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Tail Grab

Rear hand holds the tail.

HOW TO DO IT

Tail Grab: Straight-Air Application

Rear hand holding the physical tail.

Preparation and setting

Basic grab control and a familiar straight air.

How to do it

  1. Complete a balanced departure.
  2. Draw the rear knee in while extending the front leg to bring the tail toward reach.
  3. Keep the torso neutral and meet the tail with the rear hand.
  4. Hold, release and restore the usual landing organization.

Learn it

Seated independent-leg rehearsal → leg movement in a straight air → short correct tail hold.

Errors/correction

Reaching the edge beside the binding: confirm tip contact. Torso collapse: reduce reach and rehearse the leg position.

Cues

Rear knee in; tail to hand.

Successful attempt

Correct tail contact with a controlled release.

Boundary

This is a basic hold, not a prescribed advanced tweak. Release/landing framing is editorial.

Common grab learning module — shared preparation for grab cards

The six following grab cards use this shared teaching block rather than repeating a generic jump lesson.

Preparation

Repeatable straight airs with a compact airborne position. Use suitable training equipment for off-snow rehearsal; facility coaching governs trampoline use.

Learning sequence

  1. Identify the exact contact while stationary.
  2. Rehearse bringing the board toward the hand.
  3. On a familiar straight air, complete takeoff before reaching.
  4. Start with a brief correct touch, then a controlled hold.
  5. Release in time to return to the established landing organization.

Errors

Reaching too early reduces pop; bending the torso down destabilizes the air. Restore an ungrabbed compact air before retrying.

Editorial assessment

Look for correct contact, preserved trajectory and a deliberate release. A touch and a sustained hold can be recorded separately.

Landing/release integration and assessment are editorial application guidance, not a quoted grab-specific landing standard. Sources: Snowboard Addiction — Basic Grabs on a Snowboard; Snowboard Addiction — Basic Grabs on a Tramp Board.

Related: Module G, tailbone, Seatbelt. Source: Snowboard Addiction — Nose and Tail Grabs; TransWorld — Tail Grab

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