IMO new trails/dirt always does that plus don't know the speed needed yet. I find it best to just stay clipped in and lean back to see what happens when you come up on stuff, trust ur skills. But that is a awesome trail system you got in your hood. I have a decent place near home too but it's full of hills to get to the fun single track stuff, but no skinnies or bridges. But it makes for a nice decent back home, picture a bowl, u have to climb up to the rim, decent into the bowl then climb up the other side where the good stuff is out, but always have to climb out somehow. My normal loop there if I got a few hours
http://www.strava.com/activities/57863306