twisting

Hello, my name is Kyle. I have been back twisting for a while and have pretty good air awareness. I used to be able to do 1.5 twists without a problem. Next I worked double fulls but could never land them nicely so my coach taught me to spot my landing right before I landed and hollow out...

I have been teaching my level 7s to twist with their arms up by thier ears, something I have never done before. I am doing this to help them front tuck out of their 1 and 1/2 which has shown to be very successful. The height my girls are getting is awesome! However, I am wondering if this will...

Hi Everyone This is a topic that has personally been a pain in my back side, for quite sometime, and finally i got it all cleared up in my head (thanks to some research and ideas from other great coaches) (This is not my rule, this how i summed up all the info to make sense to me) Golden rule...

I know both are G elements but is one harder than the other? In the 2008 olympics I saw a few double twisting double tucks but no full twisting double layouts.

Currently i am trying to twist out of layouts and am getting so frustrated!I can do a fine twist prep (you know where you stand with arms at a T and pull in to twist),but i can only do about a quarter twist even off the tumbltrak into the pit.At first my coach thought it was me not "looking" and...

Okay, I am on exchange and am lucky enough to be doing gymnastics while I am here. Its really good but there is one question (well two) questions that I must ask. would you say this is a normal progression: Round off flic sault x 3 Round off flic lay x 2 Over to tramp to work on twists - as...

I coach pre-teamers twice a week, and I've just started twisting jumps with them on floor. All of their jumps are absolutely beautiful. (Arguably better than half the team girls.) The HC gave me the OK to start twisting with them. Straight jumps and tuck jumps went really well, but I'm having...

My dd is training level 9. She is 11 years old. She was a strong level 8 gymnast but her season was cut short by a broken fibula. After returning to full workouts she began learning 1 1/2 twists and doubles. All was going pretty well up until a month ago...but now she can't do a layout. She...

My DD is just starting to master her RO BHS BLO but she is having a problem with her body wanting to start twisting. She feels it starting and then has to compensate. She told me it kindof scared her a little. Any idea why this may be happening?

Hello, once again! I'm in need of assistance...a little background... I've recently taken over the bulk of the intro to intermediate rec tumbling classes at my gym (I mainly teach Artistic 4-6 though) Some of the girls in my classes are progressing quickly, and I believe they are ready for...

Hi everyone! My dd and her teammates are in the process of learning their back full twists. My question is dd and her friend are both left round offs but one twists to the left and one twists to the right in their back layout fulls. Are there any long term implications to this? I know that a...

Last practice, my coach told me that I'm going to be starting flyaway twisting again. Last time we tried, I lost my flyaway and was scared of the twist. When y coach told me, I completely freaked out, and i don't even know what I'm scared of. Are there any drills that I can do to help with this...

Well i've been working on twisting in my front pikes.. but i noticed i feel more comfortable twisting to my left (even though i am a righty) I haven't started back twisting yet, but i have a feeling I'd feel more comfortable to my right. Does anyone do this also? Or should i try twisting to the...

I have this problem with twisting: I twist way to early during back tumbling I can not do a layout because my body twists anyway And, by magic few weeks ago I was able to do my twist perfectly, now it's back to it's normal stupidness. I have no idea why I have such a big problem and I...

So, I'm trying to get my full on the trampoline. I have a really strong half, but I can't seem to get around to a full. As anyone else had this problem? What are some things I can do to help get all the way around? Thanks!

I have a couple of L8 trampolinists who...well, twisting has been exciting (as in they can both double front-half out and double back and cody and all that other exciting stuff. They JUST got fulls). They're both pretty acceptable front twisters now that they understand how to keep the twist...

Stupid twisting. I hate it! Just had to get that out. I have posted about my struggles with twisting, back and front. Now I am in a bad spot. Coach will not let me move up until I have a rudi (1 1/2 front twist) I had a front full, even got to a 1 1/4 full landed on my feet and not too shabby in...

what is a good way to initiate twisting in a full, i have a barani on floor and a back layout half on tramp, and im working on a layout full (forward) on tramp as well... but my twisting really needs work... help please!

I can back twist pretty easily, but when it comes to front twisting I can't even get a half, I can barely do 1/4th of a turn. Any advice?

This thread has been created to benefit those who wish to understand the mechanics of twisting. I hope to summarize the different teaching methods and put them here all in one place so no one needs to search aimlessly for answers. If you have favorable experiences teaching twisting then feel...