Words of wisdom by Sander Lenten (http://www.sanderlenten.com):

I’ll break down the trick so you can understand it or if you get stuck, break it down into pieces. A Roast Beef grab is a grab with you rear hand to the heelside of your board, doing so in between your legs. The “Glide” part is a 90° forward rotation and coming back to the original position.

This trick requires some coordination, so I advise to go through it a couple of times in your head while you’re waiting for wind or still on the beach.

I’ll be explaining the trick traveling to right (as shown in the picture), if you prefer doing it to the left… then it’s just opposite, left is right and right is left.

Lets get down and dirty now. From cruising you want to put your kite slightly higher (say between 1 and 2 o’clock), but don’t put it too high, as this will bring you out of balance. Once you have your kite in the right position increase your speed slightly (I know it’s more commitment, but trust me the trick will go better). Move your hands toward the centre line of the bar (This will prevent the kite from moving unwontedly when letting go of one hand) and start to look ahead for a sweet spot to take off.

When you’re approaching your “sweet spot” let go of your edge a little bit by going slightly downwind and putting your board flat on the water. (This is just for a split second to make your edge even more effective).

On the sweet spot edge hard and you should get a pull from your kite. (Practice this a few times to get the timing right, if this is not the case yet).

Just after leaving the water bend your right knee, as you were going for a front roll, but instead of looking over your left shoulder to continue the rotation, you keep your eyes on the water in front of you. (The bending off the knee is to stop the backwards rotation you got from edging, for the pop, the looking is to prevent an over forward rotation).

Now the tricky part… when you feel the small rotation has started, you want to let go with your left hand (rear hand). Reach through your legs to grab the heelside in between your pads/boots. (A little tip to make this reaching easier is to point your toes, so your heelside will come up.)

Hold the grab as long as possible for style and credibility. You were looking down at the water already, which should stop the forward rotation and give you the opportunity to spot your landing quit early.

When you come down for landing extend your legs and compress them on impact. Lean a little bit towards your heelside to prevent your toeside edge from catching. When you are in control on the water again fix your boardshorts (if applicable) and hair. Then look for your friends to see if they saw you styling it out.

Learn it, Stick it, Njoy it..!