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Surf: 1.6 ft at 12.5 s from the S at 186\u00c2\u00b0<\/p>\n
Back to Waikiki for a sunset surf \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Esther’s helping me work on my stance. She suggested standing a bit narrower (less power-stance, more style stance) and Queens is a great spot to work on it. The new stance feels really out of control. I’m used to planting my feet, cranking a turn, and following through more like a short board. This is more about smaller movements, swinging hips, and using my knees to absorb the impact of turns.<\/p>\n
It makes cross stepping easier, since I’m not covering so much ground.<\/p>\n
I almost got in a great cutback using this stance, but launched myself at the end from not keeping my knees flexible enough. Ooops. Still, a cutback! Holycrap! To have that be a fluid movement instead of basically a clunky stall is super exciting. <\/p>\n
Thai food tonight! Nom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Surf: 1.6 ft at 12.5 s from the S at 186\u00c2\u00b0 Back to Waikiki for a sunset surf \ud83d\ude42 Esther’s helping me work on my stance. She suggested standing a bit narrower (less power-stance, more style stance) and Queens is a great spot to work on it. The new stance feels really out of control. … <\/p>\n