Major downhill weenie here. Just a perspective from someone who has managed to up her comfortable downhill speed a couple of mph....the best advice I ever got was look down the road at where you want to go, not immediately in front of you. Intuitively that makes sense, but when scardycats like me get on the road, the front wheel becomes the focus and I have to slow down. Look down the road and I'm more comfortable and brake action becomes more natural.

Unfortunately, I live in flat land country so I only get to practice on vacations, but I'm getting better.