How to Do a Flyaway in Gymnastics

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Go to the floor.

   Do tuck jumps while going forwards.
   
   Do this like you are flying off the bar, but your just jumping forwards in a tuck.
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   Step 2: Go to the foam pit

   (Preferably a coach.) Ask her/him to help you do a back tuck into a soft, fluffy pit full of foam cubes.
   
   Remember to jump high, and up.
   
   Don't arch or curl up into a squished ball––just tuck. , Bring your feet up to the bar, and let go.
   
   Try the same thing on a high bar. ,, Tuck ups:
   Start in a hollow, and bring your feet to your chest in a tuck.
   
   Keep your core tight.
   
   Tuck backs:
   Do a tuck jump like a back tuck, but control yourself down to the floor. , Have them help you flyaway, and remember to go high, and up. ,, This makes it safer for a wrong landing, especially if it's your first time doing a normal flyway. , Don't tuck your legs up yet. , Then do a back tuck, as if you're doing it into a pit without a jump. , Grab your legs, and tuck in your head, as well as your legs. , Squeeze them together, and try to stick your landing. ,
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   Step 3: and get a spot.

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   Step 4: Go to a low bar.

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   Step 5: Try to do step 3

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   Step 6: without touching your feet to the bar.

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   Step 7: Do tuck ups

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   Step 8: and tuck backs.

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   Step 9: Get a spot (your coach).

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    Step 10: Try a flyway into the squishy foam pit.

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    Step 11: Put two to three really soft mats under the high bar.

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    Step 12: Start doing tap swings

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    Step 13: or kip up/pull over

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    Step 14: and cast into tap swings.

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    Step 15: Let go of the bar

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    Step 16: when you reach horizontal.

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    Step 17: Rotate quickly.

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    Step 18: When you are about to land

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    Step 19: let go of your legs.

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    Step 20: Finish

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    Step 21: and show your trick to other gymnasts!

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