WAG Giant Help

[Gymnast28]

So recently I feel like I have forgotten how to do a giant. I’ve been competing giants for about 3years now. 2 practices ago my giants were feeling a bit off in the sense of my one hand felt like it was kind of trailing behind when I was switching my wrists. After doing a few more turns like this I did a super scary one where it felt like my hands got stuck and never switched so I closed my shoulders and ended up landing on the bar and flying off. After that I tried to scrape the bar of extra chalk to see if that would help and it felt like it did. I did one more and then had to get off bars due to another group coming. The next practice they felt a bit weird still but I was making them around and it was getting better. Now I came to training today and I didn’t make any, and I ended up crashing the same way I did the other day. I have no idea what’s happening I feel like I forget how to arch tap and switch my grip. This is something that’s always been second nature to me and then I’ve never really had to think about. It feels like the twisties but with giants if that makes sense. It doesn’t seem to fit the description of a typical “mental block” but that’s kind of what it feels like to me. I don’t understand this is a basic skill and when I’m getting ready to go I have no idea what my turns going to look like or what I should be doing. I’m so lost and confused on why this is happening and how I can fix it. Any advice would be appreciated thanks in advance.

 

[JustAGirlWhoLovesGym]

Do you think it could be a problem with your grips?

 

[rd7]

You don't say how old you are but is it possible that you have grown or are growing taller?

 

[Dahlialover]

Do you have access to a strap bar to work some numbers without any stress?

 

[Gymnast28]

Do you think it could be a problem with your grips?

It’s possible I’ve been trying to work through it but I’m now finding I’m having the same problem with free hips. My grips feel sticky and my one coach believes me but the other doesn’t… she thinks it’s a mental problem she looked at my grips and said they look normal. But I just think it’s weird that it all of a sudden happened one day at its two basic skills I’ve had for quite some time. I also got new grips in July so they should be broken in by now and fine but they are still newer so I just feel like that could be the cause. I just don’t want to blame it all on the grips cause it is possible that it’s me causing the problems and I’m just not realizing it haha.

 

[Gymnast28]

Do you have access to a strap bar to work some numbers without any stress?

I actually am pretty scared of strap bar especially with giants because I had a bad crash on it I also think it has to do with my wrist switch so not sure if straps would help.

 

[Gymnast28]

You don't say how old you are but is it possible that you have grown or are growing taller?

It’s possible I have mostly finished growing so it would probably only be a tiny bit so I don’t think it would affect me but it’s possible.