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Stuart Kennedy's Even Keel June 27, 2017 by Ben Mondy Coming Late to the CT Party "Having a good balance too and knowing when it's switch on time and when to switch off is key for me. There's no harm in having a beer if you feel like one. You can put too much effort in then sometimes feel it doesn't pay off. I feel I've gone through the whole cycle of doing it every which way and I've learned you just have to do what makes you happy. Find that happy medium. On the QS I once did six months without a drop of alcohol. I was getting a few results but I wasn't enjoying myself, so I wasn't happy. I was shutting down social occasions and in the end I was turning into something I'm not." "I think in the second year you can definitely fly under the radar more, which I like. I mean last year I started at the Goldy with a result and the whole board thing just blew up and at one stage I just wanted to go home and hide in my house and shut everything down. For me it was too much attention too soon. This year it's calmed down." Design "I feel like my backhand is my strongest point really, even if not many people have seen it. Maybe my surfing at Cloudbreak surprised a few people. I grew up at South Ballina and mostly surfed South Wall which is a powerful left. That has molded my technique." "At some events I bounce off Andy King and train with him at the High Performance Centre near home. However, I prefer to self-analyze. If you can keep your eye on the conditions before all your heats that's most of the battle. Coaches are also expensive and I've got other things to spend my money on, like my family. Also, the other surfers are great. With Bede and Kerrzy we bounce ideas around and I've picked Luke Egan's brain a bit as he's working with Connor, so it all works out." On Connor O'Leary Being A Contender
Source: World Surf League
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Video#29: Swell Direction California, USA Posted: August 20, 2012 Photographed: August/September, 2009 |
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