WAG Do you need a forward skill in level 9 bars?

[Lucy's Mom]

My dd never did a forward skill and had decent scores. Now someone told me its a requirement? Am I missing something?

 

[wandrewsjr]

It is only a 0.05 deduction. Such a small deduction it really only comes into play when judges want to differentiate between really good routines. A great routine that does include forward skills should beat an equally great routine that lacks this variety.

 

[MeetDirector]

Call me dense today, but what is a "forward" skill in bars? I didn't know there were "forward" or "backward" skills on bars.

 

[wandrewsjr]

Examples are: circling skills where you go forward over the bar - ie front giants, forward stalder circles or release skils that start from same postion - ie Jaeger, Khorkina

 

[Deleted member D3987]

you got it covered.^^^^^^^^^^^^^and don't forget the Deltchev. the judges usually do...LOL.