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The tap swing is the base of the back giant and must be practiced on a regular basis. When teaching the beginner tap swings on bars, we should also be teaching our athletes head position and visual cues throughout the tap swing leading into correct giants. The basic tap swing is not covered in this article.
We use this intermediate tap swing drill to teach a giant and continue to fix giants. This can be done on either a single bar or women’s competition bar. Three tap swings to a pullover with an immediate back hip circle all completed with straight arms throughout. Watch for straight arms and holding a round shape throughout the wrist shift over the top and with the back hip circle. Once this is getting mastered challenge your athlete to the next stages of a stronger tap swing and shape holds over the bar. The advanced version: Tap swing pullover however the athlete misses their hips and does an immediate clear hip circle again all completed with straight arms and maintaining a round shape.
