Reverse Dive: Hurdle Approach

Series Summary

Diving is an interesting and sometimes death defying sport. Using acrobatics and technique, divers leap from varying heights with the intention of gracefully hitting the water. This test is typically judged by a lack of water displacement at entry, in which the diver would rise out of the water and be rewarded with thunderous applause. It's true that divers share the pool. However, they are reluctant to call themselves swimmers. Flying into the water with poise and nerves of steel is what tempts these thrill seekers and nay Sayers of gravity. Furthermore, they showcase their talents annually at the summer Olympic Games every four years in order to determine true champions. Competing in this sport takes guts and an overwhelming tendency to defy fear.

In this free video series a professional diving instructor Bobby Larew will show you several aspects of the reverse diving group. You'll begin by learning the proper approach and body positions incorporated in reverse diving. Bobby will teach you the reverse dive, the reverse dive pike as well as the reverse one and a half tuck. You'll also learn a technique called spotting, which will help you position yourself for water entry. In the end you'll view a few short demonstrations and be well on your way to perfecting some amazing reverse diving maneuvers.

Video Transcript

"Hey how you doing? I'm Bobby Larew your expert on diving. Right now we're going to talk about the reverse group, o.k. The reverse group is also known as the gainer group. What you're going to do is you're going to start at the back of the board and you're going to walk to the front of the board. The reason it’s called reverse is because as you come off the end of the board, you're actually reversing back into the board; o.k. You're not going to hit the board but you're going to start from the back, walk to the front. When you take off you're actually almost coming backwards into the board. So that's why it's called the reverse, o.k. So what you need to do is make sure that you work on your five step hurdle, K. Make sure that you get nice extension in your hurdle; so that when you get to the end of the board you're ready and a good safe position, ready to push that board down; ready to explode off up into the air getting enough height so that you can do your reverse dive or as I said before your gainer group, o.k. Now this dive is very difficult to do; it's also a little dangerous to do, o.k. So in the next couple of clips I'm going to teach you how to do this dive in a safe manner but also how to make this dive look really good. And there's a couple things you need to watch out for. So all that has to do with the reverse dive or the gainer group."