Let's post some tips we've gotten on skills that helped a lot.
**These tips may not apply to you, so try at your own discretion**
Vault: Front handspring. Make sure to hit the board, then touch the table--no piking on the board.
Bars: Casts. Keep shoulders shrugged up (up by ears) when leaning and piking to cast, then push hard thru the shoulders as you cast. A lot of people try to push from the shoulders too early.
Beam: In general--after landing any skill, bend, bend bend the knees and squeeze the butt to stabilize. Landing straight legged=hard to stick with no wobble, or stick period. Bending knees brings your center of gravity closer to the beam and allows you to use your leg muscles to balance.
Floor: Hurdling for roundoffs or front handspring. Try hurdling w/ the arms in front just below eye level rather than way up by the ears. If you raise the arms as you hurdle but stop them at eye level or just below it pulls your power forward for more rapid, powerful tumbling. Try from a power hurdle before trying from a run to make sure you can stay in control.
**These tips may not apply to you, so try at your own discretion**
Vault: Front handspring. Make sure to hit the board, then touch the table--no piking on the board.
Bars: Casts. Keep shoulders shrugged up (up by ears) when leaning and piking to cast, then push hard thru the shoulders as you cast. A lot of people try to push from the shoulders too early.
Beam: In general--after landing any skill, bend, bend bend the knees and squeeze the butt to stabilize. Landing straight legged=hard to stick with no wobble, or stick period. Bending knees brings your center of gravity closer to the beam and allows you to use your leg muscles to balance.
Floor: Hurdling for roundoffs or front handspring. Try hurdling w/ the arms in front just below eye level rather than way up by the ears. If you raise the arms as you hurdle but stop them at eye level or just below it pulls your power forward for more rapid, powerful tumbling. Try from a power hurdle before trying from a run to make sure you can stay in control.