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Specific to Artistic gymnastics. More posts are included in the TUMBLING category.
Vault
Bars
Floor
Pommels
Rings
I’m surprised no WAG has yet been credited with this skill by FIG.
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Floor
DOI, Ryosuke JPN 6,2 8,400 0,1 14,500
MOLDAUER, Yul USA 5,7 8,533 14,233
JIMENEZ I FERNANDEZ, Pau ESP 5,6 8,100 13,700
Pommels
DE ROSA, Edoardo ITA 6,5 8,200 14,700
TANIGAWA, Kakeru JPN 5,9 8,566 14,466
HONG, Asher USA 5,6 8,533 14,133
Rings
ASIL, Adem TUR 6,3 8,300 14,600
LODADIO, Marco ITA 6,3 8,200 14,500
DOLCI, Felix CAN 5,4 8,500 13,900
Vault
HEPWORTH, Harry GBR 14,866
GUIMARÃES, Yuri BRA 14,416
ASIL, Adem TUR 13,866
P Bars
MACCHIATI, Mario ITA 5,5 9,033 14,533
SERHANI, Taha SUI 5,6 8,700 14,300
ARICAN, Ferhat TUR 6,5 7,766 14,266
H Bar
HASHIMOTO, Daiki JPN 6,0 8,500 14,500
SERHANI, Taha SUI 5,9 8,166 14,066
DOLCI, Felix CAN 5,7 8,000 13,700
A study from 2015 — “Elbow joint variability for different hand positions of the round off in gymnastics” — concluded that what I’ve heard called the classic T position is best and safest for the elbows when doing Round-offs.
I’d agree.
Of course you can quickly find examples of top gymnasts using far different hand positions, especially in MAG. But the classic T is what I teach beginners.
Via Shift Movement Science.
As usual, the Men’s field at this World Cup is much stronger than WAG.
Winter Cup Champ on Floor and Vault, Kameron was added to the U.S. National Team.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. Triple back.
Over the past month I’ve been using a foam cylinder quite a bit with non-competitive classes. It’s FUN and SAFE — so long as the cylinder doesn’t roll the wrong way at the wrong time.
Click PLAY or watch some uses on YouTube.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 