How to Pop to Toeside with Tweaked Grab
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If you’re already a happy popper and relish the opportunity to give your fins a breath of fresh air whilst spinning your board around and stomping it to toeside, then this move is for you. Popping to toeside is already fully fun and functional, but when you add on a cheeky grab and a styled-out tweak, it transforms the normal into something more dynamic, stylish and fresh.
The plan is to grab the nose of the board, either on the tip or around the fin on your heelside edge. This will still allow you to bring your board around to toeside but with some icing on top. And then, for extras, a big plump cherry on top, you’ll bone out your rear leg as you bring the board through. A tasty treat, if ever there was one.
Now grab and tweak apart; the main difference between this and your daily pop to toeside will be height. Typically, allowing your fins a quick gulp of air is all you need to get around. However, you’ll need a bit more pop to give yourself the space and time to add the embellishments. This also means that you won’t be landing toeside on an edge; you’ll be landing far more of the wind on a flat board before carving back onto your edge. And finally, everything in moderation. You need to pop a bit more, or you can go bananas. The choice is yours, but to start with, may we suggest giving it just a bit more than you already do.
Right, that’s enough for our waffle. Let’s see how you get the extra pop and how to coordinate the grab and tweak!
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