Some gymnasts — often taller, heavier and older — know how to use the movement of the bar to improve dismounts and releases.
Some close-up video.
Click PLAY or watch it on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=524236960944195
via Nick Blanton’s Gymnastics Consultancy on Facebook
Though just last week I used a “bow and arrow” analogy, it’s far more complicated than that.
The new Elite Canada Champion Anderson Loran works a Horizontal Bar as well as anyone.
Click PLAY or watch him on YouTube. (16sec)
Gymnastics Coaching.com 