This move has a whole plethora of names, but whatever you call it will fade into complete insignificance when compared to a highly polished execution of the move itself. Yes, it is showboating to the max close to the beach, and yes if you get it wrong you may look a bit silly, but at least you’ll give everyone else...
The Foot Plant Transition is a veritable blast from the past, conjuring memories of Vari and the original rock star crew going absolutely bananas in Los Roques all those years ago. The great news is, if you’ve been working on the beach bounce from last issue you’ve already got the beach approach and depart prep done! If you haven’t already,...
This is a beautifully fun move in its own right, and the first step to a stylish press. You’ve likely seen a picture or a clip of someone doing this, either on soft sand or far less sensibly on a solid object! It’s a great one to add to your armoury and if you choose the right time and spot...
We’ve covered the sent version so now for the pop! This is however going to be more than slightly different, as here you’ll be popping the board up behind you, reaching down for the board whereas if you’ve learnt the sent variation you could bring the board up in front of you whilst reaching for it. The good news is...
We're sneaking this one into our learning to loop series because it really is the ultimate get out of jail card. If you want to pass go and collect 200, it's an absolute must-have. In fact, it's so good and handy that, at times, you could practically consider it as cheating. Anyway, enough of the hyperbole and excitement; we need...
Not exactly the most flowing name, but please forgive us the Germanic descriptive nomenclature of such moves, as for some reason they don’t seem to attract the vain claiming that they deserve. Though it may stutter from the mouth, it does, however, smoothly roll through the air and is a thoroughly satisfying jump that should both please you and potentially...
It would be a shame to learn one without the other! And depending on your preference, it’s not written in stone which is easier to conquer first, the toe to heel or the heel to toe. Therefore, it makes sense to give you both options to work on, even though a lot of kiters will feel more confident trying first...
This is a fun little gem, popular amongst the wake style fraternity, which can be done equally effectively hooked or unhooked. It’s a more unusual sight than the classic Raley to Blind and therefore should hopefully get you a few whoops from your peers. The best part of this move is that by preceding the blind with a shifty, you...
This one will always feel good done well, and is of course the first step in many a budding freestyler’s repertoire to a plethora of pass moves. Technically it is just an unhooked version of the same move hooked in, so assuming that you can execute a popped back to toe side and already stomp unhooked raleys and understand kite...
