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Thank you,and good to hear from you. Are you back at it again?Two answers to this: there's the theoretically-ideal and the less-than-ideal-but-won't-get-deducted model.
It is generally understood that a theoretically ideal pirouette is executed on the way up, such that the turn finishes EXACTLY as the gymnast reaches vertical. There is no pause; the gymnast should swing continuously through vertical, right into the next skill.
However, this ideal is extremely difficult to achieve with a straight body cast and borderline-impossible with a straddle cast. As long as you don't stop in handstand before the pirouette, and as long as you finish within about 10 degrees of handstand, it is unlikely that any judge will actually deduct (assuming no other form errors), and for all practical purposes this provides adequate control going into a subsequent skill. Even at the elite level, you almost never see an ideal pirouette (they are slightly more common on the men's side, since the men usually do them out of a front giant and thus maintaining momentum is a little bit easier). While a theoretically ideal pirouette looks very beautiful, in practical terms it's rarely worth the effort.
What most coaches strive for is simply for the first hand to turn before the body reaches vertical, and the pirouette to finish as close to vertical as possible.
Thank you,and good to hear from you. Are you back at it again?
For your viewing pleasure, here is a great example (It's right at the beginning, on the low bar):
Two answers to this: there's the theoretically-ideal and the less-than-ideal-but-won't-get-deducted model.QUOTE]
Thank you for that explanation. I watched a meet and thought that none of the team had hit their pirouette but DD was really excited about how they all did. This explains why.
For your viewing pleasure, here is a great example (It's right at the beginning, on the low bar):
2016 Easterns Bar Champion.Wow wow wow. 9.875.
What's this kid doing now on bars??!!