The positivity of Tracey is infectious! What a great teacher. It was so awesome to hear how stoked you are but also how happy she was for you! Had me smiling the whole time. Great job.
@avalanchesoul well whether you like it or not, a lot of your technical skill is pure instinct/muscle memory. So if you are constantly overthinking your descent you brain might fuck it up for you and you make a decision based on that which makes you crash. So trying to chill out while riding is a good way to counter overthinking every move you make, but it goes without saying you shouldn't drive like a headless person.
Holy shit, no wonder she's so fast. She loves it. She loves everything about this, even shaving a bit of your time made her super happy. It made me want to start riding and made me smile a lot :) Amazing athlete and person!
For those wondering wtf is happening to allow him to send it like this. I'm a kayaking / canoeing coach and also a teacher of 11-18 year olds! This can only really be done with someone who has a good level of technical ability. When you're learning something, your brain carves new pathways that get more defined the more you use them, and they stay there. This is why after learning a skill, like riding a bike, you can come back years after not doing it and get on with it right away. This is also why it's way harder to unlearn a skill if you've been taught to do it wrong, as you have to re-create these pathways. When you have enough practice, a skill can be performed using a different part of your brain than the one you use to focus on an activity. If you think about driving, how many times on a daily commute do you "wake up" a few miles down the road after thinking about some random stuff (perfectly safe btw studies have been done)?? That's because you drive so much your subconscious can take care of it for you. This is the same for Paul and his riding. In Paul's situation, the active bit of his mind is working against the subconscious when he's smashing it down a track. He overthinks things and you can almost see the internal dialogue of "ok, brake, now pedal! brace!" etc, but he doesn't have to do that. Our minds are amazing at doing the right thing, so when Tracy asks him to sing what she's doing is occupying his conscious mind with a task to allow his subconscious to handle the riding. What you see is the result of this! You also have to sing a different song each time otherwise your brain also sends that song and singing to your subconscious as part of your riding. This is just one of the reasons why you should always get some coaching from someone who knows what they're doing as they have insights that can change you in one day. I also want to add that getting positive feedback on this level as well is huge, and many people will just overlook it. If you see someone do something amazing, tell them it was amazing! If someone is new and does their first drop, give them that positivity! This is so important! We can all remember the times when we've been told we're doing amazing, and it really lifts you completely! Amazing video mate! Tracy and you are absolute legends!
Ok, so is that why listening to music has a similar effect? Especially music that you sing along to or makes you want to move to the beat? Because it's occupying that conscious part of the mind and letting the subconscious do its thing?
Late to the party but this occupy the conscious thing also applies to good Singers. We train and the hardest part is to get the thought process out of the way of the physical. Funny and I also like Tracey when she says she can't go below 50% cause she gets bored and crashes. I find that with Down Hill Skiing - if I am not challenged - I switch off and my legs go everywhere LOL.
Tracey is such an awesome bloke! I'm gonna root much more for her from now on! Congrats on the improvement Paul! And thx for the hint. Now that I think of it that is something I did when I was a little kid while skiing difficult tracks.
She got the perfect advice for ya. U and tracy enjoyed the riding.. we havin fun watchin the video 🐴 keep on rolling/singing haha. Greetz from germany 🤘
Did you sandbag to make it so obvious that you improved so much, so fast? The change is amazing! This is one of the best MTB vids I've seen in quite awhile btw. It's got so much going for it: story, visual, skills, camaraderie, banter and the genuine joy you and Tracey express out there. Cheers!
My grandfather got songs stuck in his head while fighting the war. He said that that in really heavy battle it made him do every thing better and is most likely the reason he survived. This video really hits home.
So funny it's starts with the gent screaming in awe then end with singing and the lass having more of a blast following. Great video. Hearts of gold....
This is by far the best video that you've done thanks to Ms Hannah! Getting out of our head is one of the main reasons mountain biking is what we do. She takes it to a whole nother level! And gives us all the key!
What a great coach Tracy is! I can't believe how much better you were riding! Skimming over the top! If you think about it I know I've noticed alot of pros are wearing buds! Happy Trails punter!
I have never seen any mountain bike videos/races but this video made me so happy! It really felt like i was experiencing the same as you did, when you were panicking so was I and when u were singing i was laughing my ass off! Tracy is such a good instructor lol!!
This is one of the best mtb videos out there.. Such an inspiration, both funny and entertaining. Been watching this video many times, keep coming back to learn and have a laugh. Keep it up, Punter! Thanks 👍🏼💪!!!
I had a similar type of experience one time on my BMX bike when I have brake lever problems at the skatepark, so I decided to ride brakeless. I had to trust myself, and went higher, pumped smoother, and aired further than ever before. It's not about going against your better judgement, it's about relaxing and feeling what the bike and the terrain are doing!
Having that camera on Tracey was 👌🏽 her pure excitement, joy & happiness to see you Paul “sending it” was GOLD! you can’t help but have a huge smile the entire time watching this video. 🙌🏽🙌🏽👊🏽
This made my day! Thank's to both of you! :) This summers "lockdownd vacation" i'm going to spend time at my not too far away bike park to overcome some of my fears and hopefully learn a few new skills. Better cornering and less fear of air time would be greate! :)
Best MTB video I have ever watched, I usually get bored with all the technical details but this was just pure feel your way down. Nice video and Tracey sound like a fun person to ride with.
I discovered the same trick a few years ago when I was snowboarding. I started listening to music while riding and sang along with it and also realised that I was a lot more confident with myself....nice video by the way
sounds a bit like you hit the 'flow' there Paul - re: Mindfulness. removing the conscious mind with the singing and riding without thinking about it. Awesome stuff.
I absolutely love it! That was so great and funny! You did incredibly well, Paul! I swear, I will sing from now on down my trails ;-) Great Vid, bro (and sis, of course)
Almost the same happened to me when I smoked a blunt while at the bikepark. I wasn't thinking too much anymore and it was so cool bombing down the trails and with no painful hands afterwards!
That's such a great video Paul. On a load of my edits, I keep finding myself signing and got really annoyed and so cut the footage out. It makes total sense now. Best video I've watched in ages!
When I was introduces to skiing I was super scared. No one had taught me how to break so at every turn I was scared that I would loose control and become faster that I wanted to be. It was a school event though so the pressure was on to not fall behind the group. In order to control my fear I sang a song in my head. I still didn't know how to break but I felt much better. Sometimes we really are just overthinking things ^^
I've just started with Mountainbiking. The first thing was to book a training. It was within a group and after some time with basic technique training, we've started with our first trails. It was exactly the same - the pressure, not to fall behind the group - or even trying to be better than others in the group helped me a lot. Most of the time, I was directly behind our teacher - and many times I had the same speed like him. While the others of the group was driving quite slower. Just stopped thinking about it - and just did it. Worked well. Without a group, I just notice that I am slower than I could be... so, Probably, I should just start singing, too.... ^^ [ok, no - I still need to have the focus on the trail and my technique]
Fascinating!! Tracey is going so much faster, yet her video appeared so calm. Paul was going much slower, yet his video looked like he was going scary fast. The contrast in smoothness between the riders was amazing.... at least until he started to sing!! Tracey should be coaching young riders (if she’s not already). She’s such a positive person!!
Great video, and a true testament for believing in yourself. Being able to distract your mind so that you're free to let loose and be as great as you were meant to be. Really inspirational, thanks for sharing.
great vid, Tracy was awesome..just what you need. Reminded me though, back in the mid 80's riding very early rigid mountain bikes, I always used to have Slayer's Angel of Death going in my head... kind of makes sense now :)
So, I watched this video about 2 weeks back, and then last week I was on stage keynoting a fairly large tech conference. To quiet the jitters before getting up on stage, and for the first few minutes, I had Tracey's voice cheering me on in my head 🤣🙃. It was so awesome, thanks for the video and pass along my thanks to her as well!
What a day eh?! Who would have thought it would have been so simple 😂. Don’t forget to hit that like button and subscribe 💪
Should have had her on an enduro too make it more fair?
I don't think it would have made a difference Tommy!
Your were hanging for dear life and she was just cruising 😂😂😂 is just hilarious.
Do you think just listening to music would have a similar effect?
Told ya she is a most awesome human being...
I’m not biased because I too am from Cairns, Australia.. no bias..
putting a camera (with commentary) on Tracey was the best decision ever XD
She's the best!
Rob Warner better watch out.
I would have been entertained with just the commentary by Tracey alone!😆
100% agreed
Agreed, and the accent doesn't hurt either! I love how stoked she got for him.
Now, to figure out my song...hahaha
The positivity of Tracey is infectious! What a great teacher. It was so awesome to hear how stoked you are but also how happy she was for you! Had me smiling the whole time. Great job.
Her voice while riding sounds so casual like she was sitting around watching TV. She is amazing. Great stuff Paul! Cheers!
Haha yup so chilled out!
@avalanchesoul well whether you like it or not, a lot of your technical skill is pure instinct/muscle memory. So if you are constantly overthinking your descent you brain might fuck it up for you and you make a decision based on that which makes you crash.
So trying to chill out while riding is a good way to counter overthinking every move you make, but it goes without saying you shouldn't drive like a headless person.
Du Glückspilz
So chill!
That's what I noticed. She's not out of breath.
Holy shit, no wonder she's so fast. She loves it. She loves everything about this, even shaving a bit of your time made her super happy.
It made me want to start riding and made me smile a lot :)
Amazing athlete and person!
Quite the paradigm shift! From screaming down the trail to singing!
Ps. Tracy needs her own TH-cam channel!
Haha it's all noise coming out of my mouth!
I get the impression Tracy might be busy training for WCDH ;-)
For those wondering wtf is happening to allow him to send it like this. I'm a kayaking / canoeing coach and also a teacher of 11-18 year olds! This can only really be done with someone who has a good level of technical ability. When you're learning something, your brain carves new pathways that get more defined the more you use them, and they stay there. This is why after learning a skill, like riding a bike, you can come back years after not doing it and get on with it right away. This is also why it's way harder to unlearn a skill if you've been taught to do it wrong, as you have to re-create these pathways. When you have enough practice, a skill can be performed using a different part of your brain than the one you use to focus on an activity. If you think about driving, how many times on a daily commute do you "wake up" a few miles down the road after thinking about some random stuff (perfectly safe btw studies have been done)?? That's because you drive so much your subconscious can take care of it for you. This is the same for Paul and his riding. In Paul's situation, the active bit of his mind is working against the subconscious when he's smashing it down a track. He overthinks things and you can almost see the internal dialogue of "ok, brake, now pedal! brace!" etc, but he doesn't have to do that. Our minds are amazing at doing the right thing, so when Tracy asks him to sing what she's doing is occupying his conscious mind with a task to allow his subconscious to handle the riding. What you see is the result of this! You also have to sing a different song each time otherwise your brain also sends that song and singing to your subconscious as part of your riding. This is just one of the reasons why you should always get some coaching from someone who knows what they're doing as they have insights that can change you in one day.
I also want to add that getting positive feedback on this level as well is huge, and many people will just overlook it. If you see someone do something amazing, tell them it was amazing! If someone is new and does their first drop, give them that positivity! This is so important! We can all remember the times when we've been told we're doing amazing, and it really lifts you completely!
Amazing video mate! Tracy and you are absolute legends!
Ok, so is that why listening to music has a similar effect? Especially music that you sing along to or makes you want to move to the beat? Because it's occupying that conscious part of the mind and letting the subconscious do its thing?
I've been trying to learn how to sing, figured I'd occupy my mind by mountainbiking down a hill.
-send from my iPhone in the hospital.
@@DutchFurnace 😂
Late to the party but this occupy the conscious thing also applies to good Singers. We train and the hardest part is to get the thought process out of the way of the physical.
Funny and I also like Tracey when she says she can't go below 50% cause she gets bored and crashes. I find that with Down Hill Skiing - if I am not challenged - I switch off and my legs go everywhere LOL.
@@pierrebroccoli.9396 As always... Speed is your friend! 😀👌
"I can hear him screaming."
This video made me a bigger Tracey Hannah fan than I already was!
Haha nice!
as a 10 yr+ hannahs fan nothing really out of the norm here honestly
Nice one mate, might try that myself haha!!!
Get it done Sam! Haha 👌
No Sam don’t do it I will unsubscribe😂😂
Not sure you need to be going much faster Sam ;-)
Hey
Tracey and Paul! You two just totally made my day!!!
Best how to EVER!
Stoked you enjoyed it and made your day, you just made my day too :).
What a star Tracy, so warm and genuine. Please don't let anybody change you, ever. You rock girl.
I lost count of the amount of trees I'd have hit within 10 seconds of the first run.
@John hey dude sometimes trees just attack you
Ben Crowson You and me both... you and me both.
@@bradleyholton-coates8345 they move
@@michael_the_chef yep basterds jump out at you
If I went down a hill with one tree on it, I would hit it.
"I can hear him screaming." "We're going to do some training after this lap." Gold.
Haha yup!
ohdear i just love how genuinly happy she is abt his progress, so infectious!
I don't even ride bikes.. and i don't even watch bike related videos like this.. but sure
was a great video
lol
I would have a hard time doing this and not thinking the phrase "death by tree" the entire time
Paul finding the flow through singing! Great tip! Makes sense it helps you be less timid not concentrating on sketchy stuff.
Glad I could spread the word - I'd never heard it before!
Tracy needs her own series of how-to mountain-bike videos
Yes please
My song would be something like "I am gonna hit that tree so hard, then I am going to go over my bars! What a happy boy am I"
Hahaha - that one might not help 😂
So basically the "George of the Jungle" theme song?
Lil North Shore Shredder 🤣🤣🤣
Hearing the excitement in both of your voices made this video such a joy to watch.
I thought I loved Tracey before but now...omg!! What an awesome coach and inspiration!!👍👍👍😂😂😂❤❤❤
Tracey is the best. I love how enthusiastic and kinda goofy she is. And the shred is real of course
This is my favorite video of the year. Cheers to Tracey for being such a great sport.
Wow - thanks Cody!
love how she is casually talking while zooming down the mountain as he keeps screaming behind her :-) made my day!
Tracey is such an awesome bloke! I'm gonna root much more for her from now on! Congrats on the improvement Paul! And thx for the hint. Now that I think of it that is something I did when I was a little kid while skiing difficult tracks.
She's great!
She got the perfect advice for ya. U and tracy enjoyed the riding.. we havin fun watchin the video 🐴 keep on rolling/singing haha. Greetz from germany 🤘
I don’t think Tracey is a bloke 😂😂
Awesome video!! Best quote ever @ 6:03..."The good thing is, you can get better." What an absolutely awesome coach....so positive!! :)
BRB… off to rail some downhill while screaming the lyrics to Baby Shark.
Haha niceeeee
So.....how'd that work out for you? :)
Did you sandbag to make it so obvious that you improved so much, so fast? The change is amazing! This is one of the best MTB vids I've seen in quite awhile btw. It's got so much going for it: story, visual, skills, camaraderie, banter and the genuine joy you and Tracey express out there. Cheers!
I love how totally hyped she is about him improving 😂😂 she's obviously just loving it
My grandfather got songs stuck in his head while fighting the war. He said that that in really heavy battle it made him do every thing better and is most likely the reason he survived. This video really hits home.
"I can here him screaming. That's not a good sign." Tracey says deadpan. Just about died there lol! @ 3:13
So funny it's starts with the gent screaming in awe then end with singing and the lass having more of a blast following. Great video. Hearts of gold....
Tracy sounds like the super chill, supportive auntie that we all need.
Amazing video. One of your best!!! AMAZING.
Ik
I DO THIS WHEN I SKI lol I hype myself up with a song in my head
Same. Old school hip hop has me blasting down staying ready and quick.
It's a great feeling when someone can be so pumped up for someone else. You did great, and Tracey has an amazing personality. Best wishes to you both!
I'm not at all interested in mountain biking, or biking in general, but this showed up on Recommended...well worth the time to watch! :)
I am not at all surprised this turned out to be your favourite pro-tips vid for 2019 - it is my favourite vid of yours TO DATE!
This was so rad, made my heart full. You both rock!
This is by far the best video that you've done thanks to Ms Hannah! Getting out of our head is one of the main reasons mountain biking is what we do. She takes it to a whole nother level! And gives us all the key!
Her coming down that trail at 5 minutes she is unbelievable you can tell why she's a pro
She manages to choose her line so well she is able to pump literally everything. So smooth. Carries so much speed. Great to watch. Cheers
wow tracy should have her vlog... luv the excitement .... thanks paul for sharing... it's a great tip
What a great coach Tracy is! I can't believe how much better you were riding! Skimming over the top! If you think about it I know I've noticed alot of pros are wearing buds! Happy Trails punter!
What would it take to rename the channel to: Singing with Paul the Punter
Haha no one wants to hear that one!
What a great coach to have. Totally into making you better, and completely excited and happy for you when you crushed it.
Tracey Hannah is so cool! And what a cool way to get into the flow...singing! "In your head please!" LOL!
I have never seen any mountain bike videos/races but this video made me so happy! It really felt like i was experiencing the same as you did, when you were panicking so was I and when u were singing i was laughing my ass off! Tracy is such a good instructor lol!!
this video totally had me smiling and enjoying everything ..
Awesome video, thank you for sharing !!
This is one of the best mtb videos out there.. Such an inspiration, both funny and entertaining. Been watching this video many times, keep coming back to learn and have a laugh. Keep it up, Punter! Thanks 👍🏼💪!!!
that was the best video i have seen in ages absolutely awesome !!! im going to start singing now cheers Paul and Tracy : )
Get out there Christopher - sing your heart out!
What an inspiring video! Tracey’s advice absolutely worked too, easy to see you were flying when you were singing!
Wow this was amazing!! & Great advice we all tend to over look 🤙
Awesome Riding Dude you looked really comfortable
Thanks dawg, it was a crazy transformation.
Video of the year for me so far, you guys sum up the stoke i feel every time i even look at my bikes. Thanks!
I totally get it.
When climbing or skiing I do the same. I totally works. It makes you go into the flow much faster and easier....
The joy in her voice! Idk why this came up in my feed but glad it did
Wow one of the best videos I’ve seen!!! Thank you so much for this Paul 👍👍👍💪💪💪
No problems Shevvy 👌
I had a similar type of experience one time on my BMX bike when I have brake lever problems at the skatepark, so I decided to ride brakeless. I had to trust myself, and went higher, pumped smoother, and aired further than ever before. It's not about going against your better judgement, it's about relaxing and feeling what the bike and the terrain are doing!
Having that camera on Tracey was 👌🏽 her pure excitement, joy & happiness to see you Paul “sending it” was GOLD!
you can’t help but have a huge smile the entire time watching this video. 🙌🏽🙌🏽👊🏽
Great !!! But my wife rushed in the room, thinking I was watching something else... Had to subscribe
Haha good comment 😂
What did she think you was watching 😂😂
Ohh yess paul you're doing it haha
Right!, Tracy sounded like she was doing something else..
You can't watch...something else ?
Yes Paul, Tracy was a hoot! She needs to do the Claudio cam for the race season!
I'm sure someone will pick her up for sure!
This made my day!
Thank's to both of you! :)
This summers "lockdownd vacation" i'm going to spend time at my not too far away bike park to overcome some of my fears and hopefully learn a few new skills.
Better cornering and less fear of air time would be greate! :)
Stunning, totally stunning! What a wild and amazing strategy. Tracey is a mtn biking mind ninja.
Best MTB video I have ever watched, I usually get bored with all the technical details but this was just pure feel your way down. Nice video and Tracey sound like a fun person to ride with.
I CAN HEAR HIM SCREAMING.....THATS NOT A GOOD SIGN -----> I CRIED LAUGHING HAHAHAHAHAHA
I've watched a lot of mountain bike vids and this is up at the top for bringing a smile to my face. Pure awesome.
Most fun video in a long time! Best advice ever. Friends are going to hate me though! hahahaha
Thanks and enjoy, your friend will love you more though now that you can go fast!
With her enthusiasm and cheering, I am already having much fun watching both of them cruise down smoothly. Can't imagine the fun they had there! :D
Sabrina K. You are allright
Huge congratulations ! A Big lesson from a very kind woman.
She's the best 🤘
I discovered the same trick a few years ago when I was snowboarding. I started listening to music while riding and sang along with it and also realised that I was a lot more confident with myself....nice video by the way
Legend says he is still singing to this day 😮
Still my favourite TH-cam video so far
Such a wholesome video
I come back and watch this again and again
Coach of the Year award right there! That was fun.
hands down one of the if not the best mountain bike tutorials I have ever viewed
She's so calm cool and collected, not even breathing hard. Meanwhile average guys are freaking out.
Rippin it up Paul big difference between each run smoother, faster, n better line choices, ending in one sweet as ride.
sounds a bit like you hit the 'flow' there Paul - re: Mindfulness. removing the conscious mind with the singing and riding without thinking about it. Awesome stuff.
I absolutely love it! That was so great and funny! You did incredibly well, Paul! I swear, I will sing from now on down my trails ;-) Great Vid, bro (and sis, of course)
"The good thing is you can get better" 😂
Wow she is so humble and obviously a very positive person. And a very good teacher that is talent right there.
I want to ride with her so badly. She seems SO EXCITED when you're doing well. How cool would it be to have someone like that along for a ride!?
Almost the same happened to me when I smoked a blunt while at the bikepark. I wasn't thinking too much anymore and it was so cool bombing down the trails and with no painful hands afterwards!
Almost 3k views, 0 DISLIKES!!! Shows how boss you are Paul
Booyah!
He ain't shit.
You've made my day! After having watched this I rode to the trail and had a greater riding than my average norm! Thanks a lot!
Her stoke is ridiculously infectious! 😂❤️❤️❤️
That's such a great video Paul. On a load of my edits, I keep finding myself signing and got really annoyed and so cut the footage out. It makes total sense now. Best video I've watched in ages!
When I was introduces to skiing I was super scared. No one had taught me how to break so at every turn I was scared that I would loose control and become faster that I wanted to be. It was a school event though so the pressure was on to not fall behind the group. In order to control my fear I sang a song in my head. I still didn't know how to break but I felt much better.
Sometimes we really are just overthinking things ^^
I've just started with Mountainbiking. The first thing was to book a training. It was within a group and after some time with basic technique training, we've started with our first trails.
It was exactly the same - the pressure, not to fall behind the group - or even trying to be better than others in the group helped me a lot. Most of the time, I was directly behind our teacher - and many times I had the same speed like him. While the others of the group was driving quite slower.
Just stopped thinking about it - and just did it. Worked well.
Without a group, I just notice that I am slower than I could be... so, Probably, I should just start singing, too.... ^^ [ok, no - I still need to have the focus on the trail and my technique]
I am always amazed to see people doing stuff that would absolutely make me crap my pants. Great Job both of you!
"yOuR aBsOlUtElY sEnDiNg It PaUl" 😂 Amazing vid, I don't even ride but this was so cool to watch!
Fascinating!! Tracey is going so much faster, yet her video appeared so calm. Paul was going much slower, yet his video looked like he was going scary fast. The contrast in smoothness between the riders was amazing.... at least until he started to sing!! Tracey should be coaching young riders (if she’s not already). She’s such a positive person!!
I think at the end there she fell in love with you. One of the best episodes ever! Great job bud! You killed it at the end. I wanna try that.
Boom Boom Boom Boom I want you in my room.... :D
This was so great - I have a huge smile! Way to go Paul, great advice Tracey! :D
Bloody brilliant.
I mean the video.
And Tracey.
You... ? Good effort, kobber.
"Are you actually going 100%?" So good, best skills / technique video I have seen!!!
''This is a story...''
ALL ABOUT HOW MY LIFE GOT FLIPPED TURNED UPSIDE DOWN!
... And I'd like to take a minute
Just sit right there
I'll tell you how I became the prince of Downhill
Great video, and a true testament for believing in yourself. Being able to distract your mind so that you're free to let loose and be as great as you were meant to be. Really inspirational, thanks for sharing.
"ARE YOU STILL ON YOUR BIKE??" LMAO
great vid, Tracy was awesome..just what you need. Reminded me though, back in the mid 80's riding very early rigid mountain bikes, I always used to have Slayer's Angel of Death going in my head... kind of makes sense now :)
Yep, just get out of your head, and out of your own way. Great lesson for most things in life.
So, I watched this video about 2 weeks back, and then last week I was on stage keynoting a fairly large tech conference. To quiet the jitters before getting up on stage, and for the first few minutes, I had Tracey's voice cheering me on in my head 🤣🙃. It was so awesome, thanks for the video and pass along my thanks to her as well!