Omaha and the Vert. 8

[George Kennie]

Richard,
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.
G.

Richard Strickland wrote:

>   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. Thanks,             Richard


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