You really have to bring you legs up and lean forward as much as you can. It will feel really awkward at first as your body is being projected forward over the board, which is something you normally try to prevent. Any wakeboarding or kiteboarding instructionals show you how to do them really well. when done well, they look ausome. You could try on a smaller board, will make it easier to reach out and grab it.

yo bend your knees and it will be easy. once u grab, hold it and poke it out

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Originally posted by gasman

Really, I just don't get this board grabbing stuff. Your feet are attached to the board. Why the **** do you want to hold the friggen thing?? Oh, sorry, do you kite somewhere where there are NO WAVES?

Sorry taking the piss, enjoy whatever turns you on
Just doesn't ring my bell.

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Gasman, how dare you. Burn him, burn him now!!

The crab is the core of all board sports. It means you have a mastered a move well enough to do something else while doing it. Some grabs a'la nuclear are frikkin hard - its another move. Plus there are major style points to be had.

But dont ever miss a grab. Thats the lamest...

I'de love to grab my board in all sorts of places, but am scarred crapless and can't reach anyway (yea, even with pulling up the legs). I recon I'll get one of those big long handles for the board so maybe I can do a board off some day.

Gotta respect someone who can grab the front of their board with their back hand while flying through the air.......cool.

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Originally posted by greenleader

err, is that grabbing from infront of your body or behind your body with your back hand?

scuse my ignorance or are they different things.(roast or candled)

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seatbelt is grabbing the nose of the board with your back hand, across the front of your body.
nuclear is the same but you grab the heelside of the board, in front of your front foot.
tried everyone's suggestions; got a bit closer and had some great faceplants trying, but still no cigar. back on the horse today

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Originally posted by gruezi

I'de love to grab my board chick in all sorts of places, but am scarred crapless of court

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I hear you man. Jeez, there was this chick in the lift at work the other day...

Errr, on topic, I went for one of these the other day, proper extension out the back and everything - the only thing I got was a proper face slamming - one of many beating that arbo. Its stinks when you crash.

yeah hook, but that was your elbow i was tryin to lick. try throwin your back legout and away fron your body while sucking your front leg in and under yourself stamp. try it off a wave first and try and grab almost instantly, the you can tweak and bone it out, the go home and enjoy a cold glass of... umm... err... cordial

been run out of town AGAIN stamp?