Thanks for all the good advice everyone

. I'm certainly going to look for a copy of 'Observed Trials' by Bernie Schreiber and Len Weed.
As regards all the other steps I could take. I've taken a lesser mental approach whilst waiting for the start marshal to give the nod. I've tried to be a relaxed rider, being steady, confident and trying to do definitely nothing spectacular. I've concentrated on where the front wheel is going, hoping that the back will inevitably follow. I'm very comfortable with the bike (I think) and try to concentrate on riding the section and not the bike. But, I still manage to foot or stop on about four or five sections

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To be honest, I don't think the bike is the problem. I've won bronze and silver awards; even won class B some years back. But in recent years, zippo

. I’d like to think it's lack of practice. There’s a lack of steep, rocky climbs in my area (Hertfordshire) and I do spend the majority of my riding time on a road bike. There’s also the dreaded anno domini as witnessed by a new Beta Alp 4.0 with electric start as opposed to my brilliant, but kick-start XR400.
So definitely going to go for lower tyre pressures and more trips to the gym

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