The back handspring is a skill that many athletes struggle with. It is the key that unlocks harder and more visually appealing skills!
Though it can be very difficult to master, there are things you can implement immediately to see improvement in your back handspring.
Some of these may be drills you've seen before, and some may be completely new...
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Thank you so much! I was a gymnast and bhs has always been my strong point, but I’ve been recovering from a major back surgery and my body completely forgot how to engage my shoulders and my upper back. I’ve had people tell me to do push-ups but it made my bhs worse and now I understand why, and I know how to fix it!
Hoping for a speedy recovery!!
Very useful video ,thank you so much
I am also trying to fix this problem. In addition to the points you mentioned, I think the main issue is a tendency to antipate the rotation of the legs (reasons: fear and/or lack of back flexibility), so that they pass too quickly through the handstand position, and there is really no chance to coordinate the courbette. I am thinking of working on: 1) trying to push back more when jumping, 2) posticipate a bit the recall of the legs and have more time to coordinate a powerful snap down. Also this problem seems more common in people who lack back flexibility, because in order to compensate for that they tend to invert more quickly. So it is important I think to make sure to be able to do a decent bridge.
I think one more thing that is important is the jump. A jump on a backhandspring is rather backwards than going upwards.
That’s how my back hand springs look cause I got mine yesterday
Great: very useful ❤️
Thank you!
this is probably really late but im trying everything to get my back handspring better. I look like that girl in the video to. any tips to get your legs together in a back handspring?
Practice snap downs but really focus on keeping your feet together the whole time. Kick up into a handstand and have someone put a piece of paper between your feet and try to hold your hand stand without dropping the paper do V ups holding a towel between your feet
@@DrTravisOwens Thank u so much.
Use a rubber band!!!!
My snapdown is really poor, I cant get my hands off the ground before my legs hit. Any tips?
kzhead.info/sun/l9anYqqpjmN-gK8/bejne.html give this exercise a try and work on it daily as part of your warm up
thanksss
This is helpful! I keep bending my arms when I land on my hands and I need to do these shoulder practices more.
Glad it was helpful! Keep working on it an you'll see changes very soon!
viel Kraft gebraucht 💪
Hi there if I could ask. About how long doing these drills will it take to see some improvement? I know it varies for everyone but I just want to be able to motivate myself to see some progress.
Within a month you should notice a difference
@@DrTravisOwens thank you so much!
I have issues with jumping power.
My round off backhand spring use to be good but idk what happened,my coach says it is to short so I collapse on myself and literally land where I started,I have tried making my round off longer and nothing has helped can you figure out what is wrong
Do you have any video of your tumbling? Send to cheerleadingblueprints@gmail.com
I have the same problem 💀
How do I fix it when I turn
What drills can I do to stop my head from looking back when I start my bhs? I noticed I’ve been doing it recently and my bhs have gotten bad
I recommend trying to keep ur head forward while u do the jumping for mm of a bhs but land on ur back and keep trying until your head becomes comfortable.
I can backhandspring, but I just really can’t hold myself. For example, I land on my head even when I use all my power and strength. So now I’m scared to backhandspring because I think I’m going to land on my head and injure myself. Any tips?
Have you watched the videos in our back handspring playlist?
Yeah same
I have a problem where after my roundoff, i aim at the sky and i kinda do more like a weird looking whip/backflip. I can do a roundoff and a backhandspring but i can’t combine them probably. Any tips?
Your not jumping back in your backhand springs ur js going up so u js have to think abt making sure u reach back
@@TorrynG59 yeah i've firgured it out now
My hands go wide while doing continuous back handsprings
How can I do a handstand block I'm horrible at it
kzhead.info/sun/l9anYqqpjmN-gK8/bejne.html work on these first to develop some strength in the correct muscles. Then as your strength improves, retest the blocking drill!
I need to straight in my arms 😭😭
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Every human is stronger in their pecs, it’s not something that developed per say. It’s just an anatomical fact. Same happens with people training shoulders. Our bodies are designed for the pecs to want to take over and help . Anyway, that doesn’t change your good recommendation of handstand training. It’s another reason we arch from weakness just like when athletes do over head presses. Arching changes the angle and allows is to include the pecs some.
I have developed a habit to go sideways what to do?
Do you jump sideways or reach sideways with your arms?
@@DrTravisOwens i reach my arms sideways
@@Abdullah-qs4kq have you ever worked on jump back drills?
@@DrTravisOwens yes
@@Abdullah-qs4kq did you fix it I have the same problem
I'm trying to get my backhandspring but in the middle of it my arms bend no matter what drills I do or
Can you hold a handstand?
The Cheer Doctor yes I can but I'm doing all the drills AN stuff AN I have a airmat but when I go into a bhs I have everything set then I do it but my arms bend AN then I fall
The Cheer Doctor an I try to go high with it sometimes AN it doesn't work
How long can you hold it? Also do you have a video of your BHS?
The Cheer Doctor yes I have an attempted video do you have an insta so I can send it or
my legs come apart and bend , and my arms bend to it’s not pretty 😅
how do i not bend my legs?
Which part of the back handspring do you bend?
@@DrTravisOwens my legs. they bend and come apart
@@DrTravisOwens or my thighs
@@flamingpro5515 When you are working on handstands, snapdowns, blocking drills, etc. it is imperative that you get your legs together and straight. If someone has bent or "lazy" legs during their tumbling, it's likely that they are also bent when working on the drills or exercises. If you focus on straight legs during drills, it will translate into straight legs during the handspring.
How do i stop piking
Think about squeezing your core/stomach vs just pulling toes down. Also make sure you’re blocking well with the shoulders
my arms always bend so i end up landing on my knees
I know my arm keeps bending
Same. Did you ever fix it?
make sure your hands stay parallel and straight so when u go back it locks ur elbow so you shouldn’t be able to bend your arms
These exercises are designed to fix that issue