Swinging is a key component of all supporting and hanging gymnastics exercises. The focus of this presentation will be on vertical circling. Four exercises in competitive artistic gymnastics fall into this category; rings, parallel bars, asymmetric bars and high bar. Swinging in the vertical plane is used for example to link strength and balance positions with smooth circling movements as seen in rings and parallel bars routines. Swinging is also used by gymnasts to increase angular momentum often in preparation for release and regrasp movements or dismounts as seen in asymmetric bars and high bar routines. The first of these will be referred to as a linking swing and the second as an accelerating swing. In this presentation, a gymnast swinging on a single bar (Figure 1) will be used to outline the mechanics of swinging and then two examples of skills will be featured to highlight 'linking' and 'accelerating' swings.
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