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BACK SOMERSAULT
SPRING AND LIFT STRAIGHT UP WITH SLIGHTLY BENT ARMS AND WITH SHOULDERS (a and b); SPRING OFF BALLS OF FEET—HEIGHT IS IMPORTANT; WHEN HEIGHT OF SPRING IS REACHED, SNAP HEAD BACK (e); BRING KNEES TO CHEST, AND PULL THEM OVER (c and d); TUCK TIGHTLY UNTIL YOU SEE THE GROUND—THEN OPEN TUCK TO LAND (e and f). BACK SOMERSAULT HINTS TO BEGINNERS: The back handspring should always be learned before this stunt. If the back somersault is learned first, the habit of flexing the hips immediately after the take-off is developed. This coordination is disastrous for the back handspring because in that stunt the performer must do just the opposite to get an arch or he will land on his head. If the back handspring is learned first, much time will be saved in learning to do both the stunts correctly. The method of assisting the beginner to learn the back somersault is for two safety men to grasp the per- |
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