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Leading grab?

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WillieStyle
Posts: 241 - Karma: 16

ok, so in one of the ski mags i got recently, the trip tip explained a leading tail 360 (spin left, grab left) but i was wondering what would the leading grab be for a mute, like spin left and grab with your right, or spin left and grab with your left.....?

 anyone got an idea?

Dec 13 2007 11:32AM
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Tapes
Posts: 1469 - Karma: 7
spin left and grab with your left hand. i thought that leading tail was spin left and grab right tail :|
Dec 13 2007 11:35AM
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WillieStyle
Posts: 241 - Karma: 16
well, according to pete O, leading tail while spinning left is grabbing left hand on left ski, but by doing that with a mute, wouldnt it kind of kill the momentum of the rotation?
Dec 13 2007 11:36AM
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Tapes
Posts: 1469 - Karma: 7
no. it's more difficult, but it's usually done when spinning unnatural.
Dec 13 2007 11:44AM
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swcork5
Posts: 43 - Karma: 10
leading mute on a left spin is grabbing right ski (top ski) with left hand
i refer you to tron:
http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/videos/5893Untitled1-MPEG-1Web.MPG

the switch cork 7 off the third table is leading mute, but it is an unnatural spin (right) thus he grabs his left top ski with his right hand. looks dope, still a leading grab.
Dec 13 2007 11:45AM
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WillieStyle
Posts: 241 - Karma: 16
ok, thanks guys
Dec 13 2007 12:07PM
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extahoenyc
Posts: 83 - Karma: 10

was that tanner R at VT Open?

Dec 13 2007 12:09PM
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Black-Bandanna
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Yessir it was.
Dec 13 2007 12:13PM
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feihlination
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"leading" is always following the spinning direction.

spin left, grab right ski w/ right hand is leading tail because you could pull the ski and lead the spin that way.

mute its spin left and grab the right ski with the left hand cuz if you tweak it you fasten up your spin.

for most grabs it doesnt matter too much in my opinion (but there is a leading possibility of course). like crutons, japans and safeties.

i personally think that opposite mutes are harder and look better on slower spins. but leading grabs always fasten up the spins and help to let fast spins look better, but that could be just me.
Mar 3 2008 1:51PM
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EMK
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no. leading grabs are all when you spin left and grab left handed.
Mar 3 2008 2:19PM
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Bepo
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no, it's when you open your shoulders to the spin.  On a left side spin grabbing tail with left or mute with right will open you to the left
Mar 3 2008 2:39PM
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bernard.saucier
Posts: 248 - Karma: 61
I can't even tell from my left and my right.
Mar 3 2008 3:07PM
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eljefe
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left 5 left mute is leading...sorry...
Mar 3 2008 4:37PM
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SteezePatrol
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left left leading
Mar 3 2008 4:44PM
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feihlination
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but in some old skiingmotion.com vid, jf cusson was doign a left 3 while grabbing tail left. and it said "reverse tail 360" which is what i think the opposite of leading, right.

for me its just what is tweaked in the spin direction and what not, i mean the word is leading, that says it all
Mar 4 2008 8:33AM
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SlickRick.
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spin left grab right hand to left ski for leading mute.  who ever begs to differ is wrong
Mar 4 2008 12:16PM
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skihillraod
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^ that makes sense, keeps your shoulders closed left hand free to lead spin if needed.

Mar 4 2008 12:31PM
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