Gymnasts Lots of pauses in bar routine

[evie_thegymnast]

Hi! I am an Xcel Gold gymnast, and I am having a hard time keeping my bar routine moving. And I keep pausing for too long in between skills, but whenever I try not to pause I end up falling, or my routine looks terrible. For reference, my routine is kip, cast double back hip circle, 2 tap swings, then flyaway. Also, I'm an older gymnast at about 5'4. Please help me, any tips?

 

[Dahlialover]

Visualize your routine flowing smoothly between skills. Hum or imagine a tune while you visualize to emphasize the rhythm. Visualize frequently. Good luck

 

[Geoffrey Taucer]

Hi! I am an Xcel Gold gymnast, and I am having a hard time keeping my bar routine moving. And I keep pausing for too long in between skills, but whenever I try not to pause I end up falling, or my routine looks terrible. For reference, my routine is kip, cast double back hip circle, 2 tap swings, then flyaway. Also, I'm an older gymnast at about 5'4. Please help me, any tips?

I'd have to see a video to be sure, but I can take some educated guesses.

I'm assuming you're referring to a pause between the kip and the cast, and a pause between the 2BHC and the squaton, correct? If that's the case, you are most likely not finishing your kip and your 2nd BHC in a cast loading position; try to finish those skills with both your feet and your shoulders in front of the bar, and the connected cast should happen more or less automatically.

 

[evie_thegymnast]

Thank you for your replies. I will try all of these and update about it.

 

[glitterrays]

Hi! I am an Xcel Gold gymnast, and I am having a hard time keeping my bar routine moving. And I keep pausing for too long in between skills, but whenever I try not to pause I end up falling, or my routine looks terrible. For reference, my routine is kip, cast double back hip circle, 2 tap swings, then flyaway. Also, I'm an older gymnast at about 5'4. Please help me, any tips?

i did tons of practice with my connections part by part.

 

[evie_thegymnast]

At my most recent meet I tried all of these and got a 9.0, so thank you so much for the help!