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All stunts in this progression lead up to the back hand- spring, which is the most important stunt of the series. The back handspring is popularly called the flip-flap by professional tumblers. This name pictures nothing to the novice, and for this reason the more descriptive term was used. The first stunt in this progression is the round off (Fig. 116), which is used to acquire momentum for the back handspring routines. Because the back handspring depends very much on a limber back, suggestions for limbering exercises are given on the following page. The performers should begin using these in their warm-up period long before they get to this progression. In the back-to-back pull over (Fig. 118) the top man gets the feel of turning over backward. He is safely assisted as he arches back and snaps down onto his feet. Notice carefully that this is not a tuck as in the back somersault, which will come later; the top man arches his back in the back handspring progression, even in the back-somersault stunts given in this series. |
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