Check out this timeless handle-pass spin and crack one off the next time you hit some chop or a kicker

Before trying this move you should be happy riding around unhooked. You can practice the rotation on a bar strapped to a pole in the park or wherever. Practicing the spin is key, so get it clear in your head before you go into it on the water. Wakeboarding videos are good for technique.

Make sure you have a good leash system as you'll probably let go of the bar a few times during the early attempts.

The main key to this move is just hucking it and going for it. This is a flat 3 passing the bar from right to left. To perform this stunt you will need at least a little bit of chop or a wave ramp. You can knock them out on flat water, but it's so much harder to get the pop

• The faster you charge at the ramp the easier the pass will be. This is because the key is to head off the wind just before you hit the top of the wave, so you need enough momentum to be able to do that without the pull in the kite. Look for a nice steep kicker and head straight for it.

• Unhook and get set a little bit before you start going up the wave face.

• Edge hard until you start heading up the ramp and then do a little S turn to take you towards your kite. This gives your lines a little slack before you go off the wave so the kite isn't pulling you all off balance and your arms out of their sockets!

• As soon as the lip gives you some height make sure you're already taking your back hand off the bar and going into your spin by looking over your shoulder in the direction you want to rotate. Jump towards your kite. If you jump away from it you'll experience all sorts of power struggles! • As you spin into the rotation try to keep your weight level otherwise you'll end up rolling forwards. Eventually you might want to try this to get all off axis, but for now concentrate on staying straight. • Roll your wrist with the bar in hand. This will enable you to grab the correct side of the bar behind your back with your reaching hand.

• Keep looking over your shoulder all the way round to keep your rotation going. The more you pull your knees up, the faster you will rotate.

• Once both hands are on the bar behind you, release the hand that's been holding on so far, otherwise you'll land backwards and crash and burn.

• Once you've passed the bar and released the original hand you will automatically be coming through your rotation, so keep it going and spot your landing.

• Once you've passed the bar and released the original hand you will automatically be coming through your rotation, so keep it going and spot your landing.

• Concentrate on pulling your body round, staying as upright as possible to be ready for the landing.

• Concentrate on pulling your body round, staying as upright as possible to be ready for the landing.

• Make sure you bend your knees to absorb the quick landing and get your other hand back on the bar as soon as you can if you haven't already. The kite should not have moved as long as you passed the bar correctly. Spinning right to left could mean your kite has drifted up to the top of the window, so be prepared to get on it and get your front hand back on to get the kite back down to 45. If it's gone too far back, keep it going that way and loop it quickly to get it back round.

PROBLEMS • If you are missing your bar and it's being pulled away from you then it's most likely that you're not doing enough of an S turn before you go into the spin and your lines are too powered up.

PROBLEMS • Grabbing the wrong side of the bar means you are not rolling your wrist and just hoping it all comes out good in the end. Use technique and roll you wrist.

PROBLEMS • If you feel like you're about to get your arm ripped off don't try holding on - use your safety leash. Start off not as powered up. Ease into it to get your steps right. Stick with it and remember, if you don't try you will never know how easy it is.