Hey Batwing Attempters!!!!!!!

Anybody have any luck, its been a few weeks and I know a handfull of people were set on trying them! Lets here some success or horror stories!

everytime i try batwings, the board always ends up parallel to the water and behind me, rather than perpendicular to the water. however, riding w/ jesson and gretchen vedel a couple weeks ago, they said i did a legit one.

I gave my update in that thread but haven't tried any since! I hope to get the video together this weekend so you guys can give me some tips.

i did an accidental bat wing one time.. you know how slingshots land soft when you land tail heavy?? well i figured out it works when you land nose heavy too, same concept! somehow i rode away and didnt die lol

I can't get the board back under me. I get stuck out there for some reason.

Are letting your arm out straight?

The biggest thing that helped me land them was getting wayyyy over the handle and curling it under my lead arm. That way when I took off I could control how far the board went behind me by how far i let my arm out. Also, 80% of weight on the front foot all the way up the wake makes grabbing it way easier. When I tried it with even wieght placement, the board would whip way out behind me and I'd never get the grab, or get the board back under. An early grab is key to keeping it collected and bringing it down

I think I am letting my arm out or something. I have smashed myself a few hundred times doing these. It's hard to tell because no one can seem to capture it on film. I want to get it dialed SOON!

I have done em but more of a drifted OA type thing than a full on perpendicular to the water angle. Even then I am fairly confident my form is whacked since it puts a grip of strain on my lead bicept.

I tried them all summer long last summer and never was able to stick it. I was either missing the grab, or when I could get the grab, I couldn't get full extension and I never was able to bring the board back under me in time before landing. Help Andy!!!

i started to drift out some indy grabs, but never could call it a batwing. now i'm on my 4th different board after 5 sets...once i get this new one dialed in, i'm going to start getting back after the batwing. got 1.5 months left to get em!

i tried 2 today...the first won was a winer but the second one was an almost disaster..

I am getting there when I get a legit one there will be prof. Good luck to all that are trying

I'll try it in 6 months. Shoulder surgery has me sidelined.

ya josh the 2nd one was a close call!

I got really motivated from the first thread to go out and try some batwings stomped it like the seventh or eighth try. The short cut and stomping my front foot off the wake were key for me thanks for all the good thread everybody I will post some pics up soon

did a batwing yesterday...more like a chicken-wing though.

I've got a little chicken wing going on myself.

I may revisit this trick again this weekend. Hopefully it will go better for me!

EUBANKS MAN UP SON!

I tried a Batwing, but my board got stuck in my utility belt, and it is really hard to ride with a mask on... don't know how Batman does it.