great idea, but 'm confused on the counting part, the gymnast would have to be counting awful fast, right? I mean, it doesn't take 4 seconds to get around the bar once. I'm confused.
They are counting in their head at their own pace. The number that the gymnast is thinking when the coach says "now" is how long it takes for the gymnast to get around the bar at her own mental pace.
Geoff, I absolutely use this for many of my skills, novice through elite. One of my athletes worked a geinger for months and even though she could contact the bar she could not hold on. When we established her timing by counting the very first day she caught 5 in a row. Good luck I hope you find it as successful as I have. Kellie
great idea, but 'm confused on the counting part, the gymnast would have to be counting awful fast, right? I mean, it doesn't take 4 seconds to get around the bar once. I'm confused.
bamagym 2 years ago
They are counting in their head at their own pace. The number that the gymnast is thinking when the coach says "now" is how long it takes for the gymnast to get around the bar at her own mental pace.
amaihito 2 years ago 2
Wow, excellent, I will try. thanks
irvingnochez 2 years ago
this is awesome..i like it and will definitely be trying it out. Thanks Kelly for sharing
TheGymPress 2 years ago
Good idea
USANieke 2 years ago
Geoff, I absolutely use this for many of my skills, novice through elite. One of my athletes worked a geinger for months and even though she could contact the bar she could not hold on. When we established her timing by counting the very first day she caught 5 in a row. Good luck I hope you find it as successful as I have. Kellie
kelmizo 2 years ago
This is an excellent way of developing timing, and it seems logical that it should work with other skills as well; do you find this to be the case?
Does this trick work in your experience to teach, for example, release timing on flyaways?
GeoffTaucer 2 years ago