Finishing front giants to a handstand position and double roll drill
Channel: KeithMukai
Date: 2012-03-15

A simple way to get gymnasts to feel the hips-first finish of a front giant to a handstand position. From that point a pirouette or double roll to eagle can be attempted. Completing the front giant action to a handstand and then attempting the double roll in sequence helps them feel the timing they'll need on the real bar.

Straight arms, straight legs after the jump. Focus on getting their hips to rise toward the handstand--no early heels!--and get their hips over their hands for leverage. Shoulders will need to be in front of the bar on the way up, then settling back into a straight body line as the legs finish the heel drive up, out of the hollow position.

Think of it as springing 3/4 of the way into a straight-armed piked press.

The bar is raised so that they have to do work to leverage their hips up and into the handstand, rather than just easily kicking straight to it. 

An alternate use of this setup is to have them use their shoulder lean and hip leverage to hit a HELD handstand over the single rail rather than just shooting over all the time. This will help them feel where a handstand is and where they need to pass through.

Should help for front giants, half piros, full piros, double rolls.