Indy Grab

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Indy Grab aka Indy Air

Indy–

The Indy Grab is a grab on your toe edge with your trailing hand between your bindings. If an Indy is done with a spin then it has to be a backside spin. If you are spinning frontside and grab Indy you have really just done a Frontside grab.

The Indy is a good starting point for a grab and for getting air. Doing a grab or adding a grab in a more complicated trick helps to stabilize yourself in the air and makes you look like you know what you are doing.

HOW-TO Like any other time you are going to get air start off with some speed and head straight for your jump.

When you get to the transition of the jump start your ollie so that by the time you hit the lip of the jump you are olling off the top of it.

As you feel yourself becoming air born make sure to pull your legs up by bending your knees. You don’t want to bend over, that will totally discombobulate you in the air and you will probably end up crashing.

Reach down with the hand that is closest to the tail of your board and firmly grab the toe edge of your board between you bindings. With your other hand reach straight into the air. You are using your front hand as a counter balance.

Hold on tight because you want to tweak your grab. This refers to extending one leg as much as possible (trying to make it straight) while still holding on. This is big points in the style game. It is also important to hold that grab for as long as possible.

However, make sure that after you have passed the apex of your jump you start to look for the exact spot you are going to be landing and stare hard at it. You want to spot your landing.

Hold on to that board as long as you can. When you do let go keep your legs bent up until that last second. Right as the ground rapidly approaches extend your legs and stomp your board down onto the landing. Make sure the board is coming down completely flat. This will help you keep from falling. Make sure you absorb as much of the impact as you can in your knees. After you land start a toeside turn to keep yourself from butt checking.

Well done, one down and one million to go.

- Lakes