Split

Trick ID: 023
Also known as: Two-Position Split

Split catch in two positions.

#Beginner #Split #Two Position Tricks

Explanation

Swing out from the platform. At the frontend, lift your legs towards the bar and pass a single leg through your hands, placing the sole of that foot on the bar. The other leg should be held straight with the front of the thigh against the bar. At the backend, push your head back and your hips forward and keeping the bar on the thigh of the straight leg, straighten the other leg. At the peak, let go and drop to the catcher.

Trick Info

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Video

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You can find out more about this trick in following books:
Discovering Flying Trapeze

Full explanation, step by step diagrams and common problems. The Fundamentals of Flying Trapeze

Step by step diagram. Flying Trapeze Logbook

Trick listed in the logbook.

Related Items

The following tricks are variations of the Split:
Backend Split
Alien Split
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IMAGE CREDIT: 1st: Kate Hedin. 2nd: Thanks to Emerald City Trapeze Arts. Flyer is Laura. Thanks to David Treadwell for the photo.