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AK_Media
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I am having an argument with a fellow skier/friend. Is holding a grab longer then another skier more style or more technical? Thoughts and opinions.. Thanks!
Mar 22 2012 11:33PM
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james6345789
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Both!
Mar 22 2012 11:36PM
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AK_Media
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hahaha agreeable
Mar 22 2012 11:37PM
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Mr.Bishop
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I'd agree more style.

Holding a grab denotes holding body position. This is a style component of a trick.

Technical means spinning more, flipping more, or otherwise making the trick harder.

When you judge, you usually have three main categories - style, Degree of Difficulty, and how big they went.

Mar 23 2012 1:02AM
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k-fred
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I'd say more like style,degree of difficulty and how clean the landing was.

Mar 23 2012 1:04AM
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ski0
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judges do value amplitude quite a bit as well. thats why russ henshaw always gets raped, over stuck with average scores despite a technical and clean run.
Mar 23 2012 1:29AM
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Mr.Bishop
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Sorry you're completely right. Landing is absolutely EVERYTHING.

I think I just was separating the judging of the trick out from the landing. I know when I've judged, landing was a separate part of the score, because it could simply crush whatever you did on the other part.

I mean if you don't land, who gives a rats dick what you did in the air?

Mar 23 2012 1:34AM
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Nikkekoivisto
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YES!
Mar 23 2012 2:14AM
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jerm
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i say technical. just because you grab does not mean it was stylish. yes a grab can be stylish, thats for the most part why people do them. but i think grabs add technical difficulty to a trick not necessarily style. the best way to prove my point is to look at mfm. yes he grabs sometimes but he also does a lot of tricks without grabbing, probably the only snowboarder that can get away with it because he has such smooth style.
Mar 23 2012 2:18AM
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the-condor
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this.
Mar 23 2012 12:51PM
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