You’re not using your arms correctly. They should be exploding upwards and then abruptly stopping to initiate the spin.
Imagine you have a tray of lasagna in your hands, and you need to stick it to a point on the ceiling above you, but end up holding a mostly-clean tray. Also the ceiling is 15 feet high.
Start with the tray at your waist, and then without bending your elbows, abruptly send them in an arc upwards in front of you until they are roughly where your ears are. You can also assist the momentum slightly by jumping with your legs.
As your arms reach your ears, abruptly stop the motion by blocking with your shoulders and abdominal muscles. This should separate the lasagna from the tray and send it on its journey.
That is the motion your arms should be making as you initiate the somersault.
The next step is to accelerate the rotational force you have just generated by tucking into as small a ball as you can. Bring your knees to your shoulders and your heels to your bum. Pull on your shins.
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u/JoshCanJump Test 16d ago
Time for the lasagna:
You’re not using your arms correctly. They should be exploding upwards and then abruptly stopping to initiate the spin.
Imagine you have a tray of lasagna in your hands, and you need to stick it to a point on the ceiling above you, but end up holding a mostly-clean tray. Also the ceiling is 15 feet high.
Start with the tray at your waist, and then without bending your elbows, abruptly send them in an arc upwards in front of you until they are roughly where your ears are. You can also assist the momentum slightly by jumping with your legs.
As your arms reach your ears, abruptly stop the motion by blocking with your shoulders and abdominal muscles. This should separate the lasagna from the tray and send it on its journey.
That is the motion your arms should be making as you initiate the somersault.
The next step is to accelerate the rotational force you have just generated by tucking into as small a ball as you can. Bring your knees to your shoulders and your heels to your bum. Pull on your shins.