Braddock Frederick MD 10 28-29 2017

We couldn't buy a standard Q this weekend so we have a couple things to work on.  But, there is so many things Braddock did well.
In the STD run, for those that got a cross on the landing side of 3, you really had to leave the dog at the aframe or else the cue would be late.  If crossing on the landing of 4, a sliced blind cross was best option followed by rear on flat. A front cross set the line for the off course.  The line off jump 8 worked best with a front cross timed early.  Some chose to pull and the dogs went extremely wide over 8.  The final challenge was the descrimination.  Most chose to turn the dog left over 15.  It wasn't a good approach to the dogwalk and the dog still lined up for the tunnel.  But if the dog ran slowly, the handler could get the lead change for the dogwalk.  I turned the dog to the right, as did Tracy Hirsch. She got it, getting the change of lead after the dog landed.  I tried to get the head check but did it too soon, prior to Braddock passing the standard of #15, so in effect, my head check just confirmed the tunnel as opposed to dogwalk.  I needed one more call off.  As the tunnel ended up on his line,  he didn't know the difference, and finished thinking it was all great.

In JWW Braddock finished 8 seconds faster than the rest of the field, winning first place.  I learned from Frye's run not to change the line at #11 so instead of reverse spin at 10, I just pulled and he sliced 11 beautifully lined up for 12.  But the real efficiency came at the end - jump #16.  In order to line the dog to 17, you did have to change the their trajectory.  Many opted for a front cross landing 17.  I did a reverse spin at 16 which changed the approach and then a rear at 17, which gave the tightest lines on the finish for Braddock. Note, this was the same technique used to change the line last weekend in the JWW run.