Standing Forward Dive Pike From the 3-meter Springboard
By Woody Franklin, About.com
Leg Press and Stretching Position
Standing Forward Dive Pike - Eyes Focused on Entry Point
Photo: Woody Franklin
The legs continued up toward the ceiling until the body forms a straight line. The arms should be over the head and the hand grasping the “flat hand" position. The technique that allows the legs to move over the head is similar to the movement a body makes when performing a handstand on the ground.
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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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