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No grab is the new grab

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Dunderflip
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I firmly believe this. if you can not grab a trick that's usually grabbed and still make it look good, that's way cooler than grabbing the trick. discuss
Sep 11 2019 3:35PM
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TRVP_ANGEL
Posts: 12359 - Karma: 113,424
this is the philosophy ive always lived by. Why learn a new grab when you can learn to add an additional 180
Sep 11 2019 3:58PM
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SuspiciousFish
Posts: 2781 - Karma: 16,776
I agree with this. Much better to keep your composure and style instead of that little touch ski half grab that makes you look like a Jerry.
Sep 11 2019 4:22PM
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JoeF2661
Posts: 1627 - Karma: 6,290
Bone and arrow grab is steezy.
Sep 11 2019 5:10PM
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oldmanski
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I agree with this. Its just different style for the style.
Sep 11 2019 6:32PM
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dolanslebensraum
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Good point op. Grabs are the easier way to make a trick have good style. If you can make a trick look lazy and effortless without a grab thats pretty cool.
Sep 11 2019 6:47PM
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TRVP_ANGEL
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JoeF2661Bone and arrow

JoeF2661Bone

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Sep 11 2019 8:16PM
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John18_6
Posts: 7306 - Karma: 49,104
TRVP_ANGEL.


hi trvpangle
Sep 11 2019 9:23PM
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eheath
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many grabs look "good" because of your body position
Sep 11 2019 9:59PM
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Ghost_BLandzV2
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I think it depends on the trick too. For example a rodeo 5 I think needs a grab whereas a Cork 5 no grab is gang. I really like seeing nice shifties instead of grabs too
Sep 12 2019 9:27AM
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shinbangclan
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I would say some spins just need a grab to position the skis in a way that makes a spin identifiable... for example the classic cork sev blunt becomes a very different trick (to watch) if the skis are in neutral postion instead of crossed or tucked back IMO
Sep 12 2019 9:44AM
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Dlonetti
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New grab is the new no grab
Sep 12 2019 9:59AM
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partyandBS
Posts: 2854 - Karma: 43,141
I miss a lot of grabs I reach for so I support this thread
Sep 12 2019 10:17AM
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patagonialuke
Posts: 1623 - Karma: 8,642
Maybe it's just me, but I feel like snowboarders make no grabs look super cool (generally). Watching my friends throw 3's and 5's on boards with no grab always seems to look better than me or my other skier friends throwing them with no grab.
Sep 12 2019 2:47PM
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GANDALF
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See Max Moffat's cork 5 overshifty from JWI. His most recent IG post. fuckin style.
Sep 12 2019 3:52PM
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patagonialuke
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GANDALFSee Max Moffat's cork 5 overshifty from JWI. His most recent IG post. fuckin style.


that was so sick
Sep 12 2019 4:56PM
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AlmostCooler
Posts: 575 - Karma: 3,476
GANDALFSee Max Moffat's cork 5 overshifty from JWI. His most recent IG post. fuckin style.


Max actually drips style. It’s insane, his skiing is straight up artful. Not to mention that his edits and clips are super tasteful, great choices in filming style and music choice. Love this dude
Sep 12 2019 5:13PM
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oldmanski
Posts: 2985 - Karma: 20,553
GANDALFSee Max Moffat's cork 5 overshifty from JWI. His most recent IG post. fuckin style.


patagonialukethat was so sick


Pretty damn impressive!
Sep 12 2019 5:18PM
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SkiAddiction
Posts: 23 - Karma: 1,142
We would have to agree with this, especially when the "grab" is just a tickle 🤣
Sep 12 2019 7:58PM
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YeetCannon
Posts: 114 - Karma: 299
GANDALFSee Max Moffat's cork 5 overshifty from JWI. His most recent IG post. fuckin style.


Dude probably secretes style from a special gland, holy shit!
Sep 13 2019 9:06AM
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FreeFeelers
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https://www.instagram.com/p/B2CmFL8BAtH/?igshid=s2b6qubhpy3l
Sep 13 2019 11:24AM
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casual
Posts: 6712 - Karma: 6,745
Sw 3 looks better ungrabbed ala Delorme. Sw 3 shifty is sick
Sep 13 2019 6:44PM
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Lemuel
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Delorme has had the ungrabbed sneeze forever. 1:35, that zero. And then the switch ungrabbed 10 is one of my most favorite tricks ever done.
Sep 13 2019 6:58PM
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Dunderflip
Posts: 535 - Karma: 2,444
LemuelDelorme has had the ungrabbed sneeze forever. 1:35, that zero. And then the switch ungrabbed 10 is one of my most favorite tricks ever done.


dude you can't come into MY thread, say "switch ungrabbed 10," and not leave a link
Sep 13 2019 7:14PM
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Lemuel
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Dunderflipdude you can't come into MY thread, say "switch ungrabbed 10," and not leave a link



https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/323381/STEPT---Welcome-To-My-Hood
Ahhhh dammit! Classic old school embed didn't work
Sep 13 2019 7:23PM
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McMaster_17
Posts: 389 - Karma: 742
I think this thread has some good points, like ppl can make ungrabbed stuff look super nice, but grabs definitely make stuff cooler at least harder. Certain grabs add new torque and difficulty to tricks, so I wouldn't say no grab is cooler necessarily
Sep 14 2019 1:28PM
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danbrown
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LemuelDelorme has had the ungrabbed sneeze forever. 1:35, that zero. And then the switch ungrabbed 10 is one of my most favorite tricks ever done.


props, I haven’t been on ns in a minute and found this thread and was going to post that no grab 10. happy to see someone beat me to it
Sep 14 2019 4:37PM
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MeenaSmalls
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i prefer to stand as tall as i can when spinning and using my arms to flap through the air sort of like a bird/person falling off a ledge. That really is, in my opinion, the essence of style. If you can lock your knees even better, makes a 1080 look mint.
Sep 15 2019 4:16PM
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Sno-Void
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grabs are for fucking pussies im never going to do another grab again in my life
Sep 17 2019 2:52PM
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Dunderflip
Posts: 535 - Karma: 2,444
VIPERTEK.CAgrabs are for fucking pussies im never going to do another grab again in my life


this guy gets it
Sep 17 2019 4:15PM
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KilaTsunami
Posts: 2193 - Karma: 20,160
I agree No Grab = New Grab and will be partaking this coming season

However.......

Mute Grabs are the sweet pussy part of Arial Grabs
Sep 17 2019 4:45PM
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