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Richard,
<BR>Don't feel badly if you are struggling with the integrated roll in
this maneuver. You are not alone! At the Nats even all the top dogs were
having their share of trouble with the positioning of the roll on this
maneuver. Most were starting too late. On the second day of prelims I brought
the problem to the attention of no less than Sean, Jason, Quique, and yes
even Chip( which was a little undaunting).I remember telling Chip that
he was doing 70% of the roll in the bottom loop and he advised me, after
thinking for a couple of seconds, that he would fix it the next day. As
you know, the first half takes the most finessing and the second seems
to fall pretty naturally into the arc of the bottom loop, but it sure is
fun to tackle the challenge.Don't give up, it will come with practice.
<BR>G.
<P>Richard Strickland wrote:
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<FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>Any
FAI guys (gals) going to Omaha this weekend? The Vert. 8 with 'integrated'
half roll--Local judges vary on when the roll starts and stops. If
I start it up at the 45 degree point as shown in a judges guide; I'm having
a hard time making it look natural. If I come down just before the
tangent, roll with the wings vert. at the tangent and let it fall slightly
as the roll is completed, it looks better. I'll keep working on it
if we are truly supposed to start way up there--or is that just a REPRESENTATION
to denote it's gotta start SOMEWHERE b4 the tangent? To do it the
way it's depicted--you are in effect catching the bottom of a knife edge
loop and the nose would actually be pointed slightly positive to the horizon.
I haven't seen anyone really do it well around here with my limited exposure
this year.</FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>Thanks,</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE=-1>
Richard</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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