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Libby Stano

Sydney, Australia

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09 Jul 17:38

I know to use C7 Carver trucks. But does the deck matter, eg length, turned up at nose etc. or can you go on what looks pretty when you buy it
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21 Jun 13:57

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20 Jun 20:50

Two perspectives. Best stance I have been able to achieve so far on my backhand.

Back foot still an issue. Still getting used to booties

I really dislike nose diving so I try take off on an angle specially with my 61ltr board. This is the board Clayton made for me. Second time on the left.

I pause at the wrong time in my get up. Instead of pausing the superman. I pause during the cobra to adjust angle of board on wave.

2 questions : on take off I stick my butt out to the left in order to maintain the angle. Is this incorrect? 

Once on my feet I take a step forward with my front foot because I feel the nose of board is too high, but perhaps its in the air because my weight is on the back foot?

Any advice greatly appreciated.   - Libby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrNlNn9s_M0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWzu-lcPiyo
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01 Jun 17:22

Si - I think you call it a double concave. Maria, I don't use wax. I hate it melting in the car and sticking to my wetsuit. The front black pad is just a rubber traction mat. The hexagon's are a type of grip and are called RS Pro. Do I slip on this. Sometimes but rarely, certainly not enough to send me back to the wax option.

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30 May 20:38

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Here's the board Clayton made for me. Tried it out for the first time today. Loved it! Can't wait to get to know it better. Dimensions 6'6", 21" x 2 3/4" 42ltrs. Thanks very much Clayton, I am so looking for to start Line 2. 

PS Turn around time? Felt quicker than I can make a ham sandwich.
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14 Apr 12:56

I should add that this session was the first time I have gone left in the pool. My previous session was a right hand wave and as I am reasonably happy with my take off now I decided to move on to Trimming. After about 20 waves I don't think I got on rail at all.

Was it me, the small wave or the board volume. Without any OMBE insights I decided to try a left wave for a change. I found heading down the line difficult, I either surfed or fell off the back of the wave.

But when I played back the video I just thought while I was lying down trying to get behind the surfer in front I actually managed to momentarily get on rail.

Thanks for commenting Graham, Alessandro and Scott I am going to go get on my bosu ball right now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cojdL13OSoA

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13 Apr 12:36

Do I get on rail while I am trying to get around this young man?

I am struggling trying to trim on this high volume board

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cojdL13OSoA
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Posted

15 Aug 14:22

Hi Everyone
I'm back from Bali. What can I say - I loved it, hated it, wanted to come home, never wanted to leave.
It was unreal, except for a bout of Bali Belly.
Didn't do a huge amount of surfing. It was too big for me, but spectacular to watch.
I did find the courage to go out into what was probably the biggest surf I have ever been out it.
How big is that? I don't know. Big enough that when it looked like a wave was going to break on top
of me, I didn't just sh_t myself, I began to pray in earnest to the man upstairs.
Surfed mostly at Dreamland, which at high tide developed a really wicked dumper right on the sand.
This made it scarier getting out of the water than getting in.
It wasn't a complete disaster I decided to pick up some of these bigger waves after they broke, some
reformed enough for me to ride a bit of the face so I chalk that up as a win.
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26 Jul 22:48

Hey Roxy have been meaning to say I thought the positioning of your feet on the mat in the last live stream was really great definitely a huge improvement from the last stream Now transfer to your Bosu

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07 Jul 12:47

Hey Everyone
Week 6 Trimming and looking forward to moving on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrFLMc0IvGM
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