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Learning grabs

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d-spin543210
Posts: 26 - Karma: 10
ok so i can land 360's 720's and 900's but i can only do the pencil style and i was wondering if anyone had tip for good grabs to learn.
Feb 18 2006 1:00PM
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-_-Johnny-_-
Posts: 480 - Karma: 39
tailgrab.. or safety, their pretty easy
Feb 18 2006 1:12PM
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T-KR3W
Posts: 754 - Karma: 175
roll the windows down...
Feb 18 2006 1:13PM
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-+Siver+-
Posts: 1902 - Karma: 12
Try a mute grab
Feb 18 2006 1:16PM
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canuck
Posts: 1124 - Karma: 137
Just work on bringing your knees to your chest the rest will come.
Feb 18 2006 1:35PM
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forfun
Posts: 4916 - Karma: 66
i wish i was as good as you
Feb 18 2006 1:58PM
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LDN-Ski
Posts: 278 - Karma: 13
man u got the 9's down very good .. i would think safety is easiest to grab
Feb 18 2006 2:03PM
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jjibs1219
Posts: 563 - Karma: 10
start of with safety's them tails, i think safety's will give you the most balance when spinning
Feb 18 2006 2:08PM
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feihlination
Posts: 8356 - Karma: 1,084
what were you doing when you started? never did grabs? i mean, i am just wondering, cuz normally you just learn grabs before spins, but ok.

i would say that you just have to do them, for me it works, you have to kill the fear that you loose control or whatsoever.

and if i cant grab a spin safety, i wouldnt say that you can do it, but that is just me.
Feb 18 2006 3:14PM
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lukew06
Posts: 223 - Karma: 10
id say tails if you can do them right and well
Feb 18 2006 3:15PM
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d-spin543210
Posts: 26 - Karma: 10
i was a moguls skier so i can spin but not grab
Feb 18 2006 3:30PM
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Campeador
Posts: 7516 - Karma: -1,227
i love how these newbs exagerate their skiing skill in order not to receive flak. I'm sorry but if you can't grab a 3 then you for sure can't land a 9, which IS difficult.
Feb 18 2006 7:03PM
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Edward.
Posts: 9366 - Karma: 445
you can do 3's, 7's, and 9's but you cant do 5's?
Feb 18 2006 7:05PM
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freestyleskiin
Posts: 1598 - Karma: 9
mute grabs come natureal to me so give that a try
Feb 18 2006 7:07PM
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bmxican_89
Posts: 2617 - Karma: 23
how do you know? he said he was a moguls skier, which seems pretty resonable to me for a reason that he cant grab.
Feb 18 2006 7:08PM
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Campeador
Posts: 7516 - Karma: -1,227
I suppose, and I apologize if I am indeed wrong. If just seems if you could land smooth 9s grabs would be a breeze.
Feb 18 2006 7:11PM
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chapz
Posts: 10182 - Karma: 66
start with safetys
Feb 18 2006 7:13PM
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feihlination
Posts: 8356 - Karma: 1,084
yes he is right, seems pretty understandable, just focus on the grab, it should be easy on tricks that you can land easily.
Feb 19 2006 7:15AM
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TylerS
Posts: 2720 - Karma: 49
relly what bout the 5??
Feb 19 2006 9:13AM
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ryan.c
Posts: 6592 - Karma: 14
if you can, get skis center mounted, it makes it soooo much easier to grab the tail of your ski

also when you spin, try a 1 at first and look back to where ur ski is and grab it with ur hand, bring your legs up too

start with a safety tho (grab right ski at binding with right hand, or left ski with left and) and do a slow 3
Feb 19 2006 12:56PM
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darrel
Posts: 1145 - Karma: 18
i dont know, but i have the same problem, i can do 3s so easy and i have landed 7s, but i cant get anything more than a safety grab into my 3, but when straight airing or doing 180s i can do any grab, like even double grabs.....i dont know what my problem is
Feb 20 2006 5:28PM
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buffalo-soldier
Posts: 297 - Karma: 10
why grab ur skis, they arent going to fall off. i never grab but i like to click my skis in the air a few times when i spin.
Feb 20 2006 7:46PM
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Bees_Knees
Posts: 784 - Karma: 26
its pretty hard for me to grab tail because my skis are mounted so far back
Feb 20 2006 8:02PM
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pwallstreet
Posts: 1627 - Karma: 41
its funny cuz its true
Feb 20 2006 9:34PM
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00Snowball
Posts: 163 - Karma: 10
Well just bring you skis up. Try jumping w/o popping and go off with your knees bent, then just work it in. It just takes practice. But seriously, 900? Those are hard to land if its a small jump like 40 feet cuz you don't have much time you gotta get the distance pretty much the same every time or else you over rotate so I am not seeing it. This one dude I know who is really good says its muscle memory.
Feb 20 2006 9:55PM
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00Snowball
Posts: 163 - Karma: 10
Speaking of, do yall think I should stop trying the 900/1080 on a 35-40 foot table (its the second jump of three in the rail yard, just got my DT pass and today the dude advised against hitting the DT jumps)? Thing is I don't know what else to do I'm working the mute into my 5s and 7s and I can sw5 so I just don't know. I keep hurting myself.
Feb 20 2006 9:59PM
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STAUSS
Posts: 8232 - Karma: 3,311
pop set grab fourpoint
Feb 20 2006 10:28PM
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