Boys are always surprised when the girls in their gym tell them that forward giants are more difficult than backward. After all, most boys learn forward giants first.
Front giants should be less scary for the beginner. And technique is easier than backward giant.
On straps I always teach forward giant first, boys and girls. But on the rail I’ve only managed to get two or three girls to do forward giant first. A proud accomplishment, those times.
Coach Bart won’t have any problems. He introduces the long hang foward swing in under grip to very young kids. It’s like a game to them at this stage.
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The girls soon learn that it’s easy to hang on in under grip.
See more on his site – Gymnastics-Skills.com – Front Giant
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