Pike on (uneven bars)

[Lingualatina]

Hi,
My coach said that I should start working on pike ons soon. I don't really know much about them technically but how different are they from squat ons (in terms of difficulty) and do you have to cast a lot higher? My cast is only at barely horizontal now, so how can I work on getting it higher?

 

[gymnastbeth]

I got a pike on pretty easily, my best advice would be lean your shoulders over the bar a LOT. If you do that, your cast really won't need to be that powerful. Also, good pike flexibility definitely helps.

 

[All Chalked Up]

I'm sure they're the same difficulty as in value for points in comp., but pike flexibilty would be great for them. They're a "stepping stone" to sole circles.