Soggywaffle Yeah it's kinda tricky, but can be useful in maps like Typhoon, when the missiles explosion throws you away.... or in Ice Breaker, in case of miss a drop kick you can grab the ground to avoid slip away.
Key is keep an eye on animal's hands, it depends its position grabs a thing or another. Same like grabbing a two-handed weapon correctly. Sometimes can be difficult grabbing something but this is how it works... ground is "grabbable" 😜