How To Stop "gainer" Tucks

mattiemill · Jun 20, 2011

so i have been working on my tuck (running and standing) for a while now and i have been having alot of problems with "gaining" or going forward. in my standing tucks i do it alot but i just think about pushing my shoulders/arms back and it gets better. however tonight i was spotted on a roundoff bhs tuck where the tuck went forward.... it was really weird and i fell on my back. i know it has something to do with coming out of my bhs in a weird way but im not sure how to fix it! any advice? i hope this makes sense!

CoachC2 · Jun 20, 2011

Are you pushing with the toes or balls of your feet. Also if you don't hit a 1'oclock position with your arms it can throw it off. Also if you pull your legs too fast you won't go anywhere. I think I saw you were going to woodward next week. If so I'll be there and can help you if you'd like.

alliebby33 · Jun 22, 2011

CoachC2 said:
Are you pushing with the toes or balls of your feet. Also if you don't hit a 1'oclock position with your arms it can throw it off. Also if you pull your legs too fast you won't go anywhere. I think I saw you were going to woodward next week. If so I'll be there and can help you if you'd like.

I have the exact same problem and I'll be at woodward next week too so if you could help me too please

CoachC2 · Jun 22, 2011

alliebby33 said:
I have the exact same problem and I'll be at woodward next week too so if you could help me too please

I'll be more than happy to help you both!

btw when you see me my name is Connie. I think I'm the only coach there that has this name so it won't be hard lol

alliebby33 · Jun 22, 2011

CoachC2 said:
I'll be more than happy to help you both! btw when you see me my name is Connie. I think I'm the only coach there that has this name so it won't be hard lol

Thank you so much!

CoachC2 · Jun 22, 2011

alliebby33 said:
Thank you so much!

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mattiemill · Jun 22, 2011

haha yay thank you! im really excited to clean up/improve my tumbling!

srt418 · Jun 26, 2011

You need to make sure you're snapping out of your roundoff and your backhandspring before doing a tuck. If you don't, your feet will be behind you for the set (or in an 11 o'clock position). For example, if you did a rebound of a roundoff or a backhandspring where your feet were behind you, your rebound would definitely go forward instead of up or back. In my experience, this is usually the main reason why tucks go forward.

So in order to fix this, work on blocking off your hands (using your shoulders to pop off the ground as you snap) and snapping your feet down. A good and simple drill for this is handstand snap downs against a wall. Make sure to rebound after each one and make sure your rebound is going up or back not foward.

imrichhowboutu · Jun 27, 2011

srt418 said:
You need to make sure you're snapping out of your roundoff and your backhandspring before doing a tuck. If you don't, your feet will be behind you for the set (or in an 11 o'clock position). For example, if you did a rebound of a roundoff or a backhandspring where your feet were behind you, your rebound would definitely go forward instead of up or back. In my experience, this is usually the main reason why tucks go forward.

So in order to fix this, work on blocking off your hands (using your shoulders to pop off the ground as you snap) and snapping your feet down. A good and simple drill for this is handstand snap downs against a wall. Make sure to rebound after each one and make sure your rebound is going up or back not foward.

You do want your feet back slightly, not directly under you. You can still go up with your feet behind. (Not sure if I am explaining what is in my head correctly.)

Jarod_allan · Jun 27, 2011

yeah, just make sure you are setting up not forward!

marissa.d · Jun 27, 2011

imrichhowboutu said:
You do want your feet back slightly, not directly under you. You can still go up with your feet behind. (Not sure if I am explaining what is in my head correctly.)

i understand you!
if you have enough speed and momentum in your handspring, snapping down until your feet are slightly behind you will allow you to set UP as long as your chest and shoulders are up as well

srt418 · Jun 27, 2011

imrichhowboutu said:
You do want your feet back slightly, not directly under you. You can still go up with your feet behind. (Not sure if I am explaining what is in my head correctly.)

You're right. A lot of times, (at least the ages I work with) if I say "I want your feet back slightly" they don't take it as what I would define as slightly. lol. So I just tell them to snap down. I work mostly with 10-12 year olds for level 3 skills.

Magdalene · May 2, 2012

mattiemill said:
so i have been working on my tuck (running and standing) for a while now and i have been having alot of problems with "gaining" or going forward. in my standing tucks i do it alot but i just think about pushing my shoulders/arms back and it gets better. however tonight i was spotted on a roundoff bhs tuck where the tuck went forward.... it was really weird and i fell on my back. i know it has something to do with coming out of my bhs in a weird way but im not sure how to fix it! any advice? i hope this makes sense!

Heheh this is really late but I sometimes do gainer tucks too! T^T Clint is coaching me now

gymrat12 · May 14, 2012

My gymnastics coach always drilled into me "feet in front"... this has helped my kids tremendously! Also from the time you hurdle to the time you pull the tuck arms don't move... stay directly next to your ears, not out!

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