Poll: Straddle or Pike Kip?

[Rising_Star_Gymnast]

Which glide do you use, straddle or pike? I use straddle.

 

[Gymnastics1234]

I use straddle cause I am tall

 

[RisingGymnast]

I straddle too. I don't know why but I found that I glided out further when I did. Not that I have my kip yet...

 

[pamred4]

I straddle because I'm tall aswell

 

[All Chalked Up]

Pike (even when doing cast away kips in a row), because straddle hurts my hips something terrible.

 

[dreamergymnast]

I straddle too. I don't know why but I found that I glided out further when I did. Not that I have my kip yet...

How close are you? It took me forever... And I use straddle because I am tall, but I can do pikes.

 

[RisingGymnast]

How close are you? It took me forever... And I use straddle because I am tall, but I can do pikes.

It honestly depends on the day. The other day I ripped four times (haven't been to gym in like 2 months) so I wasn't doing well. Some days I get really close, others I do alright but not as close as I'd like.

It's really frustrating!! I get the glide right, I don't get my toes to the bar. I get my toes to the bar, I don't shift my wrists. It's never all put together.

 

[dreamergymnast]

Sounds frustrating. You should do it off a block or springboard (if you don't already. It will give you more power.

 

[RisingGymnast]

Sounds frustrating. You should do it off a block or springboard (if you don't already. It will give you more power.

I usually do it off a block, I always wondered if I could get a running start and then use a spring board but never tried! I don't think it would work out!

 

[dreamergymnast]

Me too. Make sure you pull (like pulling up your pants) then shift your body over the bar. Kips are a pain to get (it took me a year )

 

[RisingGymnast]

Thank you! I will!

 

[tegan_tegan]

I do pike
At my gym we only do pike
In my area I rarely see straddle

 

[stxrdusty]

Straddle on my first kip starting from the floor and pike out of anything else (casts, free hips, shootovers, etc). I do straddle out of back hip circle underswing kips on the low bar though because I'll hit the floor. So usually pike.

 

[dreamergymnast]

Straddle on my first kip starting from the floor and pike out of anything else (casts, free hips, shootovers, etc). I do straddle out of back hip circle underswing kips on the low bar though because I'll hit the floor. So usually pike.

I am the opposite I will hit my feet piking

 

[Gymnastics123456]

I pike because my coach doesn't let us straddle. I got in trouble once for trying straddle.

 

[dreamergymnast]

Why would you get in trouble? My coach just doesn't care ones way or the other.

 

[Gymnastics123456]

Well nobody really does straddle at my gym and I guess they just want us doing pike. ( ok this part is completely random but how do you to some of the emojis? I have only figured out )

 

[dreamergymnast]

When you post, there is a symbol that looks like a smiley. Click on it, and it will show you available smilies.

 

[Gymnastics123456]

Wait are you on mobile? I don't see the symbol. To make those I just did: ). ( without the huge space)

 

[Gymnastics123456]

Well I did : ) for the