Hollow/Arch Machine (Tap Swing Machine)

This is a hollow/arch machine I helped make. Tom described to me what these kinds of rigs do, then I went out and got the parts. Initially I had two pulleys in the center, and it didn't work until Troy swapped those out for the one with two tracks. It has since been modified to hold extra weight (the string dangling from the belt holds more weights, which make it harder). It could be a lot more polished, but that's what you get the first time you try to make something. I don't know who invented it, otherwise I'd give credit to that person.

As the video says, you have to help the girls when they first start learning it, mostly because they'll find all sorts of ways to cheat the shapes just to get moving.

Obviously I don't own the rights to this music. Sony does. Sony, please don't sue me.

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Sports

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• uneven bars
• bars
• uneven parallel bars
• tap swing
• gymnast
• how to do
• training a tap

[Fightflipnfold]

Do you know about how much wiring you used? And are the ends tied together in the middle where the belt is attached?

[JAOVideos]

@Fightflipnfold

It's one long piece that just loops through the middle. I think it was roughly 18 feet (3 feet up the side, 3 to the middle, 3 down, repeat for the other side). 18 feet, with a few inches here and there looped and tied up.

[JAOVideos]

Thanks for the clarification, and thanks for the compliment.

[smarkivee28]

hey thats team central

[fizzywizzy2006]

nice



[Fightflipnfold]

@JAOVideos,

Thanks for the prompt reply. I'm going to finally get off my keister and attempt to make one of these.

[RockinThaSoLows]

it was nasty, as in awesome

[slkbeambabe07]

this is an AWESOME DRILL! if only we had the room to have it in our gym!