leg split on Tsukahara

As a judge I almost always deduct for this error.

It results from the feet being apart on the board. And the athlete using torque to generate the twist in the preflight.

From the earliest stages of training, we should focus on making that split as small as possible. And bringing the legs together as quickly as possible.

“Fly Round-off” drills from a trampoline, for example.

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Rick Mc

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