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Kitesurf trick

Chicken Salad Grab

Beginner
  • Grab

A jump where your front hand reaches between your legs to grab the heelside edge between your feet. An awkward, less common grab that rewards a good tuck and flexible shoulders.

How to

  1. Jump with height

    Send a jump with the kite near 12 o'clock and hold the bar in your back hand, giving yourself more hang time than for an indy.

  2. Tuck tight

    Pull both knees up high and spread them slightly to open a gap between your legs.

  3. Reach through your legs

    Pass your front hand down between your knees and grab the heelside edge between your feet.

  4. Release early

    Let go before the drop, return your hand to the bar and land heading downwind.

Common mistakes

  • Not enough tuck

    Lift your knees higher so your hand can reach through without straining.

  • Late release

    Let go at the peak so your arm is clear of your legs before landing.

Builds on

Track your progress on the Chicken Salad Grab

Log every session on the Chicken Salad Grab in TrickTrack, rate how it went, add photos and videos, and watch it climb:

  1. 1/5Learning & practicing
  2. 2/5Progressing
  3. 3/5Landed at least once
  4. 4/5Consistent landings
  5. 5/5Landed every time
  6. Mastered

Then mark it mastered when it's yours.

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