Slim objects twist more easily. Short objects flip more easily.
True.
But ASSuming that taller, slimmer gymnasts will twist well … or that short, wider shouldered gymnasts will flip well … is an over simplification.
Al Fong:
Although the training opportunities can be identical for learning how to twist or flip, some gymnasts favor one over the other. Nothing wrong there—it’s normal…especially for big skills like back double layouts, arabian double pike fronts, double doubles, triple twists, randi’s, etc….
On my current elite team, Sarah Finnegan is great at both flips and twists while Maddie Desch leans toward twisting. Brenna Dowell always prefers front tumbling over back tumbling while Sabrina Vega has no preference.
Click PLAY or watch Sabrina Vega at Worlds 2011 on YouTube.
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