Tindy: A natural grab between a tail grab and an indy that doesn’t get any respect in any boardsports. Try to avoid this grab.
Indy: Grabbing the center of the board, toeside, with your backhand.
Indy Grab
Nose Grab: Grabbing the nose of your board with your front hand.
Tail Grab: Grabbing the tail of your board with your back hand.
Stalefish: Grabbing the heelside of the board behind your back foot, with your back hand.
Crail: Reaching across the body to the opposite leg, grabbing the toeside nose.
Grabbing Crail
Melon: Grabbing the heelside of the board behind your front foot with your front hand (reaching between is a Roast Beef, see below.)
Seatbelt: Reaching across the front of the body to grab the toeside tail of the board.
Method: Grabbing the center of the board BEHIND your front foot’s heel and turning the board 90 degrees to your backside.
Nuclear: Grabbing across the body and both legs with your backhand to the heel side edge of your front foot.
Roast Beef: Grabbing the center of your heelside edge, by reaching between your legs, with your back hand.
Roast Beef
Chicken Salad: Grabbing Roast Beef with your front hand.
Bacon: With your back or front hand, reach behind, then through the legs to grab the toeside edge. Respect to any girl who can do this grab! You need long arms to get to that toeside.
For more detailed instruction on grabs, study one of the great styley grab masters — Jason Slezak — in the Bonus Section of Real Kiteboarding’s Joyride DVD – the Slezy J Grab Tutorial. And while you’re at it, be sure to check out the rest of the DVD. This DVD is a great step-by-step video tutorial that covers everything from basic back rolls to more technical unhooked maneuvers and multiple rotation tricks.
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