Foot Behind Head

[Philip Chubb]

Haha I totally understand how you feel about the bars! I am okay with giants and dismounts but there is no hip contact for me with another bar ever. It is like when people are afraid to do a back tuck. I freeze and just can't do it.

Was your dad doing PH when the horse was shaped differently? I do PH and haven't had too many problems. The only one I can think of is being careful with the technique during scissors work. Same for PB.

I occasionally train on the beam as well so I can understand what the girls are having problems with when I am coaching. One time, there was a resi mat under the high beam. I went for a cartwheel and nearly straddled the beam. Fortunately, the resi saved me from never having kids. Needless to say, it ended that session of beam work. I am pretty sure the only competing I will be doing is tumbling and rings. At least until I have kids.

[Blairbob]

Never do BB with socks. Saw a young guy try it (he was a dumbass) and of course, bam. We found it very amusing. In general CW on BB for guys is risky. Heck, it's not very fun to split a beam as a girl either though.

No, PH has been pretty much the same for 50 years besides the shape of the pommels. He's not that old, hahah.

[Philip Chubb]

That is just the perfect example of on of Coach's quotes "There are old gymnast. There are dumb gymnast. But there are no old dumb gymnast."

Really? I thought the PH was changed recently. I may be thinking of the vault though. Yeah I only do beam just above the ground for that reason. Not like I will ever compete on it so what does it matter LOL. Haha CWs, turns, failing a straddle press. It all seems dangerous!