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I cant grab unless I spin!!!
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Anyone else have this problem? The only time I can grab is if I spin, or in zeros.
But if I hit a jump straight, no spin, I flail and I miss the grab and its the ugliest pile of stank I've ever seen. But then it all changes if I spin... Weird
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when i spin my grabs look shitty, but just alone they're fine. . . i've got the opposite problem as you. you're just used to spinning with your skis and grabbing,and when not spinning, you're unused to the grabs just by themselves.
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I know what you're saying man, a lot of times if I try straight airs I sketch out my grabs and just flail around but with spins I have no problem.
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when i spin, my landings feel more solid and i can absorb them better. when i do straight airs (with or without grabs) my landings feel sketchy and i cant absorb the impact very well. wierd.
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i can do them both. with my eyes closed, if i want.
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that's cause you're hardcore extremeeee
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I can only spin with grabs with out doing grabs I fall.
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y would u want to do straight air grabs anyway?
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actually, minichugga, if you get huge, holding a tweaked grab looks a shitload better than just hucking the biggest spin you can manage.
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well that would be personal opinion wouldnt it?
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The first few times u hit a new jump. I forgot tho, everyone here can do swithc misty 9s their first time.
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good point, it is a personal opinion. i'm sure some people think it looks awesome to see someone winding up with their arms before a jump, then hucking and flailing out of control. and the whole time theyre in a tight ball and they cant even stop their spin until their skis smack the landing, then they do a body check. come to think of it, that is a whole lot cooler than a stylie trick. thanx for revealing the truth to me.
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who said hucking man .. thats stupid .. besides non of u actually know y u cant staright air grab its simple... u c when u hit a hit with no spin ur lacking effort bcuz ur so good at it but whne u lack effort u flail and shit and start losing ur axes ... if u tried to simply 3 a hit u always do crazy shit on i think youd probably end up backseating it or jus t doign something bad and bailing thats what happens to me when i just take an easy hit it sucks man... unless u figure out a way to hit a straight air and put al lthe effort u can into it u wont b able to do it without flailiong and losing ur axes happens to me all the time except not with grabs with spins ... i hope that made sense...
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I'm not sure it did but the effort was there
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just take it back to the basics.
work your way back up. Try just hitting a jump and having control with a straight air.
Realize what you are going to need to do to grab your ski and what not to do.
Then try grabbing it next run, think about what you did afterwards and how you can make it better.
seriously, this helps. just go over the basics, because you might be forgetting one little detail that is throwing everything out of sync.
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Try holding off the grab until the Apex of your jump...
when you spin, it's not like you grab, then spin. You spin first, then at around 180 when you have your rotation set, you throw in the grab right?...
think about it.
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a post to the guy who said 'why would you want to grab while just doing a straight air?'. It looks better than just doing a straight air simple answer
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No I'm not sayting I cant grab, just that when I do a straight air, without spinning I look terrible, but then I can do spins with as much style as anyone. I just found that weird. I have talked to snowboarders who say the same thing, where they find a 180 or 360 easier than a straight air.
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actually, i didnt say why would u want to grab in a straight air, i said why would u want to just straight air grab anyway? i think hitting ur jump for the frst time u should do with a trick your comfortable with, like i do a 3 safety most of the time, i knwo turpin does switch rodeos his first hits. matt i think ur pretty comfortable with 3's maybe u should start doing that??? doesnt really matter bt ya, im just sayin my opinion, u guys completely read my post wrong, i never said anything about hucking and matt never said anything about stylie grabs, he said he couldnt grab without spinning
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ya matt i dont see the point of not doing a simple trick like a 3 your first hit, unless its like a 80 foot table then i dont know...
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i have the same problem its wiered isnt it?
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I like to straight air jumps my first time on it.
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