Roundoff Question

[J-kob]

When doing a roundoff, should the hands be placed closer or more away from the feet?

[pete_man_man]

try, see which works best for you.

[J-kob]

try, see which works best for you.

Ah, so it's just a matter of prefference?

[Bryanimay]

You should try to reach out as far as possible , meaning your hands would be farther away from your feet .

[short gorilla]

Yeah it depends on if you are diving into it and how much run up you have, how much momentum you want, stuff like that. Just experiment.

[Scooba Dave]

further u reach better the blocking technique.

[shengoikee]

note: you don't *have* to block these. gotta just make sure you go upwards. i guess you could work it out once messing around with em. :good:

[J-kob]

ok, just what I wanted to know, thank you guys :wink:

[poliver]

don't put your hands down, solves the problem :D

[waterboy]

hey i cna help you with this

it really depends on how you are going into it

if you are just doin a one step, i would experiment and put the hands down in a way where u could REALLY push off n get a high punch

if u are running into it, place it as far away from your feet as possible

goodluck!

[TKD Tim]

In general, faster + farther reach + less contact time with the ground = more powerful and higher. Takes a lot of practice to use your speed well, but it's worth practicing.

For standing, you don't need to reach as far since you aren't moving as fast, but still try. Try to get some horizontal momentum going, and try to push off hard and fast.

[Shifty]

don't put your hands down, solves the problem :D

Aerial roundoff lol

[Violent Cobra]

For Me,when i want get height from my roundoff my arms very close for my hands maybe is not powerful but i get height from it

[BboyAgua]

Question seems silly to me. It's like asking "how long of a torso should I have?" A round-off only becomes airborn after a shoulder block. Givens: your lunge should put your chest parallel to the ground when you initiate heel drive, your arms should be placed perpendicularly to the ground, and your hands should touch the ground the same moment your non-driving leg leaves the ground. Therefore, your reach on a roundoff should always just be the length of your torso.

Here's some random examples:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2tA8QCg6Yo
Z2tA8QCg6Yo

Doesn't matter which roundoff you watch, everyone reaches the same way.