![]() If you’re afraid of falling you might try to start your rotation early so you will at least get around to your knees, and that can cause you to cut off your jump. Of course the reason for that is the most complicated part of a tuck, which is fear. When they just jump straight up, they don’t do any of those things. When people are thinking about a tuck, they start all kind of bad habit like jumping flat-footed (not pushing off their toes) and throwing their heads back which cut off their jumps and reduce their height. I tell people to NOT over-think the jump. First, you have to jump and reach as high as you can. A tuck takes a lot more jumping strength and core strength to rotate. ![]() You only need to be able to jump a few inches and be able to support your body weight with you arms to throw a handspring. That is because those tricks take much more technique (and practice) to perfect. However, guys always seem to have messed up, crooked goofy-looking back handsprings and round offs. How is that possible? Simply because they are very strong and athletic which more than makes up for a lack of experience because tuck technique is so basic. I have heard a million girls complain how a football player can walk into cheer practice and be throwing a back tuck in 15 minutes. One final example to show how simple a back tuck is comes from watching guys tumble. With a back tuck, you should be able to see the ground about 2/3rd of the way around, with plenty of time to spot and stick your landing. After you invert, you do not see the ground again until after to you on your feet (or your seat, depending on how well you did). The big difference is that a front tuck involves a blind landing. A front tuck is almost as simple as a back tuck. You have to sit just right, jump at the exact right time, look at the right place, etc. A back handspring is WAY more complicated than a back tuck. It requires changing directions (from forward to backward) while inverted. But first, here are a few examples to illustrate my remark about the simplicity of tucks compared to “easier” tricks.Ī cartwheel is much more complicated than a tuck. As you probably guessed, this article is going to discuss the mechanics of a standing tuck. ![]() However, a standing tuck requires exceptional athleticism, so it is still very hard. The technique involved in performing a standing tuck is not very complicated at all, making it more simple than other tricks. A standing tuck is BOTH hard, and simple. In fact, they are the simplest tumbling skill in cheerleading, other than a forward roll.īut what’s that you say? Standing tucks are hard? Yes, you are very right. No offense to everyone out there paying $30/hour for private lessons on their standing tucks, but standing tucks are simple.
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