When you stop learning, stop riding...

[EvilSteve]

Each to their own of course, if Code works for you that's great but I've never really clicked with the way he explains stuff. I found Ienatsch & Hough to be much easier to understand and more in line with my experience. Again, each to their own, glad you're enjoying yourself.

[topspin_flyer]

I did hear a lot of people bashing Keith Code but I checked out his books for myself and I was very impressed with his work.  Specifically his concepts, like the $10 bill of limited attention you have to spend and how the same things cost you less as you improve your skills, and the Survival Reactions approach in the second book.  He gets very specific in his examples, though I do find myself having to reread some passages to fully understand it at times but that could very well be just me.  I've read the Ienatsch and Lee Parks books as well, also found them to be outstanding, but there is still a lot of ground left to cover:  they don't tell you what to do when you find yourself in a slide with the rear wheel, your first instinct (survival reaction) may be to come off the gas and/or try to hold the line, but those are counter-productive reactions which ironically may lead you to a high-side crash.  Instead you should stay on the gas and steer in the direction of the slide, good to know!  I am only about half way through Twist of the Wrist II but he speaks of things others do not talk about and so I am really glad I have this material in my personal library, as well as Ienatsch and other works, and I know this Keith Code stuff is really going to help me improve my riding.

[misti]

I did hear a lot of people bashing Keith Code but I checked out his books for myself and I was very impressed with his work.  Specifically his concepts, like the $10 bill of limited attention you have to spend and how the same things cost you less as you improve your skills, and the Survival Reactions approach in the second book.  He gets very specific in his examples, though I do find myself having to reread some passages to fully understand it at times but that could very well be just me.  I've read the Ienatsch and Lee Parks books as well, also found them to be outstanding, but there is still a lot of ground left to cover:  they don't tell you what to do when you find yourself in a slide with the rear wheel, your first instinct (survival reaction) may be to come off the gas and/or try to hold the line, but those are counter-productive reactions which ironically may lead you to a high-side crash.  Instead you should stay on the gas and steer in the direction of the slide, good to know!  I am only about half way through Twist of the Wrist II but he speaks of things others do not talk about and so I am really glad I have this material in my personal library, as well as Ienatsch and other works, and I know this Keith Code stuff is really going to help me improve my riding.

Glad to hear that you decided to check things out for yourself and make a decision based on your own experiences with the book.  Too often, not just with riding or books about riding, people hear negative things that others have said and make their decisions based on that.  I try to live with the philosophy that I listen to what people have to say, take into consideration their thoughts and opinions and then try it for myself.  There is always going to be someone out there that has something negative to say about something else.  Glad you like the Twist book and are finding important things in it, and in the other ones you chose to read.

This is why I like to go to different forums and talk to different people, ask different questions......there is always something to learn 

Thanks!

Misti

[Spider]

having a library books is fantastic!

just think, if you learn one thing and it saves you from going down the whole library has paid for itself many times over!

I got as many as I could and like to peruse them occasionally after a ride to see what I was doing and what I could focus on next time, they are great for rereading as my skill set improves (slowly).

[duc996]

Every time i go out riding i make sure i apply things that i get from Total Control book,that's like my bible;-) it helps me get focused on my riding and not get too over my head.I'm nowhere near an expert rider,and i learn things every time i go out.