Parents Practice Beam

[LIGYMMOM]

Hi All,
DD is asking for a home practice beam for her birthday. I'm thinking about it, if I can find one that is not too expensive. She could use the extra practice for balance, as she is very strong but a bit shaky. Can anybody recommend a good one? It's so hard to know the quality when looking online. Thanks!

 

[wallinbl]

There are plenty on craig's list around here.

 

[billise]

I have a folding beam that sits on the floor from the beam store. We love it.

 

[billise]

Got it on EBay for $60 with free shipping.

 

[LIGYMMOM]

Thanks I will check it out!

 

[txgymfan]

A low beam may be fun for her ( for a few years) . Please don't get her a kip bar. PS I challenge you ( as a parent) to master your full turn on the beam and post a video, even if you don't show your face.

 

[kimute]

We got this one, $160 on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/The-Beam-Store-Folding-Balance/dp/B002KDM4HW

Not at all a regulation beam, but enough to practice balance on. It also folds in half and we can stick it under our couch. Comes in all kinds of princess colors too-- which is okay since we stick it under the couch. Ours is purple.

TXgymfan, I'm going to pull it out now to try that turn.

 

[txgymfan]

We had a parent skills completion one year and it was one of the best CB threads EVER!

 

[raenndrops]

Lol, at one time, I could do a cartwheel on the low beam as well as a roundoff, the splits, a handstand into a bridge (then a small hop like I was going to kick over... separate my feet a little... land on the mat with my feet... sit down to get out of the bridge), stand up, 1/2 turn, 3/4 turn, (always got dizzy on the full turn) jumps (straight, tuck, straddle, stag), and a roundoff dismount.

Our practice beam was made out of a 4x4 ... 8 feet long. It has 2x4 stabilizer "feet" and is covered with a nonslip carpet remnant. It is stored in the girls' bedroom and they use their mattresses as mats on both sides when they have it out.

 

[mommyof1]

My daughter has the pink folding beam from matsmatsmats.com. It is $114.95 including delivery, but you may be able to find a coupon code on line (I hear that this is what Santa did when he brought us the beam a year ago). It folds up easily to stash in a corner, where it sat mostly untouched until last week, when my daughter decided that she needed to start working on her beam cartwheel incessantly.

I am tempted to go try a full turn on it right now, except that I pulled a muscle a couple days ago sliding off the side when I tried a cartwheel on the beam and couldn't hold the landing. Who knew you could injure yourself falling less than six inches? I must be old.

 

[LIGYMMOM]

A low beam may be fun for her ( for a few years) . Please don't get her a kip bar. PS I challenge you ( as a parent) to master your full turn on the beam and post a video, even if you don't show your face.

Trust me, no kip bar here. She's been asking for one for years and I haven't caved yet! I think she's outgrown them by now anyway. If I end up getting one, I will totally rock the full turn, though I will get dizzy! Maybe I'll even go for a cartwheel.
Thanks for the good suggestions everybody. It looks like the matsmatsmats.com beam is very similar to the beam store folding beam, but less expensive. And she's always happy with pink.