- Nov 8, 2014
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So the general consensus is that giants are a necessity at level 8. However, giants are a skill that I don't think will ever happen for me. I have a shoulder injury that prevents me from being able to fully open them, & taps have always been a weakness for me. I will be competing level 7 this year with clear hip handstands connected. Is it possible to have a level 8 bar routine that scores well without giants? The routine I had in mind was kip, cast handstand 1/2 pirouette, kip, cast handstand, clear hip handstand, toe shoot to hight bar, kip, cast handstand clear hip handstand, layout flyaway. I think this routine meets the SR & has a 10.0 SV. Would it receive a lot of composition deductions for lack of giants or would all the other handstands/difficulty in the routine "make up" for it?