I have been watching my daughter fine tune her level 7 bars. Her first meet is in January.
In her giants, she seems to have a slight arch in her tummy at about 20 degrees short of handstand, and then her tummy brings her the rest of the way up until she stops at for a split second at vertical. It seems like she should stay in a piked position a little longer, but then she would pike over the vertical. Which one is a bigger deduction?
In her free hip circle, she can get to a handstand, but she throws her head back. If she doesn't throw her head back, she is above horizontal but far from a handstand. Which one is better for scoring?
For her straddle cast, her old coach told her to do a straight body cast to 45 degrees and then straddle. Her current coach wants her to practice aiming to land her feet on the bars and then sort of rolling up to a handstand. Which technique do you agree with?
Thanks in advance for all the responses!
In her giants, she seems to have a slight arch in her tummy at about 20 degrees short of handstand, and then her tummy brings her the rest of the way up until she stops at for a split second at vertical. It seems like she should stay in a piked position a little longer, but then she would pike over the vertical. Which one is a bigger deduction?
In her free hip circle, she can get to a handstand, but she throws her head back. If she doesn't throw her head back, she is above horizontal but far from a handstand. Which one is better for scoring?
For her straddle cast, her old coach told her to do a straight body cast to 45 degrees and then straddle. Her current coach wants her to practice aiming to land her feet on the bars and then sort of rolling up to a handstand. Which technique do you agree with?
Thanks in advance for all the responses!