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Heres one I'm recycling from days gone past -- the No-Comply Grab. I learned these from my old friend Robbie Becker, back in about 1988.
The No-Comply Grab is a good trick for beginners. Its a 1980s era old-school trick. Its a great trick to do if you are just cruising along and see a stray parking block. Now, if you did this move without grabbing the board, it would be a regular no-comply. I think this version, however, is easier to learn. I'm demonstrating it here on my longboard, but the No-Comply Grab is good for shortboards too. Like many tricks, the faster you do this, the smoother it looks. The technique I use for this is much like the way I do the Bean Plant. Check out the video clip here. |
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In frame 1, I'm rolling forward toward a parking block at a moderate speed. At this point, I'm looking at the spot on the parking block that I'm going to step on with my front foot.
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In frame 3, my foot is about to step on the block, my hand is reaching for the board, and the nose of the board is elevated above the block.
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In frame 5, the main point to notice is that the rear wheels, while moving forward, actually bump the parking block. This is important. The wheels bumping the block is good -- it helps pop the board up higher. On a short board, you can really pop it up high.
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In frames 7 and 8, I let the momentum and a little jump boost me into the air. My rear foot stays positioned over the rear truck, and pretty much stays in contact with it, which makes it look better and more fluid than if the board were just sitting there in my hand and my foot were nowhere near it. |
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In frames 9 and 10, I continue flying, while my front foot gets back in position to land. My lead hand begins releasing the board |
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Finally, the front foot is back on and I land the trick. On my longboard, I tend to land on the rear wheels first. I think this is just because the board is so long. On a shortboard, I usually land all wheels simultaneously.
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