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Advice for doing tail grabs
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I can't seem to get them, its really hard to control the spin when doing one...any advice?
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They are easier than you think. Just jump and spin a 360 and with your left hand (assuming you are spinng to the left) just reach back. Dont look for the grab the first few times. For me I just reach back a little and the tail kind of just ends up there. After you get comfortable just reaching and spinning while taying on access look for it grab it and tweak it. That was the worst trick tip ever. Just put your arm back and feel the ski?
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leading tails would prob be easeir cause u can look at the tail and still spin at the same tim eu no what i mean?
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just get some chicken wire and put it around ur wrist and ur ski. when u take off spin normal then just yank ur ski into ur hand w/ the chicken wire. that's how i learned.......
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that sounds kind of risky but I might try it
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that kind of sounds like a good idea
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if u try to reach back youll kinda go off axis. think about bringing you skis up for the grab not reaching down to em. at least thats how it is for me
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doin straight air backscratchers actually helped me
it teaches you to bring your legs up and not lean back for the grab
then all you have to do is spin with it and kinda poke your tails out to the side when you grab
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for me its easier to grab ith my right hand even when i spin left.... i just look back to the ski and reach...i used to had a mental block thinking that i was going to lose control but i just tried to forget about spinning and just gettin to the ski ... also try to grab near the boot nd then go higher and higher as you gain confidence
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i've been practicing them lately too, i've grabbed with my right hand. i just kinda reach blindly for it, i can usually make contact with the ski, its just a matter of practicing and polishing
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yeah man, every time i pull my legs up to have my tails behind me to grab i lose balance, sooo i stick with my crits mutes and japans haha
gotta get on it tho i love seein a sick true tail grab
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Spin left, grab with right, that's how I do it.
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amke sure you strech good that will get ya a few more inches in reach
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ya i just did backscratchers as a straight air .... then proceeded to grab the tail from there.
i think tail grabs look better when your skis are more parallel to the ground though.
with 3's i'd pop and spin .... once i get to 180 i backscratch / grab ... then finish off the rotation.
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can u please videotape this
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