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Sebastian is experimenting with an idea I’d never considered.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. Listen for the beep.

What do you think?

Would audio feedback help kids figure out timing of the “tap” and “beat” on Bar? … I’d love to try it. It certainly couldn’t hurt to have more feedback.

(Lord knows we need something. Some of the girls in finals in London still muscle forward giant on Bars.)

This post details the experimental device …

Keyboardmods – Gymnastics tap swing trainer

That site is dedicated to “input device reviews and custom keyboards”. Cool.

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Georgia Bonora? Georgia Wheeler? Georgia Rose Brown? Georgia Goodwin?

NOPE

… Georgia Simpson, who is not as new as some might believe, but is an exciting addition now that she is back in form.

Simpson trains at the Western Australian Institute of Sport …

Click PLAY or watch Test Meet podium Bars on YouTube.

See more videos via Couch Gymnast – Who is Georgia Simpson?

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Will Grishina qualify for the Russian Olympic team?

She MIGHT be top 3 on Bars by London.

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Her Beam is very good too (despite the awful fall on dismount today), … but I can’t see her top 3 on either Floor or Vault by London.

She’d be a great alternate. They really need Vault most.

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Note how she does Blind and Pirouette on the same hand to stay centre of rail. Gymnasts need to be comfortable pirouetting both directions.

France celebrated on the competition Floor after their competition, confident that a 220.744 will qualify them to Olympics. They rank 2nd with only 3 teams yet to compete.

1. CAN 221.913 2. FRA 220.744 3. BEL 216.054 4. Spain 213.054 5. NED 212.061

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So precise.

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That’s from the new Full Twist YouTube channel.

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An excellent edit from FIG.

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Coach Jason:

… After considering about a dozen different options, I decided to try a mixture of super glue/sealant and wood. …

details on Coaching Gymnastics in the New Millenium … or Millennium?

That’s the first time I’ve ever heard of anyone trying to repair one.

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Vault is easily the weakest apparatus, Bars the most impressive in podium training at the London Test Meet.

Click PLAY or watch Yao Jinnan on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Jessica Lopez VEN on YouTube.

France is excellent on Bars — Blythe called Spain the “China of Europe”, but France is even better. (Thanks TimAlan)

… Putting it another way, many nations are getting better than Romania on Bars.

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NCAA Bars Champion starts the season strong.

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Quentin calls that a 10.

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The High to Low transfer is a struggle for many kids.

Over 12min long, this tutorial has a lot of good ideas. It starts with spotting the entire skill. … Then goes into conditioning, specific orientation and drills.

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Spray bottles used for Bars quickly fail.

Ben wonders if something a little more substantial might work better.

Leave a comment if you’ve ever seen something like this.

Pump Sprayer $8

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And what a doll.

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Jason’s design:

New Chalk Bucket design. Hopefully smarter, cleaner, more durable and resistant to mess/abuse.

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