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The arched-back landing for the handspring series which is shown in the illustrations is impossible for the beginner because he does not attain the necessary height until he has practiced for a considerable length of time. Therefore, proper form for the squat landing, which may be considered satisfactory for the beginner in any of the stunts of the handspring series, is illustrated in Figure 53. Each stunt in this progression gets the performer a little higher off the mat. In the first stunt the performer learns how to snap the hips into an arch, even though often he is not able to do a good neckspring. The headspring (Fig. 57) includes about the same fundamentals but also gives the performer a chance to learn how to put his head back to increase his arch. |
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