high bar kips

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high bar kips

Unread postby dheldr01 » Fri May 07, 2010 8:45 pm

Can someone explain the purpose of practicing kips on a high bar and which phase of the vault it simulates and why?
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Re: high bar kips

Unread postby ClintonMagus » Fri May 07, 2010 9:16 pm

My daughter just does them so she won't lose ALL of the skills she learned in gymnastics. I have no idea what they simulate, though...
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Re: high bar kips

Unread postby KirkB » Fri May 07, 2010 11:50 pm

I answered this question last September ... here http://www.polevaultpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=18522&p=132481

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Re: high bar kips

Unread postby baggettpv » Sat May 08, 2010 2:30 am

Preperation move to the free hip handstand.

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