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[09gymnast]

Does anyone have any tips of Roundoff back handsprings, I’ve had mine for 2 years but I got injured and have a fear in the back of my mind of reinjury. My hurdle is perfect but as I’m watching my hands I’m scared they are going to be crooked. My chest is always down in my roundoff and so my backhandspring is scary and ugly. Any tips?? have a meet soon and am stressing.

 

[Kingbarrelrolll.ttv]

Without going too far into things, I was never taught to watch my hands on the back handsprings, as this will cause an undercut. Hand placement, your fingers should be looking forward as for your chest it should be in a slight hollow. Without going too far in depth about the technical this is as far as I can go for minor corrections.

Feel free to reach back out, if there is a delay in response I will be streaming on the side.
Hope this helps, and good luck with your competition season!

 

[Geoffrey Taucer]

Can you do standing BHS BHS? If so, I'd start with rows and rows and rows 2-3 BHS from a stand.

If not, do standing BHS to stick with no rebound, land with head down, hands in front of your knees, and freeze it there. No rebound, no steps, nothing. Then without moving your feet or swinging your arms past your knees, do another standing BHS from that position.

Do that same thing a million times, and eventually you'll find the pause between them gets shorter and shorter until it eventually becomes a full connection.

Then we add the roundoff in. Start by doing it from a knee lunge, stick in the same position described above, and standing BHS. Then connect them. Then do the RO from fall-step. Then from one step and a hurdle. Then two steps and a hurdle. Then three, and you're good to go.