esynchro Tuesday
Tip! May 6, 2014
How to Transition from Vertical Descents in Routines
Quick transitions from underwater are a key in rapid routines and in good choreography- do not waste time underwater while the music goes on and on. Vertical descents and spins add difficulty, instead of piking or tucking from every vertical.
A simple arm transition during the descent is the solution. From a vertical, thrust, or spin, simply pull the elbows up toward the waist and then extend the hands up towards the surface. Time the arm transition to finish when the descent is complete so you can quickly pull up into another vertical, tabletop or split. The same arm transition works for a tuck into a boost or eggbeater. Hands are at about hip level when the descent is completed and can be used to help tuck and somersault up towards the surface.
Drills:
- Start in a tabletop. Extend and press up to vertical at maximum height. Descend and catch the ankles with the proper arm transition. Pull up into the tabletop and repeat. Also repeat catching with the toes just beneath the surface.
- Start in a vertical just beneath the surface. Pull up to bent knee vertical at height. Extend into a vertical and press up to maximum height. Descend and catch the ankles with the proper arm transition. Press up into a bent knee vertical and repeat. Also repeat catching with the toes just beneath the surface.
- Start in a compact pike just beneath the surface. Thrust into a vertical. Descend and catch just beneath the surface. Pike up into the compact pike and repeat.
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