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  1. K

    WAG Mental Block - straddle cast handstand on bars

    My daughter is becoming discouraged and frustrated and I am hoping folks here can offer some advice... She's training level 7 and still doesn't have her straddle cast to handstand. Her coaches say that for months she can do it nicely if they very lightly spot her - and they say they aren't...
  2. M

    WAG Straddle cast handstand

    My kid tells me that she is learning her cast handstand with her legs together until a certain stage she calls "butt-up," at which point she straddles the rest of the way up to HS. She says this is not actually a straddle CHS because in a straddle CHS you "straddle right away and then basically...
  3. H

    WAG Press HS and Straddle Cast HS

    Is it pretty much a given that if a gymmie can't do a press handstand then she won't be able to do a straddle cast handstand on bars either? I definitely see how feeling the form of and having the strength to do a press hs would help in getting a straddle cast hs, but is it more than just...
  4. hawaii_gymnast

    WAG Straddle cast in Compulsory

    We have in the past year made the switch to JO and I have seen a vouple times athletes doing straddle up casts in compulory levels 4 and 5- between 45 degrees and handstand. Judges- should there be deductions if this is done? What would they be? Or is the straddle jump technique allowed...
  5. Flippingout

    WAG Straddle cast handstand struggle!

    Hi guys! This is my first post on here, I am training level seven and I hopefully will be able to skip 8 when I get over this!! My straddle cast handstand on bars is becoming a big problem for me. I can giant pretty well between bars but I just can't get the cast handstand all the way to...
  6. G

    WAG Moving from straddle cast hand stand to piked

    dd is almost 13 and close to done growing at about 4'9". Had initially done piked chs when she learned them at 9 but switched to straddle for a couple years. Took a bunch of time off gym and more days than not now seems happy to be back. New coach much more experienced than she's had before...
  7. munchkin3

    WAG re-learning a Straddle Cast Handstand

    DD is re- learning it at her new gym. I find she is really having a tough time breaking the habit of arching her way up. She can do a beautiful correct looking one, (for my eyes) as long as the coach is standing there reminding her to hollow, and almost touch her toes to the bar before snapping...
  8. ABCTechnique

    Coaches Straddle Cast vs. Straight body Cast

    I notice the coaches in my gym are teaching just about every kid that comes across them a straddle cast to handstand. I feel like they are doing it because it's just easier then teaching the straight body. They are even teaching the smaller kids (not younger, smaller) kids to straddle. What...
  9. ALgymMom

    WAG Pretty straddle cast picture!

    I was so excited at our meet yesterday, the photographer actually shot bars! They always do beam & floor so I never get bars or vault & bars is her best event. Just wanted to share her pretty cast!
  10. S

    Straddle cast handstand-- level 6 deduction

    Out of curosity.. what is the deduction for a straddle cast handstand in level 6 IF hitting the angle required of 30 degrees above horizontal? thanks!
    • slkbeambabe07
    • Thread
    • cast deduction level level 6 straddle straddle cast
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Technical Talk
  11. ALgymMom

    BARS: Straddle Cast or Straight Body Cast

    Coaches, Which do you prefer? Do you teach your gymnast both? My daughter has been doing straddle cast for for 3-4 years now & now the head coach has decided NO MORE STRADDLE CAST!!! Just wondering why?
  12. V

    Straddle Cast to HS vs Cast to HS

    My DD has started uptraining a number of skills for optionals and I'm learning that I have a lot to learn. She learned her straddle cast to HS about a month ago and she just got her cast to HS this week. Are these skills valued differently (A v. B) or used differently (is one a better...
  13. M

    correcting bent legs in straddle cast handstands

    This question is from my L7 daughter who wants to know how to correct her slightly bent legs in her straddle cast to handstand. She says she keeps trying and focusing on them but they are still bent. They bend as her hips rise to get into the straddle postion. Once she acheives the straddle they...
  14. M

    bending legs to get into straddle cast postion

    This question is from my L7 daughter who is trying very hard to ge rid of the bent legs in her cast handstands. She cast and then as she moves into the straddle postion her knees bend until get into the upside down straddle then the straighten out beautifully. Its not something that is...
  15. M

    How come usag frowns on straddle cast handstands

    I was reading on the usa gymnastics web site that for the elite compulsary routines that there is a .5 deduction for straddling up on cast handstands and also for straddling up on front giants. Why don't they want to see this. I have seen elites like Bridget Sloan do this. And of course this...
  16. GetaGrip

    Straddle Cast to Handstand

    I've been practicing my level 7 bar routine lately, and my casts apparently are very archy with bent apart legs. To make things on my bar routine much better, I've been trying at making a straddle cast to handstand, but I've only started today. I'm having some problems getting my but up in the...
  17. F

    Straddle Cast Hand-Stand Drills

    Does anybody have any ideas for Straddle Cast Hand-stand Drills to do when you are at competitons!:confused:
    • FlipStar
    • Thread
    • cast drills straddle straddle cast
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Skills & Drills Forum
  18. U

    straddle cast help!

    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...
  19. U

    straddle cast help!

    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...
  20. U

    Coaches straddle cast help!

    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...

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