back handspring drills?

[smileandflip]

Hi ya'll:

Does anyone know some good drills for a BHS? Mine's okay... I do it well with a spot but then when I get less or no spot, I bend my arms... A LOT! I'm not sure why that is, it's not a lack of strength in my arms (we hold handstands for 4 mins against walls at start of every practice and my coaches definitely value conditioning). I REALLY need my RO BHS preferably by the end of summer. When we do BHS's on floor, we always have the drill where you jump back over a "barrel"...but none other. This drill doesn't help with arms... if you had some good drills that would be awesome! I really would like the help!! PS I thought one of my coaches had it fixed at one point... she told me not to squat down so low before a jumped and it helped! But then I tried doing the same thing with a different coach spotting me and I STILL was bending my arms a TON!

 

[AmAnDa1223]

drills

practice back limber and just make it faster and saster then youl make it into a back handspring.. also go to the side of a couch and jump back onto it and land flat on your back any other questions just write back if you would like to see mine on youtub e tyoe in amanda158635 and my vid will pop up its on the gymnastics outside video thanks

 

[bogwoppit]

DO not do BHS at home PLEASE!!! You need a coach to make sure you do it right, and so you don't break your NECK!!!

 

[nicci1999]

Ditto to what Bog said!!! Maybe working backbends would be safe enough to work at home though? If your arms collapse on those then you can work on thatas a drill maybe? Remember to keep your arms straight and once you can keep your arms straight in a backbend then You should be more comfortable keeping your arms straight in your bhs WHEN you're in the gym