Paul Wallbridge Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Hi, i have been back at gymnastics now for a few months and have started learning twisting - fronts and backs. I realised tonight that my front full twist goes to the right (same direction as my round off and barani) but my back full goes to the left. Now, I understand this will be a problem if I do any more complicated manoeuvres in the future if I don't fix it now. my issue is that both feel equally comfortable and I have never done twisting before, so I have no true preference. I can almost complete a 1 1/2 twist both forwards and backwards, and can do a complete double turn in both directions from a standing jump. my gut feel is that I should relearn my back twisting direction from basics (eg, half twist right after landing and then build it slowly into my rotation). I never did drills, my first attempt at a full layout back was broadly successful so I just carried on from there. Is there a strong convention either way on which one should be dominant? thanks for any help! I know this is particularly important for a number of vaulting moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Sommer Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Which hand do you place on the floor first during a roundoff? Yours in Fitness, Coach Sommer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Wallbridge Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 @Coach Sommer I place my left hand first, which means I twist right, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Bittner Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Hi Paul, If you put your left hand down first, then you should twist to the left (counterclockwise). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Wallbridge Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Thanks Jeffrey. I had meant my round off was twisting right. I've read a few articles and some said your twist should be the opposite to round off, so as you say I should twist left. So, to fix things I need to rework my front layout full. I think I had gone wrong because my barani has always been the same way as my round off and I just built off that. hopefully it won't be too much work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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