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Flare or Flag 2
Build up exercise
Flare leg only
Method
- The vaulter moves into the
correct bench position.
- Once there they extend their out side leg behind
them.
- The hips should remain level; with the weight spread
evenly though the lower leg.
- The extend leg should be straight with the toe
pointed.
 Correct flare leg
What to look
for
- The hips must remain level; they must also keep the
right angle.
- The shoulders must remain over the hands. Arms bent
slightly.
- The back should be fairly flat. The head should be up
looking over the horses’ ears.
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Leg in the correct position but shoulders
are too far back.
Tips
- If the outside hip is raised ask the vaulter to drop it by rotating their leg downwards
and inwards. Another way would be to ask them to imagine that they have
a tray of glasses on their bottom, if they twist their hips it will fall
off.
- Some vaulters may drop
their hips backwards when they extend their leg. Ask these vaulters to think about moving their hips forwards
slightly as they extend their leg.
Shoulders
are in the correct position but hips
twisted upwards.
 Upper leg and shoulders
in the correct positions
but the lower leg has all the weight in the knee
and not through the whole
lower leg.
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