Beanplant

also known as: Bean Plant

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Shown for a regular-footed rider. Teal ring + arrow = the rider's facing direction; teal band = the tail; a dot is where a hand holds the board - bright yellow for the front hand, amber for the back one, which is the whole difference between a mute and an indy. Board and rider rotate independently - each follows its own component. Drag to orbit.

How it works

The front-foot footplant: the rider grabs the heel rail toward the nose (lien position), steps the front foot onto the coping, and springs back into the transition off the leading leg. Compared to the fastplant it swaps everything to the front - the plant leg leads, the grab hangs the board from the leading rail, and the back foot stays home on the tail keeping the deck oriented. The lien grab lets the whole board dangle vertically during the plant for maximum flair. The name is a contraction of the two tricks it combines: a lien is Neil Blender's heel-side frontside grab, and lien plus boneless gives beanplant. Modern usage has largely lost the distinction and calls anything front-footed a boneless whatever the grab.

Step by step

  1. Approach the lip at moderate speed riding forward.
  2. Grab lien (front hand on the heel rail near the nose) as the front truck reaches the coping.
  3. Step the front foot off onto the coping and take your weight on it.
  4. Spring off the front leg back into the ramp, board hanging from the grab and back foot.
  5. Return the front foot to the bolts, release, and re-enter the transition riding away.

Body mechanics

Front footPlants on the coping and powers the jump back in - the leading-leg mirror of the fastplant.
Back footStays on the tail, keeping the board paired with the grab while the plant happens.
ShouldersLean back into the ramp during the plant so the spring throws you down the wall, not onto the deck.
ArmsFront hand holds the lien grab like a handle; rear arm balances the hop.
GazeCoping for the foot placement, then transition for the landing - a fast two-beat visual rhythm.