yes, i believe they did. my coach stacy maloney mentioned to me awhile back that he had paul and morgan hamm doing wrong grip endos to get a C value in their routine.
yea its unfortunant that they have changed so many of the highbar rules. i feel like theyve taken away some of the artistry of high bar by discouraging turning skills, one arm giants, and skills like these.
Sometimes I think it's appropriate to try to limit the potential for injuries. For example downgrading/reclassifying release elements caught with one arm. It's not a lot harder to catch with one arm, but there is a much higher likelihood of peeling off or tearing a muscle.
haha yes that is a good point. ive caught multiple tkatchevs with one arm while working on a tkatchev 1/2 to mixed grip and it does not feel the greatest. but you have to admit it's pretty neat to see videos of guys doing releases from and to one arm hang.
Scary. Did these used to be worth more?
DrAlexisOlson 2 years ago
yes, i believe they did. my coach stacy maloney mentioned to me awhile back that he had paul and morgan hamm doing wrong grip endos to get a C value in their routine.
gymnasticsfan 2 years ago
Thanks. That's what I figured. They probably got downgraded because they didn't want people flying off of the bar.
BTW, you're pretty lucky to have Stacy Maloney as your coach.
DrAlexisOlson 2 years ago
yea its unfortunant that they have changed so many of the highbar rules. i feel like theyve taken away some of the artistry of high bar by discouraging turning skills, one arm giants, and skills like these.
yea, stacy is an amazing guy!
gymnasticsfan 2 years ago
Sometimes I think it's appropriate to try to limit the potential for injuries. For example downgrading/reclassifying release elements caught with one arm. It's not a lot harder to catch with one arm, but there is a much higher likelihood of peeling off or tearing a muscle.
DrAlexisOlson 2 years ago
haha yes that is a good point. ive caught multiple tkatchevs with one arm while working on a tkatchev 1/2 to mixed grip and it does not feel the greatest. but you have to admit it's pretty neat to see videos of guys doing releases from and to one arm hang.
gymnasticsfan 2 years ago