Comments on: World’s best Yamawaki – Tamayo

By: coach Rick

coach Rick — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:03:43 +0000

Good distinction, Shawn. … Of course some gymnasts turn earlier or later, and still get credit.

By: Coach Shawn

Coach Shawn — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:55:07 +0000

I believe that the markelov and the yamawaki are both supposed to go over the bar back first, so the turn is supposed to happen before the bar. the veronin and vault catch the turn happens as you go over the bar.

By: AM

AM — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:51:14 +0000

Thanks for asking Mostepanova fan. I was wondering that myself.

By: coach Rick

coach Rick — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:01:32 +0000

I’m with Rocky. It’s possible to throw that thing with straight arms. But extending the elbows on release will add power. To me (a former FIG judge) I’d call it a technique, not a “form deduction”.

By: coach Rick

coach Rick — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:59:42 +0000

Charlie is just a GOD. He can do all sorts of things that anyone else with his strength and body configuration could not.

Handspring double front vault, for example. His is different and better than anyone else I’ve seen.

By: coach Rick

coach Rick — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:56:55 +0000

Voronin must show hip flexion. Yamawaki must be layed out.

By: MostepanovaFan

MostepanovaFan — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:39:47 +0000

I’m sorry if I’m being dumb, but what is the difference between the Yamawaki and a Voronin Hop?

By: Rocky

Rocky — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:50:38 +0000

Actually I think you will find that most guys bend their arms on this skill, it just happens so fast that you don’t notice it. Most people probably wouldn’t even notice that Charlie bends his arms if it wasn’t for the slo-mo. So it probably wouldn’t (and shouldn’t) be a deduction. In fact it would be quite awkward to do a hecht or yamawaki without any arm bend.

By: StickItMedia

StickItMedia — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:45:26 +0000

Thanks Rick… Cool stuff!

By: Coach S

Coach S — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:53:46 +0000

Was the 1st guy even going for a yamawaki?