grabs

SC_boarder · Criminal Joined: 29 May 2003 Posts: 73 City: Greenville

Hey ya'll

Last night was an epic boarding night.. we had butter everywhere, and no boats in sight, cool weather, good tunes, and plenty of brew...

I step up my riding this summer after I started riding behind an inboard with a pylon...

last night I started sticking good height jumps, and am working on grabs..
I can grab with both hands now, and can actually grab the board and hang on for a second...

question is when I tweeked it, (heelside/leading hand/back middle of board) it threw my body off balance and I nose dived into the water....

are there any tips to help not coming out of balance, or do I need to just readjust in the air...

also, that freakin raley is elusive, I have still not even come close, but am still working on it..

thanks guys,

DJew Jake · Posted: Aug 19, 2004 10:47 am Post subject:

When tweaking u cant be agressive u gotta be slow and smooth so u can bring it back in dont go for huge tweaks righ away progress upto it

jryoung · Ladies Man Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 7664 City: Man Jose

SC_boarder,

SC_boarder · Criminal Joined: 29 May 2003 Posts: 73 City: Greenville

Yeah, I have been working on grabs for two summers, and just recently have I started trying some tweaked grabs... Mr. Green

I try a raley atleast once every two or three times out...

tried my first 360 last night, got to about 300 and did not go for the handle, so I bailed (which was kinda what I was attempting anyway)...

this has been a great month for my riding to improve... Cool

thanks for the help...I need to start small huh,

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

SC_boarder, practice tweaking the board without grabbing it. bring the board up like your going to grab i then poke. then you just grab it and do the same motion. it really helps with methods.

SC_boarder · Criminal Joined: 29 May 2003 Posts: 73 City: Greenville

thanks, Ill try that....

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

The most important thing is to bring the board up to you by sucking your legs up. If you reach down for the board, you will get pulled off balance and fall hard.