THE HANDSPRING PROGRESSION : Page 77
BOTTOM MAN
LIFT WITH YOUR LEGS INSTEAD OF YOUR BACK; LIFT STRAIGHT UP — NOT BACK (b to c); KEEP YOUR BACK STRAIGHT AND HEAD UP.
TOP MAN
HELP BOTTOM MAN BY GETTING SLIGHT SPRING FROM GROUND (a);
KEEP CHEST AGAINST BOTTOM MAN AS LONG AS POSSIBLE (c);
PUSH UP FROM BOTTOM MAN'S HIPS (d); ARCH OVER ONTO FEET, THROWING HEAD BACK.
NECK-LIFT FRONT HANDSPRING
HINTS TO BEGINNERS: This is an easy stunt to do if the top man keeps close to his partner until after he snaps into an arch. The bottom man must check to see that he has not forgotten any of the lifting fundamentals that were learned for the hand-balance pull over (Fig. 35). Are you keeping your back straight and your head up ?