WAG Help needed: Clear hips

[S_Flips]

Hi there!

I am a L7 gymnast, and I have a clear hip in my bar routine. I have figured out the rest of the routine, I just can’t seem to figure out the clear hip.

When I go into my clear hip from my cast to handstand, it feels so fast and a little scary. I don’t know when and how to drop and open up to a handstand at the end.

I have tried so many times on the actual bar, and on strap bar, but I think my coach is giving up on me. I could really use some advice. Thank you so much! I also attached a recent video of me attempting it, if that’s helpful.

 

[raenndrops]

In level 7, you don't have to clear hip to handstand. That is a C skill.
Your clear hip is to above horizontal, so it is a B.
Somebody else may be able to help more, but maybe think of it like a back extension roll to handstand ... but on the bars. As a drill, you might even do a few back extension rolls to handstand on the floor and that may help.

Good luck.

 

[sun]

Hi there!

I am a L7 gymnast, and I have a clear hip in my bar routine. I have figured out the rest of the routine, I just can’t seem to figure out the clear hip.

When I go into my clear hip from my cast to handstand, it feels so fast and a little scary. I don’t know when and how to drop and open up to a handstand at the end.

I have tried so many times on the actual bar, and on strap bar, but I think my coach is giving up on me. I could really use some advice. Thank you so much! I also attached a recent video of me attempting it, if that’s helpful.

The problem as I see it is: when you reach the bottom of the swing- the candle position. Your toes are pointed toward the ceiling- now they can't go anywhere else if your goal is handstand. The next thing that happens is you start tilting your head up- then you continue rotating as if it were a back hip circle.

The adjustments I'd like to see:
1. control what your head is doing- maybe try to intentionally avoid looking where you're going and just feel the bar instead.

2. Try to 'STOP' abruptly when you hit the bottom of the clear hip- that candle. Your arms should work the bar, but other than that you shouldn't really move any more. The reaction I expect you to get from suddenly stopping after the strong rotation from the drop is going to be sending you upward towards handstand.

I don't know how to explain how to stop suddenly :') gonna have to use your gymnast skills for that one.

Alternative approach- spend some time trying cast underswing or back hip underswings. Your drop is pretty strong, I bet you do a really big underswing... If you do something between your current clear hip and a gigantic underswing (with a regrip of course), you might get a clear hip to handstand.

Underswing to me is like a clear hip short of handstand- while back hip circle/B clearhip are a mirror: clear hips that are past handstand, so when I have kids who aren't making any progress on the 'past handstand' portion, I will have them spend time on the 'other side' of the circle; the underswing.

Ok last idea- get in strap bar and start doing multiple clear hips in a row. Don't worry about how high they are, just try to get in a good rhythm at first. When they are easy to connect, you can try to accelerate as the set goes on - it will start pulling you into higher angles.