WAG Hand placement in back tuck

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Curious to what hand placement everyone learns in a standing back tuck. Do you put hands under knees (knee pits), on shins/knees or not grab anything? Is this the same as all your other skills?
 
Mine depends. If I'm doing a standing BT on floor I grab behind my knees. But on beam I 'slap' my shins. I say slap because it's literally a one touch movement rather than holding them
 
Shins usually, as that's how i was taught. I've heard you're not supposed to grab under your knees as it is less safe if you fall, but not sure how true that is.
 

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