8/13/2019 Analyzing Tricks Questions

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What angle of entry was used? Was the path straight or crooked?

Is the trick taking of one foot at a time or both feet together? What if you changed that?

If it's a two footed (pop) takeoff is it punched or staggered? (spin kicks, double legs)

What angle/direction is each foot planted on takeoff?

How close are the feet on takeoff?

re the feet out in front of the body before take off?

What is the body position during the setup?

Where is the buttocks in relation to the chest at takeoff? !uring the trick?

Is blocking performed? Why is there a block? What if no blocking was done on this trick?

How much distance is actually co"ered by this trick?

How much distance is co"ered by this trick in relation to the distance co"ered during the entry?

Where are you/they looking during the trick? #ackward, forward, o"er the shoulder? $potting a target?

If there is a neck turn when does it happen?

If one leg comes up first, which one is it?

If one leg comes up before the other, is the first leg coming up bent or straight?

If there is a trailing leg, is it bent or straight?

If the leg is bent, does it e"er straighten? If it is straight, does it e"er bend?

What path / angle is each indi"idual leg taking? What allows it to take that path?

re the legs pumped? !o they stay straight? !o they cross?

!o the legs e"er snap together?

What does the body look like when the first leg lea"es the ground? (cheat setup kicks)

What angle is the pel"is tilted? (cheat setup kicks)

re the toes pointed during the trick? !oes that make it look better?

How long is the foot%ground contact time? Is the trickster hea"y footed or light footed?

$houlders turning how? When? What angle?

What is the position of the arms and shoulders during each point of the trick?

&he arms' actions? oiling high? lbowing? Hook punching for a spin? tended or bent?

&he arms' path? Where are they going?

If it's a twist, are the arms actually creating the twist or are they *ust following the hips and/or neck?

!o the arms wrap during the trick? Where, when, how?

an hands be allowed ground contact in this trick?

What the hell are the arms actually doing in this trick?

In"erted or not? What in"erts the trick if it's in"erted? How could you un%in"ert it?

!oes the trick ha"e a stall before the twist or turn? What if there was too much or too little stall?

If there is a twist or turn, is it early or late?

Where is the chest facing before the trick and after? +ront? / #ack? / $ky? / -round?.

!oes the chest rise before the first leg? (b%twist)

Hollow body position or is the back arched (chest open) ?

Where is the center of gra"ity during the spin? High or low?

#ody lowering down or staying high? t what rate? (aerial tricks)

If it's a tucked trick, is the tucking behind the knees or in front? (#ack tucks)

When looking at the trick as a whole, what does the synergy between all the forces remind you of?

When paying attention to only one of the limbs during the trick, what does it look like?

Is the chest up on landing or low? What happened during the trick to cause this?

How does the techniue finish? Where and how is the body positioned?

What could ha"e made the trick look e"en better?

Now go back and ask Why for each of the answers you came up with for any of these questions.

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