Shaping Skills with Drills
Once boys learn circles on the mushroom, they need drills to improve height. They need an incentive to lean the shoulders as far as possible.
There are many ways to do this, but a quick, safe and easy way is use a tire tube.
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I taped this drill — so simple it works — at Altadore Gym Club. The coaches are Miguel Costante and Richard Herb.
Obviously you cannot use the tube unless the gymnast can stay stretched.
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