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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?

Does anybody have any ideas for Straddle Cast Hand-stand Drills to do when you are at competitons!:confused:

I am a level 7 and I am haveing trouble with my kip, cast handstand. I really need it to be able to make my giant! (right now...on high bar, my cast is about horizontal!) I can't do a cast handstand either...but i am really close! Well, I guess I can do it, I am just afraid to! It is...

I just had to share.....Olivia got her cast to handstand at practice Monday night. :eek: Bars was the last rotation of the night so her arms were bent, she was tired, but she did it! Got her feet all the way up and she held it!! She doesn't need this skill for level 6 but I think this will...

Rumor floating around Beetle's gym today was that USAG's Code of points changed the cast requirement for all Optional Gymnasts. Beetle heard that there is a Cast to Hand stand requirement for each cast completed. High and Low. She was told there was a .3 deduction if HS wasn't hit. also for...

On bars, i can't seem to get a cast HS. I get so close, but my coach says i am not opening my shoulders. I can't seem to figure out how to open my shoulders! Are there any drills for this? Also, i am incredibly strong, but i can't figure out how to do a press handstand! I have tried every...

Hey Everyone, Its been awhile due to the very busy summer so far. My little Bailey has been complaining about her wrist for a couple of months due to a bhs fall on beam. I took her to our regular Dr. for a quick x-ray to make sure nothing was broken before sending her back to gym. He said to...

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...

Hi I am coaching a level 7 gymnast at the moment - she's having major difficulty with her cast straddle handstand. She is very strong, she is tall 5ft4 very muscular build. Has a fear of falling over the bar if she puts her shoulders too far forward and can't get the hips up high enough to...

YAY! I got my cast on! Ur probably thinking i'm nuts because most people don't like getting their cast on, but its great news for me. 1. that big black boot was getting on my nerves 2. NO SURGERY!!!! Thats the best part! I don't have to have surgery. Even though my break went right...

I was crying during the whole thing because I was terrified of the saw, but wow, so worth it. My foot was so hairy. :-P I never knew my Achilles would be this sore! It was like once I got out of the cast It was "OH AH OW EE". I guess when ya don't use something it tightens up.

What are some ways to be able to improve my cast? I have to admit, I am somewhat fearful of bars all together, and I am not sure if that is causing a mental block or if I just dont have enough strength. Right now I am almost going more on the momentum of when I return, to try and get higher, and...

Gah! Sorry for not being on here in a bit. I've been busy with home-schooling and all that jazz. So, I'm done with gymnastics again. I was going to stop in March. I broke my foot flipping a beam dismount. Just a simple cartwheel, back-tuck! Why couldn't it have been a triple-duple-front-pike...

I was wondering if anyone knows any good exercises for casts to handstand? I was on bars with a younger coach and she told me to do some really high casts so i did and they were really high so she suggested that i go straight onto casting to handstand. I tried, and i can kick up really high...

hey guys [: so, i've been trying to get my cast handstand. i can do it, but it only happens every once in a while, and usually in practice when no one is looking haha. i need to consistently be able to cast high. i know to lean over the bar, but i think the problem is that once i start casting...

i have been working on straddle cast to handstand all summer and feel stuck in a rut. i am having trouble understanding how im supposed to get my hips and legs up at the same time. i don't think my shoulders are staying over the bar enough, but when i try to get my hips up, my feet drop. when i...

i have been working on straddle cast to handstand all summer and feel stuck in a rut. i am having trouble understanding how im supposed to get my hips and legs up at the same time. i don't think my shoulders are staying over the bar enough, but when i try to get my hips up, my feet drop. when i...

Coaches, i have been working on straddle cast to handstand all summer and feel stuck in a rut. i am having trouble understanding how im supposed to get my hips and legs up at the same time. i don't think my shoulders are staying over the bar enough, but when i try to get my hips up, my feet...

So I got the leg cast off this morning! I felt so free and happy that I almost did a cartwheel in the doc's office! Until the doc said no cartwheels...:bored:. So I am back in the gym on Monday (HURRAH!) and I will let everyone know how that goes. The doctor sent me home with this huge packet of...