What is a flask? This is an element found in gymnastics and acrobatics. It is also used in extreme sports such as parkour and freerun. But in order to complete this exercise, one must have the appropriate physical preparation and master the correct technique of execution.
Short description
What is a flask in gymnastics? This is a coup that is carried out by pushing back with your feet. The gymnast makes a push with his feet, tilts the body back, stands on his hands and then rises to his feet. Such a transition from foot support to hands is also called a kurbet.
A flask is made in order to develop fast speed to perform more complex tricks. When practicing this element, it is very important to develop maximum translational speed and rotation. When a person performs such a jump, he makes a quick movement of the body back and forth. Thanks to this, the basis for the mach is created.
Until the hip joint is fully straightened, the athlete accelerates the movement of the shoulder girdle, and then makes a circular swing of the arms back to find support. The second part of the element is a kurbet, the performance of which is an indicator of technical performance. It should be done in a rounded line on the legs (whose muscles are tense) with the body straightening when the legs touch the support, and a quick bounce back and forth.
Step by step execution
How to make a flask step by step?
- Begin exercises with a jump from the semi-squat. Keep your hands in front of you.
- When making a jump, try to pull it back, and not up, as for a back flip.
- Put your hands as far as possible, making a "bridge" in the air. Thus, you will make the transition to the handstand, from which you will make a cocket.
- Then comes the jump from the handstand to the feet. Continue to move to your feet, and with your hands push away from the fulcrum.
- Try to stretch the cockett in length.
- Landing on your feet, after which you can make another beautiful and complex element.
A good preparatory exercise is the bridge. Try to develop maximum speed so that your performance is of high quality.
Errors in the technique of execution
There are two main errors when performing a flask:
- strong forward inclination of the shoulder girdle during landing on the hands, which slows down the execution of the cockbet;
- strongly bent legs at the knees when landing.
They occur with insufficient backward speed and low mobility of the shoulder joints.
Understanding what a flask is and how to do it correctly, you can make several such jumps with minimal risk of injury. And also make the performance of a complex acrobatic performance more spectacular and spectacular.