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Need tips on getting grabs when doing 3's??

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captain-steez
Posts: 372 - Karma: 39
I can stop solid 3s all day but i can not seem to do any grabs with it.

Any advice/tips? anything?
Jan 8 2012 1:29PM
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egg.
Posts: 3231 - Karma: 3,477
start with safetys and then work your way up or down along the ski as you get more comfortable with them
Jan 8 2012 1:31PM
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pelle_munch
Posts: 4110 - Karma: 503
what helped me was when you have 3s on lock (you can stomp without looking) just look down at your skis while you bring your knees up, then grab it. then you can work your way up with higher spins/more difficult grabs.

also, practice just bringing your knees up and grabbing on a straight air, then put it in a 3.

good luck! best feeling when you get a grab
Jan 8 2012 1:33PM
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@tlas
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I'm not sure if this helps anyone else but i like to carve in when i grab + spin. it kinda (slightly) corks me and raises my legs. alloowing grabs to be reached
Jan 8 2012 1:33PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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bring your legs up to your hand instead of bending over to grab. if your body isnt upright its going to be really hard to spin.
Jan 8 2012 1:37PM
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captain-steez
Posts: 372 - Karma: 39
All has been helpful, cant wait to put it to the test
Jan 8 2012 1:43PM
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MRoden
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Id suggest not looking at your skis when you go to grab. Can stop your rotation and mess up where you are in the air. Like everyone has said just do them with straight airs to get that hand placement locked down. It might help to get your legs to do the motion and quickly grab and let go of your skis to get the feeling while spinning. After that feels good you can progressively hold it out longer and longer. Its what I do to learn new grabs and it works for me. I find anything over 3 forwards and switch is a lot easier to do with grabs. Just my 2 cents.
Jan 8 2012 1:55PM
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pelle_munch
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It can, but thats why i say get 3s down so that you can do them without even looking, if that makes sense, so that you can look anywhere and not mess up
Jan 8 2012 2:01PM
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byrne
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make sure you wait till your off the jump and at least 90 degress into the spin. I killed myself learning grabbed 3's and 5's by grabbing too early and it fucks your rotation
Jan 8 2012 2:10PM
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Billiards.
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I would highly highly suggest not looking at your skis when you are grabbing. If there is one thing I learned about jumping over the years, its that you always keep your head and shoulders up. Looking down will almost always throw you off balance. One important thing to consider with grabs is that you can wait. A lot of people try to grab right off of the take off, but its good to get a solid pop and have your rotation comfortably underway and then reaching to where ever you feel best to grab.
Jan 8 2012 2:12PM
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pelle_munch
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i dunno maybe its just me. haha
Jan 8 2012 2:14PM
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ArmadaSkier.
Posts: 92 - Karma: 40
i just learned grabs with 5s a few days a go i spin to the left and started by reaching my right hand to my right ski and my knees naturally came up i did it a bunch of times and got a bunch of grabs on lock have fun!
Jan 8 2012 3:03PM
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.R-Lohin
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Threads. I cant grab when I do spins.
Jan 8 2012 3:20PM
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TijmenDal
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Don't ask me why, but I started of with left-side 3's with an 'unnatural'/left grabbed mute. Probably one of the hardest. Really should've started with safety's...
Jan 8 2012 3:28PM
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aquinn
Posts: 824 - Karma: 217
today I kept grabbing too early and fucking up my rotation, but then I blasted some funk music and got all groovy and it fixed my spins. so funk music...
Jan 8 2012 4:26PM
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FerrisBueller
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I find grabbing tail blunt or japan are $$ and fairly easy to grab, try them out!
Jan 8 2012 4:31PM
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SpliffyJ
Posts: 778 - Karma: 565
When you go off the just make sure to get good pop and start your rotation and raise you legs closer you so it makes it easier to grab and start with safety grabs. Then when you are comfortabel with 360 safety grabs work your way up and down the ski and tweak the ski when you get better at it. At first its weird but when you get used of it its not that hard. Also make sure you can toch your toes and are pretty flexible. Makes it much easier if you are flexible.
Jan 8 2012 6:36PM
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