BY AARON HADLOW

IMAGE: Craig Kloelsky/SanDisk

SPONSORS: Flexifoil, RedBull, Chiemsee, Prolimit

The Front Mobe is one variation of the single handle pass trick; It’s a
front rotation with a Front-Back pass. It’s a commonly used trick on the
circuit and if done properly can be one of the most stylish. It can be
quite difficult to land at first but once you nail it, it feels sick.

1: Make sure your take off is perfect and everything feels right, ie,
kite position, bar pressure, etc. If none of this is right don’t even
attempt to go for it, wait for your next run or until you get it right.
2: As you take off spin hard into a front roll keeping your head low
whilst trying to swing your board as far up as possible. This initial
movement is key and makes the rest of the move a hole lot easier.
3: Keep the same movement going and start to pull the bar as hard as
possible towards your hip and try to move your body toward the bar. At
this point , just after 90′, your movement of a front roll changes to a
handle pass movement.
4: As you pull in as hard as possible and start your rotation around
the bar, make sure your board is still moving up above your head and
that you still have good momentum, let go of your back hand and twist
into the bar to grab it with your other.
5: As you get the bar make sure that you board keeps up with you
rotation, this will help you landing.
6: Once you have the bar immediately think of grabbing it again with
your other, this will help you to complete your rotation and come in
straight. At first it can be hard to land this trick, you often find
people landing on there back. If this is the case go higher and spin
faster and try to get 2 hands on the bar.
7: As you almost have the bar you will find yourself starting to come
around to heel side. Look over your shoulder to further your rotation
and make sure you gain control with both hands on the bar.
8: Bend your knees and spot your landing, pull the bar hard to your hip
once again to speed up the spin and make sure you come in straight.
9: Keep you eyes on your landing and concentrate on it. Bring your
board around to the heel side position.
10:  Get ready for impact, straighten your legs out so you can get
ready to ex-orb the impact.
11: Bend you knees as you come into land, absorb all the impact by
bringing you whole body down with your momentum. This will result in a
clean landing and help prevent any lower body injury.

Remember, Go for it 100%, put everything into which ever trick you
might be trying, more than likely you will surprise yourself.
AARON