This is the latest in a series of posts on the new Weller spring. It can be swapped into a standard AAI.
Valeri Liukin, Sean Townsend, Justin Spring, Jonathan Horton, Danell Lleyva, Yin Alvarez and others tried and like the Weller spring invented and patented by Scott Weller. The in-gym feedback has been positive.
Dr. Bills Sands did one series of tests comparing the Weller spring vs the AAI springs, used in most gyms in the States.
Dr. Sands concluded that there was not enough difference between the two to recommend the Weller.
Not surprisingly, Scott Weller disagrees with the findings. Read on Facebook – OPEN LETTER TO USA GYMNASTICS, USA GYMNASTS, PARENTS, COACHES, COUNTRYMEN, ETC.
It will be some time before the research is published. But Bill Sands is the best there is in gymnastics research. I’ve no doubt his findings will be irrefutable.
… Yet that doesn’t mean that the Weller spring is not a big improvement over what we have now. Merely that the first scientific study couldn’t determine why. I’d trust the gut intuition of an elite coach over any number of research papers when it comes to equipment innovation.
If you want to buy and try Weller springs, email scott@kingbarssports.com
If you’ve tried them and have an opinion, leave a comment. Thanks.
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