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Grabs

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JacJacqu
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Hey, so i have been having a hard time learning or thinking of grabs to put into my spins and stuff, just tell me some grabs so i can go out and try them.
Dec 23 2005 5:11PM
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garrett.
Posts: 9304 - Karma: 3,670
tail mute japan saftey tru tail nose critical tru nose tanner grab
Dec 23 2005 5:15PM
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Dilla
Posts: 6447 - Karma: 106
the tru nose tru tail cruton. or the infamous vail double grab...soo sick
Dec 23 2005 5:20PM
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BillyGoteMan
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hahah yeah good luck with the vail double grab
Dec 23 2005 5:22PM
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skogenjake
Posts: 6685 - Karma: 511
NS used to have a whole thing on it where you could post em. dont see it anymore...
Dec 23 2005 5:23PM
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grubix2
Posts: 2628 - Karma: 25
Some people find different grabs to be harder to learn that others.

And even though a safety grab is normally considered the easiest, it was actually kinda hard for me, because my legs are so long.

Try to learn these:

Safety - Pull both legs up to chest and grab right edge of ski under the boot with right hand (or vice versa)

Lui Kang - safety grab except opposite leg is extended fully. (and nobody call these gay, theres nothing wrong with a little oldschool once in a while)

Mute - this can be crossed or uncrossed depending on what you like. But grab outside edge of ski right in front of the binding with the opposite hand. Example: Grab left ski with right hand. If you want to tweak it out crossed, just pull the ski.

Phil Grab - this is kind of like a tweaked out safety grab and a little harder. It's always crossed. Just make sure to drop and turn the opposite foot of the grab under the ski to make the cross.

Critical - this is sort of like the mute, except the inside edge of the opposite ski is grabbed but further up the ski.

Those should keep you busy for a while.
Dec 23 2005 5:30PM
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Silence
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^ nice post..
Dec 23 2005 5:33PM
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XXL_Steeze
Posts: 1746 - Karma: 15
Japan: grab the left heel piece of the binding with your right hand or the other way around.
This is a cool one: truckdriver, grab both skis on the toe piece of the binding. Left hand left ski, right ski rigt hand.
Blunt/true tail: cross your skis and grab the tail completely out and spin, so rad.
correct me if i'm wrong.
Dec 23 2005 6:48PM
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linechronicskier
Posts: 170 - Karma: 10
toxic grab
Dec 23 2005 7:10PM
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timmi
Posts: 12874 - Karma: 3,460
your right with the japan. but remember to grab from behind your back
Dec 23 2005 7:19PM
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grubix2
Posts: 2628 - Karma: 25
Keep in mind that if this dude is learning grabs, he probably won't be able to learn really hard shit like blunts. I mean there are some pros that don't even do them. Correct me if I'm wrong but, didn't rainville only learn blunts recently???
Dec 24 2005 3:00AM
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lawless
Posts: 298 - Karma: 10
double tru tail..........crossed up...and penciled out...
Dec 24 2005 3:37AM
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InfernoHits
Posts: 4755 - Karma: 192
rainville has been doing blunts since he came out of the womb, he has the best grabs I have ever seen
Dec 24 2005 11:21AM
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grubix2
Posts: 2628 - Karma: 25
yeah, sorry idk i must be thinking of someone else. But i think someone wasn't doing blunts until recently.
Dec 24 2005 11:23AM
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chapz
Posts: 10182 - Karma: 66
shit, good thread
Dec 24 2005 11:27AM
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dom_uk
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blunts arent that hard, i find blunts so much easier than mutes, anyone have any tips on nice mutes by the way? im really struggling with them
Dec 24 2005 2:27PM
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grubix2
Posts: 2628 - Karma: 25
yeah it's all personal preference. Some grabs are harder than others.

But mute is my personal favorite. The key is like really finding your center of gravity. let's say you're grabbing the left ski with your right hand, when you reach around your leg and grab, the tendency of your body will be to drift to the right. When you reach over make sure you not only reach, but you lean too. This will help you keep most of your weight over the skis.

Now if you pull and tweak it out, just adjust your weight accordingly. you're feet with the boots and skis are going to be the highest concentration of weight on your body, so just make sure you're center of gravity is over them.

It all comes with practice. You'll get the hang of it.
Dec 24 2005 2:42PM
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skidemon22
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you got this off of another site. though i cant rember what it is.
Dec 24 2005 2:42PM
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skidemon22
Posts: 4418 - Karma: 1,941
^wait did you? it looks familair and i cnt rember the name of the site. it was like ns, but not as good. god, i need to rember thje name or i will self-combust.
Dec 24 2005 2:45PM
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=nick=
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sticky this, methinks. good info in this thread
Dec 24 2005 2:45PM
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grubix2
Posts: 2628 - Karma: 25
I absolutely did not get that off another site. I compiled what I've learned in years of skiing and 2 years on NS.
Dec 24 2005 2:50PM
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skidemon22
Posts: 4418 - Karma: 1,941
my bad. that just looked like somthing on gabs that i saw on another site. anyway, good compilation.
Dec 24 2005 3:36PM
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BennyB
Posts: 2800 - Karma: 62
safetys, criticals and rev mutes are probably the easiest graps for me to put in a spin
Dec 24 2005 3:41PM
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niels.
Posts: 1282 - Karma: 14
one grab that looks really cool is a safety but you tweak only the foot you grab. rory bushfield did one in the hitlist with a 3. i wanna learn those this year. looks so sick
Dec 24 2005 3:41PM
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linechronicskier
Posts: 170 - Karma: 10
^^^the hitlist is dope
Dec 27 2005 12:04AM
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bmxican_89
Posts: 2617 - Karma: 23
dont grab bindings. it looks terrible.

safeties have always been hard for me until recently. i could never get a hold of my ski cuz my boot got in the way.i like grabbing safety in front of the binding so its kind like a stiffy i guess.

criticals feel the best for spinning to me though. they keep everything in a compact position. it helps me spin smoother since i grap with my right hand and spin left so it forces me to turn my body the right way.
Dec 27 2005 12:17AM
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