Learning how to keep off the brakes
Still new to mountain biking. I can probably count on two hands the number of times I've been out riding. Tonight I did my most challenging ride yet. The ride was a lot of fun.
I did notice though that throughout all of my rides I'm dragging the rear brake for a lot of the downhill. And even then, I'm keeping my finger on the front brake, dragging it frequently.
Tonight I fell and the reason for the fall was because I slowed my momentum so much so that I couldn't roll over the drop. Then I grabbed the front brake and rear of the bike lifted off the ground. I was able to unclip from the bike and plant both feet but still. I came to going over/falling down. Is there a secret/tip to trust the bike and keeping good momentum, but not so much that I'm flying over drops and whatnot?
Thank you.