Competition day at keeners (Graeme Stevens)

Friday at keeners is no ordinary day. It's not race day, nor is it it beat down Thursday, no, Friday is competition day. Competition day is a day like no other, it is a day specifically built to challenge yourself, to discover and break boundaries. Competition day is when you are given two rides on a specific feature to score as many points as possible. each ride is filmed and point totals and criticism is given at the end of the day. This competition day we where given a choice of what feature we wanted to compete on, some chose corner wave, some chose right side horseshoe and some ( Like me ) chose baby face. Corner wave was a great wave, capable of giving good bounces and a good foam pile. The downside to corner wave is that it's very challenging to get on. Right side Horseshoe was also a great option, it was a very sticky hole, with a good surfers left pocket in which to throw tricks, however because it was so sticky and steep, some rides turned into beat downs. There where people who lost there paddle halfway through there ride, people who suffered window shade after window shade, but there where also very good rides with very good tricks. The top two rides where in horseshoe. The feature I chose to compete on was baby face. Sadly the level is a touch to high for baby face to be in, therefor it is very flushy because the wave is always greening out. Even though it wasn't perfect, baby face still provided okay bounces and a good foam-pile at time. If theirs one thing competition day has tot me it's that sometimes a competition is just an excuse to train and to learn new tricks. Some competitors might not have had good rides, but they might have learned new tricks in practice or they might have just enjoyed watching and supporting fellow competitors. all in all, I'm sure i speak for everyone when I say i can't wait for next Friday!!