Your hands should be glued to your ears, and super tight.
It is called a roundoff.
It's like a cartwheel, but you land facing the way you came from, with both feet together.
I've always heard it called a roundoff.
Practice it a lot.
Nothing- but a roundoff is a cartwheel that lands on two feet
Nothing- but a roundoff is a cartwheel that lands on two feet
3 and 5
assuming no roundoff, they are exactly the same
* make sure you can do both skills individually before you progress to the full round off flip * Keep you body tight throughout the tumble * In the round off come into it with you hand straight (as in a handstand) and turn them 90 degrees just before they reach the ground * Keep you arms tight at all times particularly when they are supporting you weight * push off the floor with you hands in the round off and bring your chest up quickly * lean back (almost sit on a imaginary chair) into you flip, dont go straight up * again push off the floor with you hands and bring your chest up quickly * When you are doing well I suggest you do a round off rebound (which is when you staight jump after the flip) * if you are doing round off flip rebound make sure you land in a "motorbike" landing and dont step * Stand up straight and present nicely
Elbow Stand
To be able to perform a roundoff it is necessary to be able to do a cartwheel. Next practice a cartwheel from a hurdle step, which means to use a small run and a hop into the "lunge" with one leg forward so the added speed makes the cartwheel rotate faster. The next step is to do a "push away" or 'snap down" cartwheel from the hurdle. The idea is to push off the ground with the arms so that the entire body is off the ground momentarily before the first foot touches the ground. Once a student can do this particular type of cartwheel then turning it into a roundoff is only a matter of finishing the cartwheel with the feet together. The hurdle, and snap down add enough extra time to bring the legs together and make the roundoff possible. A pointer on how to place the hands: Try to consistently place the hands on the ground one at a time and more or less in a straight line. If the fingers are pointed in the direction of where the skill began, this way it is possible for the gymnast to push from the hands as well as the arms, which makes a good amount of difference. Good luck.