advanced jumping and drops. I did Drop the Hammer this trip!!! I’m 72 years old. You got this.
CLEAN! Nice work.
Appreciate it!
Awesome video
Thank you!! 🙌
That was fantastic!
DTH is definitely intimidating when you see it for the first time! Complete rush when you send for the first time!
Definitely gets the heart rate up!!
Anneke, i noticed a mini pop the first time on drop the Hammer. Is that a personal thing you like, or needed when going for bigger drops?
Yes, the safest way I like to teach and show people is with a little micro pop/load to unweight the front end of the bike. This way the bike 'floats' more vs the front end dropping down nose heavy. It all depends on the drop as well, since Drop the Hammer has a big vertical drop and steep landing you do not need to do much of that. Hope this helps!
love your video since how to drop vid and unicorn... lol
Haha! I still have the unicorn suit :))
Nice! BUT, I would practice on Firestarter drop (smallest of the 3), then 2nd drop on Drop the Hammer (2nd biggest), then 1st (biggest of the 3). Like 3 drops each (first 2 drops), every time a little deeper, so further/bigger (NOT too deep) then, without any delay, big one at normal trail speed. Being towed helps A LOT, but not always available.
***Fire Line***
@@donatels1 nice I don't recall Fireline having any drops?
This is my plan for Oct.
- Practicing on the free ride drops at Slaughter Pen
- Lower Mad Hatter drop
- Drops on Cease and Desist
- Progressively tackling the smaller two drops on Drop the Hammer, gradually extending the 5-foot drop to an 8-foot drop or more
What do you think?
I say this completely out of jealousy, but 1.5 years in Bentonville is like 3 years in most other places. :)
😂😂***Fire Line*** it’s been awhile..
7:15
I ran into you on the trail the other day near the Castle Hub and said thanks in passing for this video, but just wanted to comment here too. This video was sooooo helpful in tackling Drop the Hammer. Bucket list feature for me that I'm super stoked to have under my belt. Thanks again! Here's my short of my first full pull on it: th-cam.com/users/shortsXldRqBdFmAg?si=zRFTBIYeKr1KIz27
Don’t stand on the features!
To be fair Matt looked better coming of that drop than her,her head was way forward.
It's amazing how people that don't know MTB FUNDAMENTALs would give a comment like this. She stayed chin over the stem, that's a perfect body position and not way forward. Matt was good, but his hips were too far back even before he left the edge, plus he landed on his back tire. One should land either both wheels together or slightly front wheel first on sloped landing. Back wheel landing is only used for flat landing. Get yourself educated on MTB FUNDAMENTALs before you showed how uneducated you are. SMH.