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Grabing problem

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james0406
Posts: 83 - Karma: 16
maybe its just im not enought flex, i'm not able to grab my skies i cant reach them do i need to do flex exercise ?

Jan 7 2010 8:17PM
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Jimmy.
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i'm sorry, what?
Jan 7 2010 8:19PM
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theo79
Posts: 305 - Karma: 70
what grabs are you trying to do? pull ur knees up, and have ur hair and ski meet halfway
Jan 7 2010 8:19PM
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JacheOReally
Posts: 3597 - Karma: 253
Literally a tail grab consists of moving your skis 5 inches and your hand 5 inches....
Jan 7 2010 8:33PM
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james0406
Posts: 83 - Karma: 16
like mute i cant reach my ski with my hand
Jan 7 2010 8:33PM
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*Nickdel*
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this. just pull your knees up when your spinning
Jan 7 2010 8:35PM
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james0406
Posts: 83 - Karma: 16
okay thanks
Jan 7 2010 8:36PM
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A.Eberhard
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^^^^ same dude my mutes look like shit.... I'm super un-flexable I can't even reach my toes sitting down I'm almost 4 inches away!
Jan 7 2010 8:37PM
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C.Wood
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stretching daily does help as it improves your flexibility
Jan 7 2010 8:37PM
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butteredjohnson
Posts: 558 - Karma: 113
try some longer "skies"
Jan 7 2010 8:53PM
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theo79
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also work out them hip flexors. (leg lifts in the romanian char)
Jan 7 2010 8:54PM
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james0406
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yeah ill do fleching exercise everyday
Jan 7 2010 8:55PM
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james0406
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my skies are a bit taller then me
Jan 7 2010 8:56PM
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Commonwealth
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Is English your first language?
Jan 7 2010 8:58PM
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WVskiing
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One would only hope
Jan 7 2010 9:14PM
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Commonwealth
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One would only hope not, that is.
Jan 7 2010 9:17PM
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butteredjohnson
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im gunna guess his first is french cause according to his profile hes from quebec
Jan 7 2010 9:19PM
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SlickRick.
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im sorry, but noone is too unflexible that they cant grab mute. your just not confident in the air yey. if you gat bend your knee and touch your hand to your foot, you can grab mute
Jan 7 2010 9:23PM
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james0406
Posts: 83 - Karma: 16
yeah my first is french and i ski till 1 winter and i wanted to try 540 mute but were unable to grab my skies ill try doing straight air with grab thanks for all info

Jan 7 2010 9:36PM
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