Wasn't sure where to post this since I'm asking this to try and help my own twisting, but since it has to do with specific techniques I posted here, sorry if its in the wrong place!
Anyway, do you guys teach gymnasts to spot the floor and "look behind them" or to keep their head neutral?
For example, I see some people doing back 2 and 1/2's where they start to open up at 2/1, but continue to turn their body and leave their head behind until the last second, looking at the floor behind them. But I've also seen people do 2 and 1/2's where they complete all the twisting and open up facing forward, head staying neutral throughout.
What do you teach and why? My first thought is that keeping the head neutral delays spotting the floor/wall/anything and will make it harder to punch out of it. But purposely leaving anything behind and not twisting as 1 unit while twisting just seems.. Wrong. Thoughts?
Anyway, do you guys teach gymnasts to spot the floor and "look behind them" or to keep their head neutral?
For example, I see some people doing back 2 and 1/2's where they start to open up at 2/1, but continue to turn their body and leave their head behind until the last second, looking at the floor behind them. But I've also seen people do 2 and 1/2's where they complete all the twisting and open up facing forward, head staying neutral throughout.
What do you teach and why? My first thought is that keeping the head neutral delays spotting the floor/wall/anything and will make it harder to punch out of it. But purposely leaving anything behind and not twisting as 1 unit while twisting just seems.. Wrong. Thoughts?