The giant swing has become an essential skill for women's uneven bars, and always was essential for men's horizontal bar. Considerable time and effort are spent in learning and perfecting the giant swing because of its fundamental nature for many more advanced skills. The upswing of the giant swing is the most common area for modification of this skill. Although there are several skills that are performed on the downswing (mostly entries to inbar work), the upswing has perhaps the largest repertoire of skills for the gymnast. Therefore, the upswing should be extensively and intensively trained to ensure that the gymnast can prepare the modifications of the upswing without deterioration of the giant swing itself.
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