Category: bars

Olivia Greaves – Nabieva

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(via FloGymnastics)

Shaposh variations on Bars

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Here’s the chart from the last Code.

No Turn Half Turn Full Turn
Clear Hip Shaposhnikova (D) Khorkina (E) —
Toe-On Maloney (D) Van Leeuwen (E) Seitz (E)
Stalder Chow (D) Chow half (E) —
Inbar Komova II (E) Komova (E) —

You Asked, The Gymternet Answered

related – FloGymnastics – What’s The Difference: Untangling The Shaposhnikova Family

Ashley Watson wins …

Nobody try to beat his record of a flyaway 5.87m between Bars.

Please. 😀

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via GymCastic

introducing blind change

One easy drill is to turn late … to flat back (or handspring into a pit).

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unicorn Bars routine goes viral

Georgia Elite Gymnastics coach Janessa Davis is everywhere.

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Here’s another clip from one of her gymnasts.

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spotting Bars on blocks

Spotting blocks are even better than a channel pit for introducing new skills on Bars and Horizontal Bar. There are hundreds of different configurations.

For example, introducing forward Giant.

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Al Fong went through 5 prototypes before deciding on length, width, channel gap, and adjustable heights.

Great for the kids. And great for the coaches who will suffer fewer spotting injuries.

Tumbl Trak – Al Fong Spotting Blocks System

Bar handstand drills

Tom Strange from DeVeaus takes the High Performance camp athletes through a bars complex that works the handstand lines and pirouette shapes.

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