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Snap Down Back Handspring Spot

Posted on January 11, 2011 by American Gymnast
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This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series: Snap Down Back Handspring

Once the gymnast has a fair snap down from folding mats, they can begin practicing back handsprings with a spot. This is a good introduction to connecting a handspring from the hands-to-feet flying phase and is very helpful as initial preparation for roundoff back handsprings.

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Snap Down Back Handspring

Posted on January 11, 2011 by American Gymnast
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This entry is part 4 of 2 in the series: Snap Down Back Handspring

The snap down back handspring is a very helpful progressive step toward the round off back handspring. Advanced gymnasts may practice this combination to refine some back tumbling technical details such as turning over from hands to feet on a hollow single body unit and rebounding with a tight arch first flying phase while the shoulder area is open.

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