How to really nail grabs on 360's and 540's

Let me preface this by saying when I was a youngin' learning to grab and such, I always grabbed with my right hand and spun left, with the exception being mute grab (left-hand).

I found that when I was trying to spin and grab, I always tried to grab before was rotation was completely set. Pop, let your shoulders and hips set the rotation and begin to spin. Once I set the rotation, I let myself get to 90* or so (as my head starts to look over my lead shoulder) before I start to bring my knees up and reach to feel for the grab.

I think consensus is that you may want to try grabbing lead blunt, tail, mute, safety, etc. because you are already spinning that direction, but I found it helpful to grab following instead of lead as it kept my front shoulder open and lead the rotation. Because I cross my skis right foot over left, it feels more natural and in the direction of the rotation.

In summation, don't look for skis, feel for them.
Don't reach down, bring your knees up.
Grab in whichever direction helps you finish the rotation, not block it.

BenWhitLet me preface this by saying when I was a youngin' learning to grab and such, I always grabbed with my right hand and spun left, with the exception being mute grab (left-hand).

I found that when I was trying to spin and grab, I always tried to grab before was rotation was completely set. Pop, let your shoulders and hips set the rotation and begin to spin. Once I set the rotation, I let myself get to 90* or so (as my head starts to look over my lead shoulder) before I start to bring my knees up and reach to feel for the grab.

I think consensus is that you may want to try grabbing lead blunt, tail, mute, safety, etc. because you are already spinning that direction, but I found it helpful to grab following instead of lead as it kept my front shoulder open and lead the rotation. Because I cross my skis right foot over left, it feels more natural and in the direction of the rotation.

In summation, don't look for skis, feel for them.
Don't reach down, bring your knees up.
Grab in whichever direction helps you finish the rotation, not block it.

thanks man ill definetly take the tips to the mountain later today

Grab with one hand put the other hand up to balance

Make sure to set your spin, then after you are already spinning pull up your knees and grab. Make sure to bring you skis to you hand and not your hand to your skis, otherwise youll start to go off axis and land backseat.

KianBarrettMake sure to set your spin, then after you are already spinning pull up your knees and grab. Make sure to bring you skis to you hand and not your hand to your skis, otherwise youll start to go off axis and land backseat.

set your spin, grab at 180, and bring the grab to you not you to the grab like stated above. don't focus too much on the grab when setting your spin or approaching the jump as it will screw up your concentration. if you get the grab you do, and if you don't you do it again next lap. getting grabs is all about practice and keep trying. each hit gets you closer to getting the grab. in no time you will be doing any grab you want if you keep practicing

Japan grabs were easiest for me when learning 3s with grabs. Also can grab safety both sides, and both feel relatively the same, but on smaller jumps left hand left boot is easier for me. Never tried a mute or blunt with a 3, going to have to try one soon.

BenWhitLet me preface this by saying when I was a youngin' learning to grab and such, I always grabbed with my right hand and spun left, with the exception being mute grab (left-hand).

I found that when I was trying to spin and grab, I always tried to grab before was rotation was completely set. Pop, let your shoulders and hips set the rotation and begin to spin. Once I set the rotation, I let myself get to 90* or so (as my head starts to look over my lead shoulder) before I start to bring my knees up and reach to feel for the grab.

I think consensus is that you may want to try grabbing lead blunt, tail, mute, safety, etc. because you are already spinning that direction, but I found it helpful to grab following instead of lead as it kept my front shoulder open and lead the rotation. Because I cross my skis right foot over left, it feels more natural and in the direction of the rotation.

In summation, don't look for skis, feel for them.
Don't reach down, bring your knees up.
Grab in whichever direction helps you finish the rotation, not block it.

just a question since i am still trying to get better at grabs with spins, but when grabbing trailing blunt it always seems like the pros or whoever is doing them counter rotate the first 180, spinning body while continuing to look back, grab blunt and then bring the rest of their body around. is that correct?

BrucetheSharkjust a question since i am still trying to get better at grabs with spins, but when grabbing trailing blunt it always seems like the pros or whoever is doing them counter rotate the first 180, spinning body while continuing to look back, grab blunt and then bring the rest of their body around. is that correct?

I don't know that that's necessarily true, I think it's more of a ski-orientation thing when grabbing following uncrossed tail.

BenWhitI don't know that that's necessarily true, I think it's more of a ski-orientation thing when grabbing following uncrossed tail.

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/811256/TOP-3-w--STEVE-STEPP

like just look at the last clip how his head sort of stays focused on his tail

BrucetheSharkhttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/811256/TOP-3-w--STEVE-STEPP

like just look at the last clip how his head sort of stays focused on his tail

Yeah, I guess it's all about how you want to accentuate the grab. I spin left, grab right handed, just like he did there. Steve really stalls out the spin and holds the grab back on that specific air.