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flowboarder 
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Post subject: grabs off small kickers?
 Posted: Feb 27, 2011 - 03:31 PM
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I notice lots of guys while riding hit little natural features on the slope such as a cat track or snow pile or little drop offs on the side of the slope and throw nose-grabs or method grabs very easily while they are in the air.
I can hit medium size jumps up t 20ft with no problems but I cant seem to do any grabs. I normally just pop off the lip of the jump and suck up my knees as hard as possible.
How do people do grabs off such tiny jumps? Do they require a different technique? |
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ben_drummerman
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Post subject: RE: grabs off small kickers?
Posted: Feb 27, 2011 - 04:38 PM
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First post: Aug 18, 2010
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Location: Leeds
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| Pop pop pop pop pop pop. Not always about speed. |
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Post subject: Re: RE: grabs off small kickers?
Posted: Feb 27, 2011 - 05:08 PM
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ben_drummerman wrote:
Pop pop pop pop pop pop. Not always about speed.
That used to be my weekend ritual. |
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Sym0n
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Post subject: Re: RE: grabs off small kickers?
Posted: Feb 27, 2011 - 05:25 PM
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jonnybaaheid wrote:
That used to be my weekend ritual.
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ben_drummerman
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: grabs off small kickers?
Posted: Feb 27, 2011 - 09:22 PM
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| Megalolz. But seriously, pop..... stay in school. |
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"A general rule is its better to live life for the moment, because if you plan ahead you might not make it that far!" - Craig Kelly r.i.p.
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milky228
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: grabs off small kickers?
Posted: Feb 27, 2011 - 09:49 PM
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Location: I live in a bin, I share a house with you :D
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| pop's not realy my style i prefer indie ^.o |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: grabs off small kickers?
Posted: Feb 28, 2011 - 04:10 PM
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| It's all about Disco Techno this year according to the kids magazines! And it's actually known as Tesco.... no pun! |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: grabs off small kickers?
Posted: Jun 12, 2011 - 02:59 AM
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Dunno if this forum prefers search and necro a thread or start a new thread, could not find an answer in the stickies and this title pretty much suits what I want to ask.
When using your back/right regular hand to grab, how do you check where you are grabbing? Doing the kicker at braehead and really trying to do as much variation with grabs as I can but I have no idea if I am grabbing an edge of the board or my binding or tail or anything as I am always looking forward and it feels like I just grab anything. Freaking loving melons at the moment, especially when I bend my knees and push out so the bottom of my board is facing upwards - feels good man but trying tail grabs and stalefishes is hard, super hard compared to roastbeefs and indys.
Is there any specific advice for getting a solid grab with this? Do I really just need to keep practising and get a feel for it because short runs for the kicker take time and it never feels like I get enough hits in so I don't want to feel like I waste them.
As always, any advice greatly appreciated. |
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