Level 8 beam options

[2gymmies]

Hi!

Question about Level 8 beam - dd is working on making her series connected to her dismount. She would do BHS, BHS, BLO (or back tuck) - what do you see as the advantages to this rather than competing bhs, bhs and then having a RO, BLO or back tuck dismount? If you have competed it like this, how did it score for you?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Ingwe]

My DD has two series in her L8 beam routine. She does a FWO/BHS and also does the BHS BHS BT dismount.
I think she does the last one because she competed a similar series in L7 (Bwo, BHS BT) so it made sense to make the slight change and continue with it.
She scored very well (between 9.4 and 9.6 ) with it in L7 so I imagine it will score well in L8.

 

[GetaGrip]

I see a lot of advantages to doing this. Not only is she then connecting a B skill into her dismount (also happens in a roundoff but not from a punch) but she also doesn't have to stick her series if she gets to connect it. I could imagine that she would save a lot of possible tenths in wobbles or falls if she can connect it to the dismount. Not to mention, she'll have a shorter routine. If she can do this, it seems like a great idea.

 

[fuzi]

The only disadvantage of this as compared to a BHS BHS and then RO Layout (or tuck) is that there is a compositional deduction for not having a front/side acro element and a back acro element. If she does the BHS BHS dismount, she needs a front or side acro element somewhere in her routines (though it could be as simple as a cartwheel).