Asymmetric Bars
In many ways performances on the asymmetric bars in Women's Artistic gymnastics
are similar to those performed on the high bar
in Men's Artistic gymnastics. On both pieces of apparatus the gymnast
performs circling skills, release and regrasp skills and a dismount. Giant
circles are often performed before these skills to generate the necessary
angular momentum and flight. However, the giant circle techniques adopted
by female gymnasts differ from those of their male counterparts since
they must incorporate strategies for avoiding the lower bar.
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