kip

I have questions about the cast handstand. DD seems to have no problem getting to handstand when coming from a glide kip cast on low bar or high bar, but she has trouble getting into a handstand when she is in a front support and bouncing her legs off a bungee, as needed for a pirouette drill...

I just started at a new gym and have been given the level 4's. The gym is mediocre at best and doesn't have a reputation to win almost ever. To my surprise, all my girls had all their level 4 skills already and now just need to start cleaning up routines for a season that starts in January. On...

Not a question just a frustration we are at the dreaded almost got with this skill my dd has been practicing since March but only seriously for the last 2 months she made it on Friday around 8 times but every time she got me to watch didn't make it:( she is very aware that it will come and go...

DD's had her kip for awhile, but it goes from being super tight to bent arms. I chalk a lot of it up to inconsistent training at her old gym (sort of a "let's see if you can throw this skill and we'll fix it later" approach). New gym does a LOT of drills and I've seen a huge improvement in...

My oldest DD finally got her kip today! It has taken her months and many tears of frustration but she did it! She asked me to stay today to watch as she said she just had a feeling today was her day. She turned 10 a month ago and said all she wished for was to get her kip. So proud of her for...

I NEED to get my kip cast hand as soon as possible! I have my press handstand from a sit. I can even do about 4 or 5 really nice ones in a row, I manage to do 7 but on the last 2 or 3 my arms are bent a little. I can also do a straddle planche of about 40° and may use that as a beam mount. So I...

hope I am posting in the right place! I have been lurking for months and finally need to come forward for some help! My DD (8) has been "this close" to her kip for what seems like an eternity! I think her glide issues have been resolved and She is still "this close"! Can I message someone...

Asking this on my daughters behalf because she coaches level 3 but doesn't have an account. She came home today wondering if it was worthing having one of her level 3's compete a kip at an upcoming meet this week. She doesn't have it consistent with straight arms, but thinks with the pressure...

My level 6 is trying to bring his glide kip up above the bar into a V. He was excited that he thought he'd figured it out, but when he showed his coach, his coach said, "No, don't do that. It's a Walmart Kip." My son doesn't understand what is wrong with it. He wanted me to ask. Here is his...

So, D has been working this, and catching it well. Tonight they started working the kip cut part. Apparently he cannot physically do this skill. Arms are too short? Anyone ever heard of this? Are there any techniques that can help wtih this? signed - a mom who is not ready for giengers or...

A quick recap for those not following the chronicals of Puma Jr. : She had really been struggling with the kip, and after about 4 months of working hard on it got it on Oct 21. Then it was very inconsistent, maybe 2 of 10...then POOF! Gone...for over 3 months... Wednesday night she told me she...

My dd is a level 3 gymnast and all season her coach has had her compete with the kip instead of the glide. All of the other girls on the team just do the glide. Is there a benefit to doing the kip? Do they get extra points? Her scores have been ok, but at one meet my dd asked the coach if she...

So, I used to have my low bar kip. Pretty consistently. Then, I switched gyms. After a few day break from the gym. When I got to the new gym, I found I could not make my kip. And I had competed on the bars they had, and it was fine. When I don't make my kip (I can do it sometimes), it is due...

I have my kip, pretty consistent at this point. I also have my high bar and compete both. I fractured my finger along with chipping a bone in it, as well as pulling/tearing some ligaments and tendons in my hand. I was out for a while-2 months not on bars. Actually, that was my doctors request-I...

My DD is an 11 1/2 year old gymmie who is struggling getting a cast of any sort out of her kip. Is this something that could be related to her being older already or being height related? She's actually average height for her age at 4 ft 9, but 3 of those inches have come very recently. She...

Hi! I coach a group of 9-10 year old girls who are in level C here in Finland. I know it doesn't say anything to you so let me explain. It's the second compulsory level in the order and the first level where kip is needed - sort of. Their routine is done on high bar only (wooden) and it has...

Can you give me some tips on how to get my high bar kip? I can do it on low bar, but it feels so weird on high bar, I just can't get it. Maybe the bars are the wrong setting?

Hi, I just have a quick question regarding compositional errors on high bar. I am aware that a kip cast handstand needs to be preceded by either a half turn into back giant or grip change into front giant. So, I was wondering: Could you kip cast handstand and change your left hand to under...

Hello! I'm having some trouble getting my shoulders over the bar on my glide kip, I was wondering if anyone has any drills to get my shoulders over the bar. And also getting my knees to the bar, which is rare but I need help because it is close to competition time! Thank you! From ALV_Gymnast

So another post got me thinking. In almost every L4-L5 routine I have seen lately, including the USAG videos, there is a slight arm bend during the kip. What is acceptable, normal? It seems almost impossible not to bend a tiny bit at the elbow for kip cast squat on.