Handspring (gymnastics)

The Flick Flack ( terminologically correct: handspring backwards ) is an element in apparatus gymnastics, vaulting, cheerleading, in sports acrobatics and the circus. The Flick Flack is performed either from the state or by a Rondat.

Technology

From the state with helical holding up the arms, the shift back of the body with simultaneous flexion of the knee (90 °) and hip joints takes place. The bounce back is done by stretching the knee and hip joints and the maximum aperture of the arm - trunk angle, the body becomes overstretched. In the flat executed first flight phase, the hyperextension of the body is maintained, the head is in the neck holding. There is the support with inturned hands; the hull is over-extended, the arm - trunk angle open. After passing through the body via the support point quickly flexing the hips and with the deceleration of the impression from the ground takes place. In the second flight phase, the erection of the body and landing on both feet done.

In gymnastics the Flick Flack often serves as a connecting element to difficulties such as Salto, double pike, triple somersault, Tsukahara, Twisting and similar elements. On the balance beam back handspring presentation is performed both as a stand-alone part of the exercise as well as a link to Salto elements. Also on the jump flip-flops are gymnastics now.

Name Use

The Flick Flack was next to André Heller's successful variety show " Flic Flac " (1981/1982 on a European tour ) and namesake of the popular Circus Flic Flac.

Furthermore, a gaming device was called Flick Flack in the 1980s, where two players alternately a kind of plastic buoy that was strung on two strings held by them, zuschossen by rapid arm movements.