So, I'm currently in level 8, and it seems that the most important thing right now on bars to my coaches is whether or not we hold my feet. In their defense, my teammates and I do drag our feet a lot, but how important is the pirouette in a level 8 routine?
How big of a deduction is it to hit your feet out of a pirouette, or anything really. What is the difference in deductions between dragging your feet, hitting them very hard, skimming them, or only tapping with your toes?
Currently, whether or not I can hold my feet really depends on the day, but I have yet to hold them in a meet. The main reason I am asking this is because in the two meets I have competed, I have gotten two very different scores on my bar routines.
In the first meet I hit my feet on my pirouette, but continued the routine without any big errors. My cast and clear hip (which I have on the low bar) was slight above/at horizontal, but I got my 10.0 SV in the end. I got an 8.35 on this routine.
In my second meet I also hit my feet out of my pirouette, but this time I did a cast to handstand before my clear hip. Again I got my 10.0 SV, but this time I got a 7.65.
To be honest, I do have my legs apart in my giants and I sometimes bend my knees or flex my toes, but I've never really considered it anything massive. I have videos to both routines, but the quality/angle isn't great.
Why would judges give me such drastically different scores?
Sorry to bunch these together, but I have a slight feeling that my pirouette might have something to do with it (the low bar was higher at the first meet). Anyways, anything about either topics is greatly appreciated
Thanks!
How big of a deduction is it to hit your feet out of a pirouette, or anything really. What is the difference in deductions between dragging your feet, hitting them very hard, skimming them, or only tapping with your toes?
Currently, whether or not I can hold my feet really depends on the day, but I have yet to hold them in a meet. The main reason I am asking this is because in the two meets I have competed, I have gotten two very different scores on my bar routines.
In the first meet I hit my feet on my pirouette, but continued the routine without any big errors. My cast and clear hip (which I have on the low bar) was slight above/at horizontal, but I got my 10.0 SV in the end. I got an 8.35 on this routine.
In my second meet I also hit my feet out of my pirouette, but this time I did a cast to handstand before my clear hip. Again I got my 10.0 SV, but this time I got a 7.65.
To be honest, I do have my legs apart in my giants and I sometimes bend my knees or flex my toes, but I've never really considered it anything massive. I have videos to both routines, but the quality/angle isn't great.
Why would judges give me such drastically different scores?
Sorry to bunch these together, but I have a slight feeling that my pirouette might have something to do with it (the low bar was higher at the first meet). Anyways, anything about either topics is greatly appreciated
Thanks!