- Sep 29, 2013
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Thank you for all your advice.
Van2, I thought that bar routine was awesome!
Just wondering if it helps to hold the handstand longer then 2 seconds in level 5.
Helps as in extra credit? Nope. Helps as in aiming for 3 seconds means a gymnast who might rush a bit due to meet nerves still hits 2 seconds or helps if a judge is just a bit off in their timing? Yep. As a judge, I do count to time the handstands on beam. Holds that are clearly 2 seconds (because they're a bit longer) or handstands with no hold are the easiest as they eliminate the possibility of me being a touch off and taking 0.05 too much or too little (shh, don't tell, but judges aren't perfect). The majority of gymnasts I see get deductions for insufficient hold on at least one of the two handstands.