The biggest surprise of the USA Men’s Olympic team selection.
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Category: horizontal bar
“pulling in” on Flyaway
I’m at a coaching course right now. As always we spent disproportionate time on this skill
Dr. Bill Sands posted an article on the Biomechanics of Flyaway dismount on Bars. A good read for every coach.
I want to do EVERYTHING I can to prevent my gymnasts from hitting their feet on the rail. Or – worse – their head. 😦
Most dangerous, in my opinion, are tucked and double tucked flyaways. While changing position from the stretched long swing to the tucked position, there’s a chance the gymnast will “pull in” to the Bar. That is to say, redirect the path of the Centre of Mass towards the Bar.
That’s in addition to the normal problem – releasing too late.
What we WANT is a “pitch out” of the Centre of Mass. A redirection out and away just before release.
For me layout and double layout flyaways are safest. Then piked.
See it on The Advanced Study of Gymnastics – How Does a Flyaway Work? (link is now correct)
Breischneider working 7.7 H Bar
Yeesh.
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Nile Wilson – H Bar
Victor Yeo – 11 year old Kovacs
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That was last summer. Victor’s now catching Kolman. Exeter Gymnastics Club.
related – 2014 highlights VIDEO
BIG deductions on Men’s H Bar
At Canadian Nationals, Mike Burns remarked that forward pirouette is a very risky skill. You can easily suffer a 0.3 deduction on an A-part. 😦
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Whittenburg, Mikulak lead at 2016 P&Gs
Whittenburg & Mikulak Top 2 at Day 1 of U.S. Men’s Gymnastics Championships
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Click PLAY or watch Sam’s H Bar on YouTube.
related – Whittenburg Holds Slight Lead After Competitive First Day In Hartford
Chris Brooks – release moves
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Corteo – Tournik bar training
Cirque du Soleil Corteo’s final performance was in Quito, Ecuador December 13, 2015.
Here’s some training video of one of the outrageous acts. Much more difficult than they make it look.
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Bretschneider layout
Is nearly here.
(via papaliukin)
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