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  1. txgymfan

    SPOILER Event Finals Mens Floor, Women's Vault , Mens Pommel (post spoilers here)

    Vault, I am cheering for McKayla, she is so good and has such a fun and dynamic personality. I would love the silver to go to Chusovetina, she is 37! Pena from DR is my choice for Bronze. Russia after not fighting for vault landings, I will not cheer for the Russian athletes on this event...
  2. JBS

    MAG Zombie Skeleton Pommel Commercial

    Here is a cool commercial from the Olympics...
  3. H

    Drills for beginning pommel horse?

    Alright guys, so I teach a level 4 girls class, but a little boy was put into my class this year because our gym unfortunately doesn't offer any higher level classes for boys. I know nothing about pommel horse, only that I want to try to accommodate the little boy and give him something to work...
  4. profmom

    MAG pommel question

    So. The balance beam can be cranked up and down. The vault has several different settings. Uneven bars can be set closer or farther apart, and lowered or raised. High/horizontal bar goes up or down. P bars can get rotated wider or tighter. Why aren't the pommels on the horse adjustable to...
  5. profmom

    White pommel pants!

    The guys had their second meet over the weekend. It went well. I take back everything I've previously said about nothing in the world possibly being any cuter than L5 girls. L4 boys are unbelievably, shockingly cute. And our guys were the cutest of the cute, because the oldest L4 we have is just...
  6. A

    MAG best pommel equipment

    hi all. I've been asked to look into buying a new pommel as the one we have is rather ancient and not in very good condition. So I've been looking about, but not sure whats supposed to be the best type. I'm not sure what all the differences are, but the main easy one that Ive seen is that you...
  7. Iwannabemargo

    MAG Pommel Horse

    Just watching the men at the worlds and was reminded of the origins of the pommel discipline - thought I'd share this picture or Louis Smith doing "Real" pommel horse 'Margo
  8. T

    MAG Watch the video and if you know tell me the technical value for doing this on Pommel

    I was told that the beginning part of the skill is worth .3 and the actuall dismount touching 1/3/5 parts of the horse is a D.. so is the whole thing .7? or only .4? ‪Question‬‏ - YouTube
  9. Flipz

    MAG Pommel skill

    I was playing on pommel horse the other day and one of my 9's saw me mess-up a full Kehr and got me playing with a 3/4 kehr. It starts on one pommel facing down horse and spins 270 degrees on one arm to a side support circle. It's not in the code but he wants to compete it next season, does...
  10. T

    MAG Any rather easy C's on pommel horse or parallel bars?

    Im looking for maybe an easy C to throw into my pommel routine or pbar routine. Or if anyone knows drills for a yamawaki to support on pbars (Bwd. uprise and salto fwd. p. to sup.) that would be great. thanks
  11. munchkin3

    MAG Level 5 Pommel Horse Question

    OK season is over and DS did very well for his first year. I can't figure out why he is getting KILLED in Pommel Horse .... scores ranged from 12-13... His coach say it is terrible.........OK, needs work, but TERRIBLE?? Is the judging in Florida tough? I have seen worse routines on...
  12. 9

    circles on pommel

    how can i get more circles on pommel i get like 3 or 4 and hit the pommel but the circles are good?
  13. Geoffrey Taucer

    Coaches Could somebody explain what a flop is on pommel horse?

    I was reading the men's code of points and it had a section on flop sequences on pommel horse which I didn't entirely understand. Can anybody explain to me what a flop series is?
  14. S

    Pommel Resources

    I'm trying to find a good resource for pommel horse skills and wondering if anyone can help. We've got a young boys team with no advanced gymnasts to demonstrate different skills/techniques. My understanding of the event is very limited and with very few pictures it's hard to coach well...
  15. B

    Coaches New FIG Pommel ruling...

    According to the latest FIG rule on Pommel Horse the gymnasts can only utilise two russian wende swings in their routine, including the dismount and not including the connection rule element...Does the Wu count into this rule??? Any help would be grateful...

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