next level up from grabs, S bends?

Dip_Krew · Posted: Jun 21, 2006 9:42 am Post subject: next level up from grabs, S bends?

so ive been trying to do some S bends since my bag of tricks are starting to get repetive and not challenging anymore,

im looking to step up to the next level from grabs, but i dont want to start spins yet (really bad experience has my confidence shaken still)

can anyone lay out some tricks and tips to challenge me?

i can get very good air, about 5-6'

ive got my 180's down, but not the 360's, they knock me out cold Smile

jpminter · Posted: Jun 21, 2006 10:12 am Post subject:

are you serious? do you even know what an s-bend is? an s-bend is a raley with an overhead 360. not many people can do them.

when you say you have your 180's down, which ones are you talking about? remember, there are 8 of them:

hs fs 180
hs bs 180
ts fs 180
ts bs 180
switch hs fs 180
switch hs bs 180
switch ts fs 180
switch ts bs 180

if you can do a lot of the above i'd say you're ready for 3's. or you could try a backroll or tantrum. getting better at switch riding is also fun/rewarding/important.

i'd like to see a video (or a picture) of you getting 6' of air. Wink

Dip_Krew · Posted: Jun 21, 2006 10:16 am Post subject:

zx12y · Newbie Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 35

Dip_Krew, what do you mean by s bend?

A few tricks you could try working on are:

all 180s, hs/ts, fs/bs, learn them switch too
work on switch riding all around, hs/ts switch w2w
360s
tantrum/backroll
learn to grab everythign you can do
tweak out grabs
surface/ollie tricks

Craig-R · Guest

i just dialed my toeside 5's...i think ill work on crow5's next Laughing

yeah zx12y made a good list

ripava82 · Newbie Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 37 City: Grass Valley

if you hurt yourself badly on a three you were probably unlucky hopefully you wont bail hard again if thats what happened

holdsworth · Posted: Jun 21, 2006 1:35 pm Post subject:

so you say you can do a TS BS 180? i'm not saying that they are hard, but they are very difficult for a beginner.

bhamglassman · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 338 City: Bellingham

jmac2173 · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 145 City: h-town

Dip_Krew, just curious, what did you think an s-bend was?

kyle2 · Newbie Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 15 City: Tampa

you will die trying sbends, maybe litterally

Craig-R · Guest

kyle2,

i agree

bhamglassman, nothing's too hard for ohiowake Wink

wtbamoomba · Addict Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 808 City: raleigh

jpminter · Posted: Jun 23, 2006 6:28 am Post subject:

Dip_Krew, we are all dying to know what you thought an s-bend was!!??

Dip_Krew · Posted: Jun 23, 2006 7:43 am Post subject:

jpminter · Posted: Jun 23, 2006 8:41 am Post subject:

jpminter · Posted: Jun 23, 2006 8:42 am Post subject:

oh and i wouldn't say i landed a 360 if the handle wasn't in my hand.

Craig-R · Guest

Dip_Krew, damn dude you gotta take baby steps, the trick that you thought was an S-bend is like a three part trick, first u gotta learn raleys which are usually hard as hell for beginners/anyone who hasn't done one, then you gotta learn to take your front and hand off and grab it hoochie(melan), THEN you gotta land switch so don't get too much ahead of yourself haha and yeah jpminter is right you cant say you landed a 360 8/10 tries but you didnt get the handle, thats more like 0/10

Dip_Krew · Posted: Jun 23, 2006 9:09 pm Post subject:

Dip_Krew · Posted: Jun 23, 2006 9:11 pm Post subject:

jpminter · Posted: Jun 24, 2006 9:29 am Post subject:

think of the 360 as a handle pass rather than a rotation. the rotation is easy. the handle pass is what makes it tough.

jpminter · Posted: Jun 24, 2006 9:31 am Post subject:

Dip_Krew · Posted: Jun 25, 2006 5:40 am Post subject:

jpminter · Posted: Jun 25, 2006 10:38 am Post subject:

Dip_Krew · Posted: Jun 25, 2006 8:05 pm Post subject:

wtbamoomba · Addict Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 808 City: raleigh

sorry bro, but im gonna go out on a limb and say that at your very best you get about 3 feet, i know it feels like more Sad

Dip_Krew · Posted: Jun 25, 2006 8:31 pm Post subject:

wtbamoomba · Addict Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 808 City: raleigh

if you take where it looks like the top of the board is, and follow it down, then try and account for how the board is a decent way above your head, visually place it down where it should be, and i would say it would be lucky to be above the water line, making it 4 feet at the VERY TOP

IMO sorry for losing you if you couldnt follow, i think abstract

jpminter · Posted: Jun 26, 2006 3:58 am Post subject:

Yeah, that's not 6 feet. What are you doing in those pics anyway? I can't really tell.

Jim M · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 2933

What is the handle doing up by your head? If you lose that much form off the wake, it means you are 'spazzing out'. Keep your jump in control and keep the handle at your hips. You should actually push the handle 'down' as you leave the wake.

Also about layed out grabs, keep in mind you need enough air time to not only lay them out, but also to pull them back in. Talk about pain-- catching an edge on a failed 360 will feel like a baby slap compared to coming up short on a glide.

Dip_Krew · Posted: Jun 26, 2006 11:17 am Post subject:

the first pic was a 360, the second pic was i thought a half cab (but im told is a fassion air) with a 180 (which is why i look soo weird and out of center) and the last pic was a terrably failed back flip or roll or w/e its called i call it painfull

Dip_Krew · Posted: Jun 26, 2006 11:18 am Post subject:

Dip_Krew · Posted: Jun 26, 2006 11:25 am Post subject:

can someone post a pic of what 5-6' of air looks like? so i can see myself how high it really looks?

jpminter · Posted: Jun 26, 2006 11:41 am Post subject:

missing tooth? maybe you hit a stump.

Dip_Krew · Posted: Jun 26, 2006 11:51 am Post subject:

wtbamoomba · Addict Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 808 City: raleigh