Grabbing a HS R2R

jkeubanks · Outlaw Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 104 City: Dallas

How do I start grabbing my R2R's and where is the best place to grab them? I figure it would be easiest to either grab the nose or bend both knees and grab more on the heelside edge up by the nose. Should my takeoff be any different or do I just bend my knees once I'm in the air?

Thanks!

jkeubanks · Outlaw Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 104 City: Dallas

Here is my takeoff if that helps.

hyperlite22 · Outlaw Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 134 City: denton

hey were do you ride at?i live near dallas...btw like the board

ty540 · Addict Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 603

Your takeoff looks good for a normal r2r, but you'll never grab them if you do it that way. You've probably heard this before, but with every grabbed invert, you need to grab and THEN flip. In this case, you still want to hold the strong edge through the wake, but look to your board and grab it before you throw your head and shoulders back. It feels weird at first, like you're going to underrotate, but that's the way to do it. When I do them I like to use a slightly flatter edge coming into the wake, because I it helps me keep the board closer to my body when I pop (mentally at least). Best of luck. It's a fun trick!

wakedude83 · Posted: Oct 28, 2005 8:20 pm Post subject:

When I come into the wake for certain grabbed flips, I bend my knees alot more and come in a little more slowly to help take some tension off the line. Bending your knees more when you edge will also make your body less stretched throughout the air. Like ty540 says, grab, then flip.

jkeubanks · Outlaw Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 104 City: Dallas

holdsworth · Posted: Oct 30, 2005 6:04 am Post subject:

i throw my r2r early sometimes, mostly to get "ready" to try a mobe. i can't grab the r2r yet though, but i have tried to. i don't usually feel comfortable with going for the grab and still rotating yet just because i don't want to over/under rotate. next year though, i will try to grab all of mine. i said that for this year but...nope.

K-wood Kid · Posted: Oct 30, 2005 9:28 am Post subject:

Anyone else feel like its easier to grab a half cab roll? I always grab or double grab my halfcabs and it has become such a habit I think it would be easier than on a straight r2r.

jkeubanks · Outlaw Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 104 City: Dallas

It's not easier for me to grab a half cab roll...because I can't do one! Very Happy

Here is the whole sequence just for fun. Notice my chicken arm on the landing!!!

Thomas P. · Addict Joined: 16 Feb 2003 Posts: 717

edge a little softer than normal, and dont put so much "throw" effort into the trick. if you grab early, you can finish the flip just fine. it looks and feels 1000x better than hucked r2rs.

johnaulick · Posted: Nov 02, 2005 6:44 am Post subject:

K-wood Kid, i think its easier grabbing a half cab roll than a r2r bc your landing back toeside opposed to switch ts