IainB Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) Bomber obviously knows how to ride a bike, pass riders and is fast enough to win races... when he gates When he gates! It's his obvious weak point. I've spent years watching him in the grand prix and he's nearly always a bike length down before the race is 1 second in. That's far too much to give away at that level and he's not much better at league level. It's there for all to see. What I'd like to know is, what has he done to solve that problem in the last 10 years? Because as far as I can see that's the ONLY problem he's got I know if I were in his position with such an obvious major flaw in my game and I had aspirations of being world class and not just a journey man I would be working hard on this particular aspect of my game, he's got everything else. From an outsiders point of view it seems to me he's labelled himself as a bad starter and that's it. Surely in 2014, sports science is sophisticated enough with the right mentoring for this weakness to be eradicated from his game Edited May 10, 2014 by iainb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 He was 'throwing some shapes' in the after-meeting disco under the stand apparently?! Maybe its all part of the sports science and psychology.......................?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) Bomber obviously knows how to ride a bike, pass riders and is fast enough to win races... when he gatesWhen he gates! It's his obvious weak point. I've spent years watching him in the grand prix and he's nearly always a bike length down before the race is 1 second in. That's far too much to give away at that level and he's not much better at league level. It's there for all to see.What I'd like to know is, what has he done to solve that problem in the last 10 years? Because as far as I can see that's the ONLY problem he's gotI know if I were in his position with such an obvious major flaw in my game and I had aspirations of being world class and not just a journey man I would be working hard on this particular aspect of my game, he's got everything else. From an outsiders point of view it seems to me he's labelled himself as a bad starter and that's it. Surely in 2014, sports science is sophisticated enough with the right mentoring for this weakness to be eradicated from his gameIn the 50 years I've been watching this great sport, there have been a lot of riders who were poor gaters - their reaction times were not quite as sharp as others so they zoomed away from the start line a tad behind the restWith Bomber it has always seemed to me that the biggest problem with his starts is not his own reactions (maybe they are slightly slower than the rest, I don't know) but the fact that he is so sluggish out of the traps on many occasions - no zooming away just behind but terribly terribly sluggish Is that down to rider or equipment? Is it bike set ups or clutches (perhaps he needs to talk to KK's brother!) or something else mechanical? As I say, to me, many of Bomber's poor starts look like they are down to the bike and not the rider - sure he's not a top starter, but I do think there's more to this Edited May 10, 2014 by Midland Red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwatcher Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 I can see Bomber giving up in the EL league and world stage after this or next season. Would hate for him to go down to the Pl. Think he would be far better looking out for a postion as a team manager, or helping out with the younger lads in the sport. I think he has reached the end of the road as far as top flight speedway is concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Turner Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 ...and Bunyan had a broken rib. ...and Bunyan is Bunyan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Smith Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 I can see Bomber giving up in the EL league and world stage after this or next season. Would hate for him to go down to the Pl. Think he would be far better looking out for a postion as a team manager, or helping out with the younger lads in the sport. I think he has reached the end of the road as far as top flight speedway is concerned. He's Tweeted that he's been dropped from his Polish club for tomorrow as well. Well, I think that's what he's saying. Things not great for him at the moment "@BomberHarris37: Well had a very good practice to day in Poland today feel so much more like my old self everytime on bike but club not but in me meeting " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 That's one thing about Poland they don't mess about. Don't perform and you're out, but then it's easy over there as they have other riders to pick from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 He's Tweeted that he's been dropped from his Polish club for tomorrow as well. Well, I think that's what he's saying. Things not great for him at the moment "@BomberHarris37: Well had a very good practice to day in Poland today feel so much more like my old self everytime on bike but club not but in me meeting " That's one thing about Bomber everything seem ok ,when it clearly isn't ,that psychologist has a lot to answer for IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 Can you understand that 'tweet' then? I'm still trying to work this bit out 'but club not but in me meeting.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Can you understand that 'tweet' then? I'm still trying to work this bit out 'but club not but in me meeting.' Seeing as you can translate my posts these days I thought youd have not issues with a bit of Bomber tweeting I read it as, "but the club has not put me in the meeting" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler42 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 His partner it seems reading his twitter has sorted him out with advice on set-ups etc etc maybe she is the missing link! Getting 7 + 1 from five rides on your home track in Bombers eyes it seems is a good meeting!! But as second heat leader i would suggest otherwise. You can't knock his enthusiasm though or is he suffering from delusions of grandeur. He always use's the excuse it's his engines and not him!! How many engine tuners will he go through,before he realise's it's him and not the bikes? Never i would think by what he quotes in the press and on T.V Is it not time for him to give The Premier league a go or does he think he's to good for that league as well? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 Seeing as you can translate my posts these days I thought youd have not issues with a bit of Bomber tweeting I read it as, "but the club has not put me in the meeting" Yes, I can usually get your words unscrambled after all these years of trying but there are now loads of others with predictive text or whatever it's called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 You can't knock his enthusiasm though or is he suffering from delusions of grandeur. He always use's the excuse it's his engines and not him!! How many engine tuners will he go through,before he realise's it's him and not the bikes? Never i would think by what he quotes in the press and on T.V Is it not time for him to give The Premier league a go or does he think he's to good for that league as well? Going on social media claiming you feel fast and everything is sorted is patently not true, and makes Harris look rather foolish IMO. I think he uses the same engine tuner as Kasprazak and one or two of the other GP boys. As for the PL, if his performances keep going like this till the end of the season Harris might have very few choices in the EL, leaving the PL, which would be quite a come down for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 Going on social media claiming you feel fast and everything is sorted is patently not true, and makes Harris look rather foolish IMO. What's that saying? "Behind every man there is a good woman" or something like that. Perhaps Chris has a personal secretary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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