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Introduction |
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Lesson 2 |
Changing Your Password |
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Lesson 3 |
Asking Questions/Getting Feedback |
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Lesson 4 |
Visualization Mastery Bonus |
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Lesson 5 |
AKC Ribbon Wall Report Bonus |
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2020 AKC Agility Invitational Course Map Review | - |
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Round 1: Jumper with Weaves |
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Round 2: Standard |
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Lesson 3 |
Round 3: Hybrid |
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Lesson 4 |
Round 4: Jumper with Weaves |
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Lesson 5 |
Round 5: Finals |
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Small Space Exercise Set 1 | + |
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Exercise with Options |
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Nested Challenge Sequence |
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Exercises with Options |
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Nested Challenge Sequence |
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Small Space Exercise Set 3 | + |
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Exercises with Options |
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Nested Challenge Sequence |
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Small Space Exercise Set 4 | + |
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Exercises with Options |
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Nested Challenge Sequence |
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Small Space Exercise Set 5 | + |
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Exercises with Options |
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Nested Challenge Sequence |
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Small Space Exercise Set 6 | + |
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Exercises with Options |
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Nested Challenge Sequence |
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Wrap-Up | + |
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For Invitational Competitors |
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Lesson 2 |
Survey |
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I think I would have liked competing at this Invitationals…these courses would have suited my style of handling perfectly. I opted for a long lead out and a rear on the flat between 6 and 7. I particularly enjoyed your analysis of the 13-14-15-16 line. Zig-Zag lines like 14-15-16 often cause me trouble because they require “close up” handling which, depending on the exact nature of sequence, I sometimes have trouble doing. I took your suggestion of a FC at the end of the poles and morphed it slightly into a BC on the landing side of 14 which fit perfectly into my distance send on the long curving line from 9 to the weave poles and left me well ahead to straighten the line from 14 to 15. I paired the blind cross at 14 with a rear cross on the take off side of 16. This did leave me a little behind and I had to hustle to get the rear cross at 18…on a couple of tries it was late enough that Truman took the backside of 19.
I think this looks good! You can try cutting sooner on the final rear to avoid getting the backside, or maybe using a touch of deceleration. https://link.getonform.com/view?id=sp9VOe2gZq4p9Zb27vBk
13-17 is something I want to set up and try. Is it okay to submit videos of sequences within these courses for feedback!
Yes! You can submit that!
I was able to get most of Round 4 set up in my yard minus the 1st jump due to bad planning! I wasn’t sure about what would work best at 3-5 and tried a FX, BX and RX’s and the RX won for us! For 14-16, I decided to work dog on left from the get go knowing we have independent weaves, and convergence in our skill set and confident I would be ahead enough to cue the line.
https://youtu.be/EziqEH0OqZ0
Nicely done!! Beautful run, feedback here: https://link.getonform.com/view?id=uN37FwTeT8RMTEOggsgb
Thank you Esteban! I appreciate your analysis and feedback! I agree with opening sooner after 15 to 16. Fun course! And yes, we started at #2 (no room for #1).
Hi,
This is great, but I was wondering why the following approach was not mentioned:
What are the problems with keeping dog on left from 13W-14-15-16-17? The two possibilities discussed are 14(RX)15(RX)16 and 14(BX)15(RX)16.
Does rear crossing before 16 create a major advantage to get a tight turn before 17? To me it looks like another cross may be necessary to cue 19 and avoid off-course 10. Doesn’t a decel to get a rear cross before 16 put you at a significant distance disadvantage for 17-19?
Thank you.
The main problem with dog on left frrom the weaves through #16 is that there will be a definite turn for the dog AWAY from the handler from 15 to 16 which we want to avoid. If you can be on the landing side of 15 as the dog is landing on the triple, you can go with the dog on left as you will be far enough ahead to straighten out the dog’s line without pushing into them.
If the rear cross is done well, yes, you get a good turn at #16 whereas you’d probably need some deceleration if the dog is on your left at #16 to get the same good turn.
Since #19 is the last obstacle I think there is not much of a distance disadvantage as long as you drive the diagonal line appropriately. People who hang back and wait on rear crosses will fall further behind, but on rear crosses you should be running to catch up to your dog.
Thanks. I loved the detail of the rationale.
Do they always do two jumpers rounds at the Invitationals?
Yes. At least it has been since 2012 —> https://www.akc.org/sports/agility/akc-agility-invitational-past-events/