Drill
Grip-Loss Branch Test
Distinguish unsupported balance, tail departure, surface mismatch and suspected contact.
HOW TO DO IT
Grip-Loss Branch Test
Distinguish unsupported balance, tail departure, surface mismatch and suspected contact.
Preparation and setting
Regained easy control and stopping; modest tasks; no deliberate search for boot-out at higher tilt.
Exercise sequence
- Describe first event rather than final fall.
- Inspect stationary equipment clearance/contact signs.
- Try simpler short traverse/J-carve.
- Test reduced inside movement.
- Separately test distribution/twist or rotary disturbance.
- Adapt equipment/task if contact remains plausible.
- Recheck short task, then pair.
Transfer
Use with CD01/CD10/CD15 and a deliberate blend exit.
Errors addressed
Inside tip labelled boot-out; Tail slip from untested cause; Surface limit ignored; Greater force prescribed blindly.
Success check
Cause remains a tested hypothesis; simpler task and pair improve without unverified numerical clearance claims.
Simplify when needed
Do not escalate tilt to reproduce contact; retain unresolved status and obtain direct setup/technique assessment.
Editorial origin
SBSweet editorial exercise, not an association-approved drill.
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editorial review notes
No association approval is claimed; coaching review is pending.