Minnamurra teenager Kieran Woolley is confident he will learn plenty of lessons from a tough experience at the Dew Tour competition in America.
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The Corpus Christi student was required to progress through a number of qualifying rounds at the competition in what he described as a high-pressure environment.
Woolley excelled in the global qualifiers round, finishing second to safely progress through to the quarter-finals.
After struggling through his first two runs, Woolley delivered in his third and final run. Unfortunately he fell on the final trick, a fall that would ultimately cost him a spot in the semi-finals.
Despite the disappointment, Woolley said he learnt a lot from what was a high-quality competition.
"I'm pumped to get through the global qualifier and beat many of my favourite pros," Woolley said. "I also learned a lot about run composition and next time I'm on it."
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