WAG Is there such a thing as a front whip?

[Canadian_gym_mom]

I know, random. Just curious, too embarrassed to ask someone in real life, lol.

 

[gymnastflip]

Dont think so... Well maybe, if you count what Rebecca Bross did into her double front. Although technically it's a front layout, and I don't see how a proper whip going forwards would help-you would land in the wrong position to rebound

 

[iwannacoach]

Sure why not......Dunno?

 

[2gymmies]

Kind of like a low front layout into a high layout for twisting?!

 

[Deleted member D3987]

Sure why not......Dunno?

yes, any tumbling following a front layout is going to be whipped. and depending what you do, sans Bross, it will be whipped more because it has to be just like going backwards.

 

[iwannacoach]

My thoughts exactly. Or should I say......Yes by all means, I concur!!

The op kinda took me back to a week at Hal's camp where one of the staff spent a couple of days,..... er, ahem,.... in the coaches lounge explaining and ranting about "flysprings", and he made himself quite awailable (accent inferred) to engage in many animated discussions. Ahhhhh......what fun.

 

[Aussie_coach]

Yes there is, and some coaching systems require that it is one of the first forward tumbling skills that their gymnasts learn.

 

[BlairBob]

Some coaches will call a really archy front layout used as a front tumbling accelerator, a "front whip". However, it's not really like a back whip which is more of a handless back handspring at an alternate angle.