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  1. lime-gymnast

    WAG Bars Problems Hands Slipping Off

    I am not on a typical competitive team but am starting to learn giants and the problem is my hands keep slipping off by the second giant or the flyaway. The chalk is fine as no one else has this problem but for some reason, even on doing a few basic tap swings I always feel my hands slipping...
  2. D

    WAG So your hands have to shift for a pirouette?

    We would love to know if a pirouette would count without shifting your hands. I know this sounds bizarre, but my kid started doing this by accident last night and it worked well. But she doesn’t know if she would get credit and one coach says yes while the other says no. She has always had a...
  3. ReluctantGymMom

    WAG Toe-hand question (Toe Hand 101 / Late Drop)

    So my kiddo is working on her toe hands right now on strap bar and she can pretty consistently hit hand stand from near handstand. BUT I noticed that she puts her feet on the very top of the bar, she said her coach said it’s fine for now but had told her ideally she wants to get them on at the...
  4. Anonymous Post

    Anon Hand position on bars and rip prevention

    Is it dangerous to have your thumbs above the bar and not together with the other fingers? Does it make elements more complicated? Any tips against rips? How to not get them and how to treat them right. Is it possible to have more rips because of how I grap the bar? Any tips for being less...
  5. ash124

    WAG can round off 2 back handspring and round off 1 back hand spring be xcel gold floor passes?

    can round off 2 back handspring and round off 1 back hand spring be used for my xcel gold floor passes?
  6. W

    Parents Best grips for small hands level 9

    Hi! I need some help. My daughter has been using the 00 usglove doible buckle grips since level 4/5. Her coach mentioned today there are better grips for higher levels and she shouldn’t use those above level 6. Anyone have suggestions?? Thanks so much in advance!!
  7. CreateMagic

    MAG Grips for sweaty hands?

    Tl;dr: For my own curiosity, has anyone else had a kid need to use grips for sweaty hands? Pros/cons? I posted this on FB in a men's gymnastics group, but all the answers focused on the sweating or whether they thought it was too early for grips... which isn't my question. So, I'm trying...
  8. M

    WAG Back handspring: Hands Starting position

    What is the proper back handspring starting position? I see two schools of thought, one with hands vertical straight up into a swing, the other is hands starting horizontal . See pictures below. In Women's Gymnastics: (a) Which way do judges look for and award more points? (b) Which way do...
  9. M

    WAG Handstands against the wall: Scoot hands away safely

    I am doing handstands against a wall. I heard that with head facing away from wall, I can scoot my hands away from the wall to get a good stretch and build strength. Question is how far can I scoot the hands away from the wall, while it being a safe exercise? 1 feet , 2 feet, or even more? Is...
  10. M

    WAG Cartwheel Official Hand position: T-Hand or 45-45 degrees?

    What is the ideal hand position for a Cartwheel? In Round off , they teach the T-Hand position below. Should I also do same for cartwheel, or use 45/45 degrees hands? What do most professional Level 10 and Olympic Gymnastics do? I am guessing, beginners use 45-45, and professionals use...
  11. T

    MAG Inner Hand Pain

    Hey All, Trying to see if anyone else has/is having this issue and trying to find possible solutions. Back Story - 3 years ago, my son developed hand pain right in the middle of the inner hand. It hurt him to do parallel bar work (specifically underbar work). We went to all these doctors and...
  12. G

    Parents One arm bending in back hand spring

    My daughter (L4 training 5-6) has a great round off back hand spring and round off two back hand springs but whenever she does any back hand spring (standing or in series) her left arm bends. She is making all corrections and trying very hard but it keeps bending. Coaches aren’t worried but...
  13. Q

    WAG Hand and arm placement in BHS

    I am an adult athlete in my mid-30s who competes NAIGC dev. I've been out of the gym for the last year for a variety of reasons, I miss it desperately, and I am trying to organize myself for when I go back. As an adult athlete, practice is adult open gym and my coach is whoever is coaching...
  14. K

    MAG Rips and Hand Sanitizer

    How are your gyms dealing with the combination of rips and hand sanitizer? Our gym is opening on 7/1. The plan is for everyone to have their own straps for the strap bar and to also wear cotton gloves. No work on the regular high bar. They will slowly have to get everyone's hands into shape...
  15. G

    WAG Arching in vault front hand

    Any ideas on how to stop arching when coming off the table in vault front handspring
  16. G

    WAG Back handspring on beam hand placement help

    Need some help getting hands on the beam for back handspring! Can EASILY do back handspring on the floor AND back walkover on beam. When going to do the back handspring on the beam the hands consistently go to the side/do not land on the beam.....help!!!
  17. CLgym

    WAG BHS on beam - hand placement

    Quick question, mostly out of curiosity. My DD is being coached to change her hand placement on her beam BHS-step out. She is a lefty in gymnastics (in all gymnastics skills she favors her left side -- tumbling, splits, leaps, etc. -- although she is a "righty" when it comes to everything else...
  18. PaulyCraze

    T&T Hi! I’m new here and I have a real big issue on my hands...

    I used to be able to do a roundoff backhandspring, even with two back handsprings! I competeted and was very proud of myself.. As I continued gymnastics I noticed I became weak in my roundoff backhandsprings, slowly then I lost the skill. I had to regain back my strong roundoffs and the fear of...
  19. G

    WAG Vault: Round Off (Half On) Hands

    Hey! We are starting to work round off (half on) drill with a few of our girls. What are the best/preferred hands? Placement ("T" shape, straight) and rotation (1/4, 1/2). Any advise would be helpful!!
  20. A

    WAG Hands slipping on BHS on beam

    This is my first post- my daughter is a level 6 and her hands are slipping frequently when she does her bhs on beam. She has the correct hand position and fear is not much of a factor but her hands keep slipping which is keeping her from doing the skill. Any suggestions on how to fix this...

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