Women Wonky back handspring on beam - HELP!

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So my DD (8) is currently on the Excel pathway for gymnastics but she's having issues with her back handspring on beam. She always seems to jump back and look over her left shoulder instead of looking straight, which causes her hand placement to be completely off and makes it that much harder to land. Has anyone got any advice on what could be going wrong and how to fix it? I've attached two video for reference which shows the problem clearly even though she's not on a beam in one

 
So my DD (8) is currently on the Excel pathway for gymnastics but she's having issues with her back handspring on beam. She always seems to jump back and look over her left shoulder instead of looking straight, which causes her hand placement to be completely off and makes it that much harder to land. Has anyone got any advice on what could be going wrong and how to fix it? I've attached two video for reference which shows the problem clearly even though she's not on a beam in one
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Is her back walk over the same way
 
Is her back walk over the same way
I have seen it in her walkover before but no where near as much and it doesn’t affect it because she goes slow so can correct hands on the bend down if needed.

In walkovers her left arm touches slightly early because she’s leaning a bit more that way, but it doesn’t really affect her hand placement if she’s slow enough - but if she rushes it then it will
 

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