The toes need to kick through and the shoulders rotate back and down aggressively. Once rotated past vertical, then any body position change or twist can occur. The turnover right at the bottom will be the same, shoulders down, chest rounded. The knees will begin to tuck on the way up and over. Triple Back Drills Double back kick out Many repetitions of triple backs on trampoline For forward rotating dismounts the turnover phase is equally as important as the other dismounts.
Negative rotation is a common error on forward dismounts.
Forward Dismount Drills Basic swing to layout front In a spotting belt, hard rotating layout front On trampoline, heel drive double layout front and layout front to tuck or pike front This article appears in the May 1999 issue of Technique , Vol. About USA Gymnastics Online. Please report problems to our webmaster . All rights reserved.