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position your hands so that your fingertips face each other! That forces your arms to "lock" into position.
Hands in is exactly how you should do them. It's actually easier to bend your arms if you should need to as well.I don't think that's a good idea for going forward, have you seen someone do this? (on purpose?)
I coach both boys and girls. hands turned in actually allows you to relieve stress on the elbows. If you have your hands turned out in a handstand, your elbows are more likely to hyper-extend. It's easier to bend your arms should you need to with the fingers pointing at each other. I got this way of teaching it from several college coaches so I've always stuck with it. I've seen the hands being turned out cause elbow injuries that don't ever seem to heal. Some folks don't have the shoulder flexibility to open their shoulders in a handstand with the fingers turned all the way in. I usually just have them turn the slightly in at about a 15 degree angle. I have the same issue with my flexibility. I can't turn my fingers in in a handstand. Many guys turn their hands out and from what I've seen, they don't seem to be as prone to the elbow injuries but I still work on getting them in.
Nope. I've heard coaches threaten that they would take off points if they weren't turned in but last I checked, there wasn't a deduction for the hand position.Interesting, thanks, would you get marks deducted for having them turned in?