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I also posted this in the gymnast thread haha. A little over a month ago my coach said that I could start training double back tucks. Its been maybe 6 weeks give or take since then but I've been a little scared and haven't mentioned it since. I finally have the confidence to start training them this coming week and I was wondering if anyone had any drills or tips for me. Thank you!
 
We have two giant squishy blue resis and a tumble track and trampolines (the gym is pretty well known for elite T&T)
Oh, if it's god a good T&T program you're in exactly the right place!

I'm hesitant to make suggestions about training this, because so much of it is dependent on your current amount of power, your individual quirks, your coaches' spotting ability, etc. So I'm not going to give you pointers on how to get over that initial hump and add the second flip for the first few attempts; all I'll say for that stage is talk to your coach, and either you trust them or you don't.

Having said that, here are a few things that will help:

1) Once you take off, you are committed. If you get lost in the air, don't bail; tuck harder; it's almost always safer to overrotate a double than to underrotate it.

2) Once you get past that initial hump of adding the second rotation, the next step is to pay very close attention to what you see every time you do it. You don't want to go up, flip twice, then spot the landing; you want to flip once, see the landing, flip again, see the landing again. Spotting the landing between the first and second flip will do wonders for you, making it much less scary and much more consistent.
At first, you'll probably just want to watch for colors. Hopefully the floor and ceiling are different colors, so try to consciously look for the floor color in the middle of the skill. As you train your brain and your eyes to do this, eventually you'll reach the point where you can clearly see the floor in the middle of the skill.
 
Oh, if it's god a good T&T program you're in exactly the right place!

I'm hesitant to make suggestions about training this, because so much of it is dependent on your current amount of power, your individual quirks, your coaches' spotting ability, etc. So I'm not going to give you pointers on how to get over that initial hump and add the second flip for the first few attempts; all I'll say for that stage is talk to your coach, and either you trust them or you don't.

Having said that, here are a few things that will help:

1) Once you take off, you are committed. If you get lost in the air, don't bail; tuck harder; it's almost always safer to overrotate a double than to underrotate it.

2) Once you get past that initial hump of adding the second rotation, the next step is to pay very close attention to what you see every time you do it. You don't want to go up, flip twice, then spot the landing; you want to flip once, see the landing, flip again, see the landing again. Spotting the landing between the first and second flip will do wonders for you, making it much less scary and much more consistent.
At first, you'll probably just want to watch for colors. Hopefully the floor and ceiling are different colors, so try to consciously look for the floor color in the middle of the skill. As you train your brain and your eyes to do this, eventually you'll reach the point where you can clearly see the floor in the middle of the skill.
Thank you so much! And yes the ground is baby blue and the ceiling is dark grey. Would you suggest approaching it from a RO or a ROBH. I have a very powerful ROBHBT (and BL etc) and a powerful ROBT (and BL and BF etc). Which one would be easier or better?
 
I have another tip for you: I assume you're already planning to do this but just in case...
Please do talk to your coach about this. Tell your coach that you're feeling ready and that you'd like to start working on this. Don't just rush into it yourself, you have a coach for a reason and they'll probably appreciate you talking to them. :)
 
I have another tip for you: I assume you're already planning to do this but just in case...
Please do talk to your coach about this. Tell your coach that you're feeling ready and that you'd like to start working on this. Don't just rush into it yourself, you have a coach for a reason and they'll probably appreciate you talking to them. :)
DEFINATLEY! He's really supportive and has almost too much faith in me. Thank you!
 
Thank you so much! And yes the ground is baby blue and the ceiling is dark grey. Would you suggest approaching it from a RO or a ROBH. I have a very powerful ROBHBT (and BL etc) and a powerful ROBT (and BL and BF etc). Which one would be easier or better?

I strongly prefer and recommend ROBH for working double backs. Generally I think it's best to use RO when you want the next skill to go long, and BHS when you want the next skill to go high.

However, it certainly can be done both ways. I've seen double (and, on the MAG side, triple) backs done both with and without BHS. So either way is workable.
 

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