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PLACE ONE HAND AS CLOSE TO CROTCH AS POSSIBLE; OTHER HAND IS UNDER CALF OF LEG. TOP MAN KEEP SUPPORTED KNEE STRAIGHT FOR LIFT (a); GET A GOOD DIP, AND SPRING STRAIGHT UP (a); LIFT STRAIGHT UP WITH BOTH ARMS AT SAME TIME (b); SNAP HEAD BACK AND BRING FREE LEG TO CHEST IN TUCK TO GET A GOOD SPIN (c). SIDE-LEG-PITCH BACK SOMERSAULT HINTS TO BEGINNERS: Before trying this stunt the performers should practice lifting straight up without the somersault, as illustrated in Figure 128. To do this the bottom man must change the hand which was under the top man's buttocks to his back so that he will not fall over backward. While practicing the straight lift, the top man may put his hand on the bottom man's neck to compensate for the lift on the calf of his leg. A safety man should |
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