WAG ACK..I hope I'm wrong

[gymdog]

Thank you for the perspective Wallflower! Gymnastics IS more important than routines and arm placements. I wish there was a way of scoring compulsories that reflected that philosophy! I have no idea what that would be, lol, but it would be nice.

Well there is. "Text errors" are only a relatively small deduction taken over the entire routine. The major elements and overall execution (straight arms and legs, etc) are the most important thing. People just lose their minds over the details because they don't understand how the judging works and often want something convenient to blame. That said when I see a kid do the routine extremely wrong it usually speaks to the overall quality of the coaching...