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How One Li'l Sticker Reduced my Nosedives by 90%

It's hard to believe one sticker improved my surfing massively, but it did.
You see, I was going through a phase where my surfing seemed to be getting worse, not better. I was struggling for weeks. I wasn't catching waves, so I'd move inside, or I'd scoot forward a bit on my board, and then I'd nosedive. So I'd move outside, and miss waves. And so on.
Finally, I set up some one on one time with my coach, and we made some adjustments. Mostly my positioning on the board. We had adjusted this previously, but it seems I had taken it a bit too far. This, and some other improvements meant it was time to readjust.
Now I'm a visual learner, and I use visual references for just about everything. I typically use a board's logo as a visual reference for where to position myself on the board. And most board logos are pretty huge. Which means lining up with it can be a little fuzzy.

Meanwhile I had just created the LOOK sticker. Some of my students would often look down, instead of down the line. Looking down is a great way to freak yourself out. Suddenly you feel like the wave is huge and you're about to plummet to your death.  As in most sports, you go where you look, and, if you're looking down, you're going down. That means you'll either bail on waves, or go to your knees, or nosedive.
Enter the LOOK sticker, a friendly reminder to look up, not down. Now, I have to give credit where credit is due — Longboard Sessions recommended the use of a stop sticker in one of their videos (you'll find the inspiration video below), and I'd been meaning to duplicate their sticker for some time. But their sticker wasn't the prettiest design ever. And really, you're not going to read it when surfing. You already know what it says. You just need a bold visual reminder.
So I designed the LOOK sticker to be fun. And bright — to grab your attention.

Anyhoo, back to my story. I could hardly promote a sticker I wasn't using myself, so I put one smack dab in front of where my eyes should line up when I was in the correct position on my board. And it worked like a charm. Now I was hitting the correct board position consistently. And catching more waves. A LOT more waves. Frankly, I was astonished. Why hadn't I done this sooner? Why had I waited this long to apply this simple hack? I can't answer that. But I can get you your very own LOOK sticker. 
NOTE: you'll want to make sure you have the best positioning on your board before sticking your sticker. If you're a newbie, or new to your board, you might want to have a coach check your positioning, or get a more experienced friend to check. This is something that is pretty much impossible to see yourself. You'll want to paddle out into flat water, lie prone on your board and extend your arms like airplane wings. The nose of your board should be out of the water 3ish inches. More if your board has a lot of rocker, less if it has less rocker. The tail of the board should not be sinking.
LOOK sticker, $3 for 1, $5 for 2. Includes shipping. DM Melissa on Instagram @melisurfs to order. Or message me in the Surf Squad chat if you're already there. Stickers are for hard boards only!

The Longboard Sessions Video that Inspired the LOOK Sticker