Anon free hip/clear hip help!

[Anonymous (04ec)]

I'm having trouble with the kip up from my free hip, mainly I drag my feet, or have to bend my legs a lot to keep from hitting the floor. My coach hasn't given me any tips for that, except to drop my shoulders back faster and have straighter arms, which I am getting better at, but I'm still dragging my legs. My other teammates all have the same issue (hitting our feet on the floor), and our coach just says we need to get stronger. Is that the most likely thing? We aren't really taught anything except the start of the skill.

 

[Anonymous (18c3)]

Can you do push away kips or kips in a row without dragging your legs?
If you can, the it is all about controlling the speed out of the free hip, that would be stopping your legs a little bit at the end.
I guess it might be an issue of where you are finishing your free hip, as maybe you just have your shoulders and feet in a place where you just can't really stop it.
It's hard to say without seeing the skill.

 

[Anonymous (a13a)]

As a tall gymnast I struggle with this too. Like most skills on bars getting stronger will help. Somethings I've done to help I'd clearhip to a panel then immediately go for kip. I've also worked the clear hip to a small octagon or rolling mat focusing on not slamming my ft on the mat. Lowering the bar for a few turns may help to when its raised more.

 

[claire_gymnast09]

After your clear hip, as you are swinging down to begin your kip, you need to lift your feet to where it feels as your feet will almost touch the bar (don’t worry they probably won’t unless you have crazy unreal ab strength). You also need to hold them there for longer then it feels like you should, then fully extend into a glide to complete your kip.

This is the correct technique, but it won’t work unless you have the core strength to do it. Leg lifts and leg lift holds will help, along with ankle weighted core execises.

This is coming from someone who struggled with hitting her feet on the ground for 2+ years, so I understand your difficulties. I am now able to do it 100% consistently without hitting my feet.