Standing Forward Dive Pike From the 3-meter Springboard
By Woody Franklin, About.com Guide
Proper Balance and The Initial Push From the Diving Board
Standing Forward Dive Pike Takeoff
Photo: Woody Franklin
To initiate the dive, bend your knees with the chest centered over the toes creating a slight lean. This lean will create safe distance by moving the divers' center of gravity up and away from the diving board. The arms should bend at the elbows and the hands should be over the head.
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- Diving Drills and Exercises
- Proper Balance and The Initial Push From the Diving Board
- Leaving the Diving Board
- Where Do the Hips and Arms Go as the Diver Leaves the Board?
- The Open Pike Position
- Straightening the Body
- Leg Press and Stretching Position
- Hollow-Body Stretching Position
- Stretching and the Water Entry
- Rip Entry
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