The 4 photos are action shots of the back handspring performed on tumble trak during a round off, back handspring, layout tumbling pass.
The back handspring must pass through a handstand while the head remains in-line with the body.
As the body changes to a hollow/scoop shape the shoulders stay pressed tall and the hips remain flat.
The gymnast should continue to hold shape while pushing long. Length is power!
The final position with the feet making contact varies depending on the next skill, more upright for dbl flipping while long and low for twisting single flips.
OOPS! This is a common error to watch for; the gymnast pikes her hips down for take off instead of a hollow snap-down with the whole body.
It’s hard to believe that the long shape in picture 3 piked down that much before take-off but the action shots don’t lie.
Happy Tumbling,
Bart
