Category: biomechanics

twisting in both directions on 1 skill

Cirque du Soleil Artist Shaun Gregory

Coach Matthew Sparks sent us this link.

TILT to twist one direction. UNTILT. … TILT in the opposite direction. 

It ain’t easy.

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related VIDEO – see it on skis

twisting in both directions on 1 skill

More and more trampolinists are trying this — for FUN.

TILT to twist one direction. UNTILT. TILT in the opposite direction.

It ain’t easy.

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ESPN 4D Replay – #NCAAWGym Championships

Awesome technology.

R.I.P. Dr. Gerald S. George

The man who personally defined Gymnastics technique for me has died. Dr. Gerald S. George.

Rest in peace.

When his 1979 text book was published — Biomechanics of Women’s Gymnastics — I bought 10 copies and handed them out to our competitive staff.

He updated it 2010 in an edition called Championship Gymnastics.

BEST of all are the illustrations by James H. Stephenson.

Neither book was focused on biomechanics. Most groundbreaking was his taxonomy of how to define good technique. Any future computerized analysis should use these principles.

 Movement-Refining Principles

1. Amplitude Principle

A. External Amplitude
B. Internal Amplitude

2. Segmentation Principle
3. Closure Principle
4. Peaking Principle
5. Diversification Principle

NBA’s Vision Tracking System

Professional Basketball is WAY ahead of the Fujitsu Judging Support System used by FIG.

Why so slow, Fujitsu?

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Robot Backflip

Some robots have been able to do a salto for a few years now.

BUT this is the best I’ve seen, so far.

Christmas 2024. Boston Dynamics’ electric Atlas.

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Overshoot on Bars

Regrasp before the centre of gravity is over the rail to finish in handstand.

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1/1 twisting Double Tuck

Note she drops one arm to twist.

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