cast handstand

I have a few gymnast that are constantly getting almost to handstand and not making it. Ugh I feel like I gave every correction and drill I can think of ... this is important as they need to turn pirouettes, I've tried teaching early turns in the pirouettes ... but my issue is the HANDSTANDS...

So DD has been struggling to get kip cast hand stand with a straight body. She has only every tried to do them with a staight body has never even tried a straddle cast UNTIL yesterday when her coach said to try to do straddle up to handstand then giant giant flyaway.] My question is the...

Does any one have any tips for cast handstands? I am afraid of leaning over the bar because I feel like I will just fall right over the bar. Any drill/tips/conditioning that I could do? It's one of my goals for the end of November so all advise is appreciated. Thanks in advance! :)

This stems from what I hope will be a minor bump in the road for DD that is nonetheless causing some frustration and stress. In her gym (and possibly everywhere for all I know), the girls are expected to start their L8 bars routines from the ground, rather than from the springboard. She's having...

I have a question for coaches and knowledgeable parents about cast to handstand. My DD has very nice form on her cast to handstand, but she doesn't get all the way up. At her TOPS testing earlier this Summer the judge actually complemented her on her beautiful casts. However, she didn't get...

Hello! So currently at the moment I'm suppose to compete level 6, which isn't bad but the only thing keeping me from going to Level 7 is my cast handstand and giants on bars. Whenever I try my cast handstand I "lock" my shoulders so that I can't get all the way to handstand, not to mention that...

When doing cast to handstand, kip cast to handstand, free hip to handstand, giants, etc. on the uneven bars, are you supposed to wrap your thumbs around the bar (in the handstand portion of the skill)? The coaches at my gym seem to have different opinions about this & I want to know which one...

hi everyone one of my best friends at my gym is a good level 8 who struggles a lot with bars. she mounts the high bar then does an overshoot then kip squat on kip cast free hip layout flyaway. she has been working cast handstands A LOT for almost 2 years now and she can sometimes almost make...

Is there a difference between doing your cast hand stand with completely straight legs vs going up in a straddle? DD is trying/doing them without the straddle. She gets it every once in awhile. Two other girls on her team get them more often but straddle up to them. Is one easier than the...

So excited for little dd (7 yr old, Level 5) - when I picked her up from practice she matter-of-fact-ly told me she got her cast handstand! She thought it was cool, but not really a big deal (and not that hard, according to her). I just went along with it. I'm utterly surprised what she...

DD did this last night!! I posted a little while back that she was scared of going over on the giants. Well the coach had her start with tuck giants, then raised the bar but still let her do them in tuck, then had her work on them with a tuck and straightening her legs at the bottom, then she...

My level 6 boys are struggling with high bar, because none of them can get that reverse-grip cast-over to give them enough swing for the next few skills. So I'm looking for two things: 1) What are some strength exercises that specifically target this movement? Or is there a specific...

My dd just switched gyms. She learned to do a cast handstand with her thumb wrapped around the bar on the opposite side from her fingers. Her new coach wants her thumb next to her fingers, and dd is afraid she's going to fall. Is keeping your thumb next to your fingers the prefered way?

Hello peeps again! Lol anyways I need help for my Kip cast handstand. It can be a l low bar for practice. Anyways if any of you have tips that's great but if any of you guys have instructions or steps with tips that's even better! Tips or a small written walkthrough would be perfect! Ohh, if...

what are some drills and tips on getting and perfecting cast handstand? i'm having a lot of trouble.

I am really bad at kip cast handstands and I’ve been working at them for almost a year now. I have a meet in a week that I really want to compete bars at so i was hoping that somebody could give me some tips and drills to help me get mine better by then, please!!!!! --I do a kip cast straddle...

I am really bad at kip cast handstands but I need mine so can someone give me some tips please...:(

I have recently just gotten my cast handstand but every time i come down from it, I'm all archy and I usually peel off into the pit. Are there any tips or drills or advice for coming down in the correct position?

I dont know why i cant get a good cast handstand. I cast as high as i can and try to stay hollow, i just dont know whats wrong. As for my free-hip, it is good but my coach doesnt think so. HEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!! :bars:

i am haveing problems with my cast handstand. i can get to 3/4 of a hs SOMEtimes...not usuallly though i know that i need to lean my shoulders over and cast HARD, i just can't do it! and what reallly helps is that i am afriad to do it with a spot. well, the coach that made me scared of them just...