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Cast to upper arm

A value skill

• The key to success in this skill is aggressively turning over early.
• Most gymnasts tend to turn over too little and/or too late, resulting in the skill traveling forward instead of upward.
• The shoulders need to drop back aggressively while the gymnast keeps their head in at the initiation of the skill.
• The gymnast also needs to compress the pike as much as possible early on to allow for an explosive cast.
• The bars should be thrown back as the gymnast passes between them.