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Book & DVD Reviews

Contacts: Bridging the gap between training and competition

Rachel Sanders • DVD, Clean Run Productions
Few single behaviors can make or break an agility run like a solid release. Whether at the start line or on a contact obstacle, it’s the release that determines what happens next. Rachel Sanders makes a strong argument for the power of the release as the most important gap [...]