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Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Front layout, front layout video
Hi guys, I have been super busy at work, but here's a quick Youtube video for you in the meantime. I have a lot going on at the moment and I have two vlog posts from Sweden I have to edit, along with some photos from Sweden to share. I also have completed a draft of my last piece on CPF and the attitudes of Singaporeans but that needs a bit of editing before it is ready. In the meantime, here is a quick Youtube video for you. Not bad for a 38 year old uncle!
Nicely done, it looks like your head stays on one level while you flip your legs around.
I've actually always wanted to try doing flips and stuff.. Right now I trying them out in a trampoline park, looking for any tips and advice on how to complete the rotations. I've tried front flips been able to land on my feet but not enough time to extend them to a proper standing land.
Just looking for any advice I can get. I heard it is easier to do a backflip because you have more time to land your feet but physiologically it is harder
Hi Ian, trying to teach you how to do a somersault like this is like trying to teach you how to play a guitar or drive a car the same way ... it's hard to explain it without being at least in the same room as you man!
But what you've talked about is something we gymnasts call "heel drive" - There is a discussion about it here http://www.chalkbucket.com/forums/threads/heel-drive-drills.8024/ - have a read, there are some good discussions about how to improve one's heel drive which is vital to speeding up any kind of front tumbling. Sounds like you lack heel drive = slow rotation = can't complete the rotation.
PS. It's not easy to say which is easier - front or back somersaults. I say they are both just as difficult as each other, although most gymnasts learn a front somersault first before they learn a back somersault - why? It's just less scary to rotate forwards than backwards when you're starting out, but I do think they are equally difficult.
Nicely done, it looks like your head stays on one level while you flip your legs around.
ReplyDeleteI've actually always wanted to try doing flips and stuff.. Right now I trying them out in a trampoline park, looking for any tips and advice on how to complete the rotations. I've tried front flips been able to land on my feet but not enough time to extend them to a proper standing land.
Just looking for any advice I can get. I heard it is easier to do a backflip because you have more time to land your feet but physiologically it is harder
Hi Ian, trying to teach you how to do a somersault like this is like trying to teach you how to play a guitar or drive a car the same way ... it's hard to explain it without being at least in the same room as you man!
DeleteBut what you've talked about is something we gymnasts call "heel drive" - There is a discussion about it here http://www.chalkbucket.com/forums/threads/heel-drive-drills.8024/ - have a read, there are some good discussions about how to improve one's heel drive which is vital to speeding up any kind of front tumbling. Sounds like you lack heel drive = slow rotation = can't complete the rotation.
PS. It's not easy to say which is easier - front or back somersaults. I say they are both just as difficult as each other, although most gymnasts learn a front somersault first before they learn a back somersault - why? It's just less scary to rotate forwards than backwards when you're starting out, but I do think they are equally difficult.
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