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Floor Gymnastics Double Back Handspring

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Summary: A double back handspring in floor gymnastics is a combination in a fluid movement. Learn about the double back handspring with tips from a gymnastics coach in this free gymnastics video.

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Jordan Dahl is an experienced gymnast and coach. He has been coaching for 3 years and competing at the state and national level for nine years.read more

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"All right, when you start off your double back handspring, the first part is exactly the same as if you were doing just a round off single back handspring, so you you start either with your power hurdle, or or your running, whichever you prefer. You hurdle into your round off, and you want to make sure that your first back handspring really sets the proper position for the second band back handspring as well; making sure you're reaching back, and placing your head where it needs to be. So you complete your first back handspring, and as you do, you just keep your toes under, getting ready to just pop right into the second one. You don't want to have to stop and and and get ready again to throw it. You want to keep that momentum moving on. And again, you're going to hear that rhythm of your hands and feet hitting the ground, and it should be a pretty steady rhythm as you complete that pass. A lot of mistakes that I see people do, especially on their double back handsprings, besides just stopping is they'll try and throw it like a back tuck. They'll they'll freak themselves out, and they'll throw their head way up and and and bend their arms in, and just completely forget every technique that they worked on earlier. So you want to remember to keep everything in your control nice and tight, like we talked about before; having your head exactly where you want it to be; just keeping your arms straight up by your ears in that position the whole time."

eHow Article: Floor Gymnastics Double Back Handspring

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