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Use Instructions
Front Drop Note:
Your body must contact the trampoline mat all at once. If you land on your chest and arms first,
they will rebound before the knees hit, which will result in a straining action on the back. If this type of landing is
made with a traveling, diving approach, there is a good chance that the elbows may become skinned. If the landing
is made so that the knees and hips hit first, then they will rebound and you will land heavily on your shoulders and
face.
Series of Drops
Once you have mastered the individual bounce variations and drops, try performing them in sequence. For example:
Seat Drop—Hands and Knees Drop—Front Drop or Seat Drop—Hands and Knees Drop—Seat Drop.
Twisting Moves
Twisting moves include:
Swivel Hips
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Twist Variations
Swivel Hips
A Swivel Hips is a combination move consisting of a Seat Drop, half twist, then another Seat Drop.
1.
First become familiar with the first part of a Swivel Hips.
a.
Perform a seat drop.
b.
Push down on the mat with the hands and straighten in the air with your arms stretched over your head.
2.
Next, add the half twist.
a.
Perform Step 1. As you rebound up to your feet, move one shoulder in the direction you want to twist.
b.
Finish standing with arms stretched overhead, facing the opposite direction (180 degree twist completed).
3.
Last, try the complete Swivel Hips twist. See Figure 7.
a.
Perform a Seat Drop.
b.
As you rebound with your arms overhead, twist around to face the opposite direction.
c.
Land in another Seat Drop.
Figure 7 Swivel Hips
