This is another example of the useful variety of bar skills that single rails help to introduce and develop. The goal is to jump back and get familiar with catching the bar and immediately push away to facilitate a good swing for any subsequent skill following the reverse hecht.
Horizontal bar reverse hechts require a quick opening of the shoulder angle before the body swings down beyond the horizontal line. Training low single rail back bails with the shoulders opening prior to landing down on the mat helps to develop an understanding of this technical action. The shoulder angle opening is combined with a tight arch that must not be loose on the back and knees.
Though male gymnasts tend to perform the higgins while already bailing down, this skill can be performed beginning in the handstand support as optimally seen on the uneven bars. Spotting the gymnasts on a low single rail allows them to experience the body weight transfer and technical motions required to move and turn from an overgrip on to an eagle-grip position.
We've been selling these Gymnastics Straps for many years, but I didn't realize they weren't listed for sale on our web site. (Credit goes to GymnasticsCoaching.com for blogging about Coach Nick Blanton's video, which is what brought it to my attention.) Coach Nick does a great job in the video below showing exactly how you can use these straps in numerous ways around the gym.
In this gymnastics equipment video from American Gymnast, we show you how to set up your AAI Elite Uneven Bars from start to finish.
The Junior Training Bar is our best selling single bar for gymnastics at home. This video illustrates exactly how to assemble this gymnastics bar. You can order this bar in two versions, either in Blue, or in the Nastia Liukin signature Pink color.
