Watching the Tkachev montage by MunchTheSilivasFan I was struck by how many different ways gymnasts can pull off a Reverse Hecht.
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You can do a terrible giant, let go, scrape your butt across the bar … and still hang on. The judge will give you credit and possibly not much deduction.
Or you can launch a monster release like Anna Li or Jordan Moore. And likely not get much more credit.
There are two kinds of Tkachevs I admire:
1) Super HIGH … perhaps with not much counter rotation
2) Super counter rotated … with potential to swing a giant or another release in sequence
The best I’ve ever seen at the second kind was Rustam Sharipov. In demos he connected many, many in series.
The highest Jaeger and Tkachev I’ve ever seen were from 1988 Olympian Charles Lakes, coached by Dan Connelly. (Yes, I know release moves are easier on the Men’s bar.)
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In this particular routine he hits the Jaeger perfectly. But his Tkachev I’ve seen much higher. (Unfortunately I cannot find a better one online.)
Leave a comment if you’ve a “best Tkachev” to name.
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