Which apparatus do you prefer to start competing on?

[Ponyshine]

Which gymnastics apparatus do you prefer to start your competition with and why? Use the poll and post below.

I don't mind too much which piece I start on, but I quite like starting on vault. But as a gymnast you really have to be able to do whatever because you don't normally get a choice on the order!

 

[Sari]

I prefer to start on beam, because I tend to be the most nervous about it and that nervousness only builds up over time.

That being said, I feel like I end up having to start on vault 90% of the time.

 

[pamred4]

I prefer starting on vault the. Going to bars,beam and then floor because I need a lot of energy or bars and vault and the others are more dance.

 

[emilykatherine]

BEAM!!! I get it out of the way! And If I mess up on another event I don't freak out about nailing beam

 

[tegan_tegan]

Vault
Bars
Beam
Floor

 

[RisingGymnast]

So I didn't read the whole post and thought it was my favorite event to compete (whoops I should probably go to bed). I voted floor, but for some reason I like bars the best to start on. It's probably the easiest for me (well last season it was), so if I do well on it, it sets a good tone for the meet.

 

[Redford]

Quite frankly I don't mind, I just don't like ending the competition on beam. On the other hand ending on floor, bars or vault I'm basically dead.

So I like starting on every apparatus but don't want to end on any of them.
Lif is so complicated....

 

[crazybeautifulgymnast]

Well when I was in USAG usually beam. Now... I don't care.

 

[SuperGirlmlm]

Anything but beam

 

[gymnast-mac]

I like starting on beam because that way I get beam and floor out of the way, which is good because those are the two I get the most nervous for. Plus, beam is probably my favorite event, but I do get nervous at meets, and it helps to have that be the first event.

 

[crazybeautifulgymnast]

Actually I like to start on floor

 

[CAGymmie]

The only meet, this season, I didn't fall on beam was the day I started on floor. I love my floor routine so yeah, that helps. I HATE starting on beam.

 

[All Chalked Up]

I don't like starting or ending on any event...

 

[wsg13]

I like starting on beam! You get a good warm up on floor first

 

[flippinggymnast2015]

I like to start on beam just to get it over with! And because I am most nervous for that event

 

[em-gymnast]

I like starting on bars the best because then the last event is vault, which is typically my 'relax' event... If you can even have a relax event in gymnastics...

 

[em-gymnast]

Also beam and bars are the easiest to fall / make mistakes and getting them over with is nice.

 

[Ponyshine]

Interesting that so many people like to start on beam. I find that I'm most nervous on the first piece often, so I'm not sure I like starting on beam when I'm already nervous about it. Mind you I don't remember ever starting on beam first...I might have done though.

 

[Ponyshine]

I like starting on bars the best because then the last event is vault, which is typically my 'relax' event... If you can even have a relax event in gymnastics...

I was the same until once when I relaxed too much because I 'only had vault left to compete' and went flying!!

 

[Gymnast9272]

I like starting on bars