Grabbing the board early for a an air trick. E.g. turning back side or front side turn on a ramp.
Eearly, meaning the board still have wheels on the ramp/ground compared to late grabbing the board after the wheels are already in the air.
It is common to early grab when starting out doing air tricks. To get more airtime / height, then grabbing later will help. When reaching down for the board for an early grab speed is lost.
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