---
title: Method Grab
seo_title: How to do a method grab on a wakeboard
skill: land a straight air with a Method grab
tags: [air, grabs, kickers]
switch: true
image: method-grab.mp4
image_source: https://youtu.be/TR4DBxPZVBY
image_credit: THE WAKE CHANNEL
image_credit_url: https://www.youtube.com/@THEWAKECHANNEL
image_title: "Trick Tips: How to do a Method Grab"
image_clip: https://youtu.be/TR4DBxPZVBY?0:10.3-0:14.7
authors:
- renec112
prerequisite: indy-grab
published: 2026-04-12
---

The Method is one of the most stylish grabs in wakeboarding, and the natural next step after the [Indy grab](/wakeboarding/indy-grab). Reach down with your front hand and grab the heel edge in front of your front binding. At the same time, push the board out away from your body. A properly tweaked Method looks incredible.

Best learned on heelside straight airs off the L-kicker where you have enough airtime to extend. You need the hangtime, because the Method is a shape, not just a touch. The grab has to happen, the board has to extend, and you have to pull it back in before the landing. Rushing any of those three steps is what makes a Method look like a scratch instead of a grab.

Learn more here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR4DBxPZVBY

*[THE WAKE CHANNEL](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeOQms-_D-ULqxHbGfBL8Yw) · [Trick Tips: How to do a Method Grab](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR4DBxPZVBY)*

## Key tips

- Reach across your body with your front hand to the heel edge
- Push the board out and away to tweak the grab
- This grab works best on heelside approaches
- Keep your back straight. The style comes from the board push, not from hunching
- Kick the front foot up to get the board horizontal behind you
- Start by just touching the edge. The extension comes once the touch is reliable

See a map of all grabs [here](/courses/wakeboarding/grabs/).