A tail grab can be one of the most stylish tricks out there when it’s done right. Of course, everyone puts their own flavor on a trick, but there are some definite dos and don’ts, and I’m going to run you through some fundamentals and how I’ve been adding a little extra on my tail grabs lately...

There are plenty of things that can make or break your set. Since we know you’re looking things that fall into that latter category, we tapped a handful of Malibu Boats pros to tell you how they set up for their perfect session...

Sending mega moves through the atmosphere and into the flats begins long before you strap on your board. Physical and mental preparations need to be made. You must abandon all hesitation. Trepidation is your enemy...

What sets the world’s best riders apart from the rest of the field is their ability to adapt to anything. Adaptation on a wakeboard can encompass the numerous disciplines: rail riding, contest results, kicker tricks, free-riding prowess, etc. Zoom in closer and you’ll find adaptation and variation within each of those disciplines.

I’ve always gotten a lot of attention from my riding, and I think it’s because my tricks are different than most other people. From tail tapping suspended road cones off the Malibu MXZ wake to wall rides, unique jibs and my own signature style on tricks, I try to get as creative as possible...

One of the great things about wakeboarding is being able to put your own style on a trick that’s been done the same way for years. In this case, it’s a 360. I’ve been working on a wrapped heelside frontside 360 with a tuck knee grab that looks pretty unique...

I pulled the Fall 2012 cover of TransWorld WAKEBOARDING with a tuck knee grab off the kicker. I tweaked that move so hard that I almost got my knee to the board. Now, you may not go to that level on your lake, but you can have a lot of fun with tuck knee tricks, especially when you can work them into a spin or a flip...

When you get a regular stalefish down, you can take this versatile trick to a lot of different places. The stalefish is cool because it looks great poked out and a little off-axis, and when incorporated into spins it becomes a little techy as well...

In our August issue of TransWorld WAKEBOARDING the members of the Slingshot's Shredtown crew let us get inside their heads. In case you needed the reminder,click through and check it out again. It can't hurt. Well, the reading part at least.

Trevor Maur reminding us that Individuality can make all the difference. Making a trick your own helps the cream rise to the top. The great part about this sport that we all love is we can take our riding in any direction we choose...

This particular How-To is not necessarily a step by step, but more an example of how control of a trick can open the doors to new moments to grab.  Rusty snaps an extra late indy poke on a boosted backside 540...

Ben Greenwood getting precise with a grab on a BS 540 variation. Where and How Keeping grabs clean and tight can earn you respect from Wake’s elite.   Over the years, board sports have started to gravitate away from grabs considered “sloppy” or in “no man’s land” due to the lack of control they show...

In this wakeboard how to, Olivier Derome gets things rolling with one of the first grabbed inverts.

In this wakeboard how to, Josh Twelker’s keys to the style standby.

In this wakeboard how to, Dean Smith explains a not-so-simple trick that will blow minds in the boat.