Women Roundoff backhandspring help

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My problem is whenever i try to do a roundoff backhandspring I do a roundoff, take two jumps and do a backhandspring for some reason I can't only take one jump. Anyone have any tips?? And when i'm on the tumbletrack i can never do a straight roundoff. Any tips for that?
 
It will come in time.

Try to get to the point you can do BHS BHS or snap down off a mat to BHS. Getting that connection is crucial.
 
You're probably bringing one of your arms slightly ahead of the other in your round off which is why it's crooked, I do the same thing. So really focus on moving both your arms together.


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Use an octagon spotter. Do a round off so you will land right with your back to it and jump straight back and up at it. You don't even have to do a BHS over the octagon unless you want to of course. This will make it so you don't have space to jump twice or enough room to. It will force you to do it.

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Some people cross their lunge leg over their center line when they roundoff. That can cause you to go crooked.
 
"..I can't take one jump!"

My first suggestion would be to not take any jumps. But that's just me. Don't think of it as a jump. Do the round off, and it should rebound you into the air. Then land, then back handspring. Eventually you'll eliminate the rebound and go straight to the handspring. But thinking of it as a jump makes you stop and, well, jump with your legs. That'll create bad habits later on.

As far as the round off not being straight, get a Velcro line or draw a line with chalk and make sure you put your hands on it during the round off. Remember, your hands shouldn't be close together and should be in a straight line traveling forward.

Just my .02
 

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