S-Bend

S-Bend is a raley with an overhead backside 360. The handle becomes the axis: get raley lift, bring the head between the arms, and rotate around the loaded line.

Use the same aggressive raley approach, then look in the rotation direction as the board rises. As the horizon returns, pull the handle to the hips to bring the board back underfoot.

Do not try this before raleys are repeatable. The trick relies on committed line tension and enough height to complete the overhead rotation.

Sources: https://www.wakeboardingmag.com/blog/how-to/higher-learning-wakeboarding/2000/04/02/s-bend/ ; https://www.x-wake.com/blog/raley-based-tricks-list ; https://wakesquare.com/en/blog/raley-wakeboard-trick-tutorial/