Yurchenko setting

[Msteinkirch]

I have my board pretty close to the table, all the way in with the guard all the way in and my hand Matt is about 5 inches away from the board. I find that everything is pretty crunched. My question is how do you know how far the board and hand Matt should be? If it goes by the height of the gymnast I am 5'4".

 

[CoachTodd]

That sound about the same as most folks I've seen doing Yurchenkos. The closer you can safely put the board to the table, the less time you have to slow down between the board and the table.

 

[Mack_the_Ripper]

That seems really close to me. Our Yurchenko vaulters go with the back of the board 6 ft away from the horse, and the front of the hand mat about 6 in away from that.