Trick

Cross Rocket

Both hands hold the nose with crossed arms.

HOW TO DO IT

Cross Rocket

Both hands hold the nose with crossed arms. Sources add body orientation and leg styling; these remain attributed examples.

Preparation and setting

Use comfortable stationary positioning or the appropriate supervised training-board context first. For any snow application, an independently controlled take-off, flight and landing must already exist; this card does not prescribe a new jump size or trajectory.

Execution / application sequence

Establish the selected contact in comfortable positioning before changing airborne demand.
Rehearse the crossed-arm nose hold without forcing the shoulders.
Add a small source-matched front tuck/rear extension.
Uncross and recover before any landing application..
For a technically reviewed snow application, preserve the established take-off, take the hold only after departure, then release and recover board alignment before contact.

Learning and practice

Learn contact, route and modest styling as separate tasks. Rehearse the return as deliberately as the hold. Add a short contact to a familiar controlled air only after the specific version has been technically reviewed; shorten or omit the hold if landing organization becomes rushed.

Errors, limits and corrections

Uncrossed hands are Rocket-style contact, not this defining route. A quarter-turn styling cue does not establish a full spin.

Observable checks

The intended hand, contact zone and route are distinguishable; styling is modest and recoverable; the hold is deliberately released before landing.

SOURCE-BACKED DETAIL

Characteristics

Grab hand: both hands, arms crossed
Contact region: nose
Simultaneous hands: Yes

Source conflicts

TWS (S3): quarter-turn body orientation with the nose drawn toward the chest.
Snowboard Addiction (S4): rear leg extended and front leg tucked.

Additional editorial review notes

Crossed arms distinguish Cross Rocket from Rocket Air.