kimberlylovesgym
Gymnast
- Dec 18, 2023
- 17
- 7
Hi! I am wondering if in levels 7/ 8 it is okay for a gymnast not to have any type of back handspring in her beam routine as you see 99% of girls in those levels doing them. I have an extreme lack of right arm flexibility due to surgery done on my arm 2022. Luckily, I can have enough flexibility for back handsprings on the spring floor, and no other skills that require open shoulders( like kips and giants on bars) seem to be too much of an issue, but doing a back handspring on the hard metal beam is near impossible for my shoulder and arm to handle. However, I have a cartwheel-round off, switch leap, and back tuck on beam that could all be implemented into a level 7/8 beam routine. Just not the backhandspring. Thoughts? Could I score well??