Women Xcel Diamond Vault

[Gymnastics15]

Vault options for a DD who can not figure out twisting a vault. TIA

 

[GymnastPotterhead]

I'm pretty sure you either have to flip or twist to get the full SV. If you can't do either, you can also compete a nice clean half on or FHS and just take the lower SV?

 

[GymnastPotterhead]

Also if her other events look good, maybe L7 is an option (the vault is to a mat stack)

 

[3rd_time_around]

Vault options for a DD who can not figure out twisting a vault. TIA

She can do a Tsuk or Yurchenko tuck or pike, or a timer vault.

 

[Gymnastics15]

Also if her other events look good, maybe L7 is an option (the vault is to a mat stack)

She has no interest in going to levels.

 

[Gymnastics15]

She can do a Tsuk or Yurchenko tuck or pike, or a timer vault.

Its going to have to be something, she's TERRIFIED of yurkchenkos (but wants to do them badly), never flipped a suk, and can not figure out twisting. She will not be able to do mat stack, since she has told me she has no interest in levels.

 

[Coach Kate]

If she isn't going to twist or flip, it sounds like she'll just have to take the low start value for a front handspring.

 

[raenndrops]

Without flipping or twisting, the high start value she can get is a 9.5 by doing:
Handspring forward onto board – handspring forward on -> repulsion off

If she can figure out a 1/2 twist in post-flight, she could do a Handspring -> 1/2 twist off for a 9.6.

If not, a solid Handspring is worth a 9.4.

 

[pt coach]

A strong handspring vault can work for Diamond. After competing yurchenkos at level 8, my daughter refused to do flipping vaults in Diamond. She wanted to protect her ankles for track and field and knew that her yurchenko was inconsistent. She also had the "benefit" of many years of handsprings (she did them at levels 4,4,5,6,7,7 in the old days when 6 and 7 still did handsprings). Even though the vault was only worth a 9.4, her scores ranged from 8.8-9.225 in her 2 years of Diamond. She often placed with her handspring, beating flipping and twisting vaults.

So if she is stuck doing a handspring this season I would not worry.

 

[Coach Kate]

Without flipping or twisting, the high start value she can get is a 9.5 by doing:
Handspring forward onto board – handspring forward on -> repulsion off

If she can figure out a 1/2 twist in post-flight, she could do a Handspring -> 1/2 twist off for a 9.6.

If not, a solid Handspring is worth a 9.4.

I feel like doing a front handspring onto the board is not worth the extra one tenth in start value! Whoa!

 

[raenndrops]

I feel like doing a front handspring onto the board is not worth the extra one tenth in start value! Whoa!

I agree ... was just trying to find non-flipping and non-twisting options