When Marc Lacomare beat Jon Jon Florence to win Rip Curl Pro Junior at Seignosse in France today and put himself back in the lead on the ASP European Junior ratings he did it with a plan.

“I stuck to my game plan during the final which was to be patient and get the better waves to score well enough and win the thing."

Things to note…

1.  He had a plan - too many surfers just froth into the next round without thinking too much about how they'll surf it, where they'll sit, where the waves are and what moves they'll pull.  That 'no plan' approach works up to the limits of your talent.  But if you wan to surf above and beyond your limits you need a plan.

2.  He decided on his plan before the heat started - Obviously Lacomare did his "beach observation" before the heat and figured out that he had to be patient to get the waves that would win him the heat.  So he could stress a lot less during his heat, knowing that waiting was the right thing.

3.  He demonstrated understanding of the most critical factor in hi performance surfing - YA GOTTA GET THE BEST WAVES.  The higher ou climb with your surfing career the more you'll see anyone can win.  If everyone rips, then the ont thing that separates the winner from everyone else is the waves.

Jon Jon was really blowing up in this heat and it would have been easy to panic, but to his credit he stuck to his plan - Guess that's why Marc Lacomare is leading the series

You can check out the final right here - Go to Day 3

Rip Curl Pro Junior Final

So what do you do?  Do you plan or just froth it?  Either way let me know

Best wishes

Mike

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