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You want to be comfortable grinding or kickturning frontside before you huck
your first frontside air. As with backside airs, early grabs are not
recommended. You'll naturally tend to reach AROUND your knees for your board, or
BETWEEN them. Reach around them if possible, because habits can be hard to break
and you don't want a stink bug habit to start in the first place. Go up the wall
at a slight angle, with your shoulders facing the coping. You should have enough
speed going to do an air, but don't go so fast that you lose control every time
you get in the air. As you approach the lip, you should have your knees bent, be
a little tucked, and have your trailing hand starting to reach towards your
board. Let your weight shift to your back foot a little bit as you come off of
the coping, and your board should pop right into your waiting hand. Stay tucked
and look for your landing spot. Land with your knees bent. Try to get your board
to trace a smooth arc from start to finish. The higher you go, the slower you
will turn in the air.
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