Mill turn
The mill turn, also known as the spread turn, is a gymnastics element on the horizontal bar .
overview
The front leg is lifted from the high brace (push shoulders towards the bar) in the comb handle and the forward rotation is initiated. After swinging through the vertical, the legs are brought together with the hips extended until support is achieved. The mill turn can be done both backwards and sideways as well as forwards. The turn of the mill forwards is in principle taught holistically and with a helping hand.
Movement sequence
The starting position is the side-spread seat, a side seat with legs straddled crosswise with a comb grip. The approach to movement includes lifting out of the shoulders into the fleeting free support and shifting the bar contact to the front of the rear thigh (high center of gravity). The front leg is raised straight and the head is held in line with the trunk. The main phase is initiated with a large step forward with stretched arms with forward displacement and lowering of the stretched upper body and forward pulling of the head. The goal is a weight shift in the rotational imbalance by shifting the body mass away from the pivot point (bar). The elongated body begins, with thigh contact on the bar, to fall and rotate about the fixed axis of rotation . The upper body is now strongly rounded and the arms are bent slightly so that the mass is drawn to the axis of rotation and the inertia is reduced. The angle of spread of the legs is reduced. The front leg makes contact with the bar with the back and leverages the body further up as a leg support, while the rear leg swings down and backwards (leg angle opens again) in order to lever the body up with it. The hands have to be quickly supported with pressure on the bar and the shoulders must be pushed forward over the bar. The end position is characterized by balancing the side sitting position and getting up in the side support.
Assistance
One or two helping partners are on the side of the upward phase, i.e. H. behind the gymnast's back. You reach under the bar and grasp your wrist so that you can see the back of your hand. The thumb encloses the wrist.
The turn of the mill is required as exercise 6 at the National Youth Games gymnastics for girls.
literature
- Ilona E. Gerling: gymnastics for advanced learners. Jump, slope and support devices. Meyer and Meyer, Aachen 2008, ISBN 978-3-89124-792-1 .