Cause and Effect-Standing Tuck with 1/2 Twist
So, we have our first challenge, everyone. Valentin Uzunov gave us a hypothetical when he wrote,
“why is it that i can’t get around on a standing back with a half. I keep falling back onto my bum”
I am excited to see what everyone has to say about this! Thank you so much, Valentin for starting us off! Please leave a comment if you have some experience with this or some ideas on the causes for this and the solution. I will give this a couple of days to hear everyone else’s ideas, and then offer my own.
I think this can be a great tool for everyone, so be sure and give us your challenges when you think of them!
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December 24, 2009 at 3:14 am
The question Val poses is a bit confusing…
When stating that “he doesn’t get around…” I am under the assumption that he’s under-rotated. But, usually that would result in falling forward onto the hands/knees, etc. Falling on one’s buttocks or “bum” would suggest over-rotation.
Which is it?
December 25, 2009 at 12:53 am
Hi Chris…you are right, after i posted i was thinking that was big ambiguous, so allow me to clarify.
So after i take-off and then i feel myself initiate the twist. However my feed hit first, and then i land virtually on my back.
December 25, 2009 at 2:19 am
Now, I’m confused…I understood the first time that he was under-rotating a back tuck with a half, which meant he was landing on his “bum”. Did I miss something?
December 25, 2009 at 7:34 am
Ah, duh….Troy, you are right…my eyes are seeing the “1/2,” but my head was thinking “1/1” for some reason. So, landing on your butt during a 1/2 would suggest under-rotation as opposed to over-rotation. Falling forward onto the hands/knees would be over-rotation when referencing the 1/2 twist, 1 1/2, 2 1/2, etc.
The opposite would be true if we were talking about a 1/1, 2/1, 3/1, etc. Under-rotation would result in falling forward onto the hands/knees while over-rotation would equate to falling backwards onto the butt.
Sorry for the confusion.