@alwaysanxious Penguin taps still won’t work if you don’t have the rhythm and timing right. I can jump and do fast or slow penguin taps, or do the tap slightly earlier or later. Still a good tool to try but they’re definitely not “the” trick.
@discolee What worked for me was committing to doing 25 every single night no matter what. I started doing literally 25 singles nightly and slowly worked my way up.
@discolee Double-unders for me as well, mostly as a result of not consistently practicing them. Like right now, for example. There is a skipping rope on the table 4' away from me... but I'd rather analyze it for days, spend more time outside of class / on the road during work season doing things like deadlifts, burpees, pull-ups, and thrusters that I actually like, instead of just doing the damn skipping.
@discolee Have you tried doing double unders on a trampoline? It slows down the movement a lot, obviously, and allows you to feel and practice the rhythm. You can start with a big trampoline then if you have access to one (and can maintain control on the smaller circle) try a rebounder (exercise) trampoline.
@discolee I encourage you to just keep trying and experiment with different jump ropes too. I still don't have them mastered but the best que I received when first learning double unders was to do a single, then a double, single, double..... and when you're doing the singles, think "small jump, one flick" and then the doubles think "big jump, two flicks"
@jude500 I’m working on as well. Went from not being able to do one to being able to string together 4-5 after practicing 1-2 a week. Not great, but progress! Practice 1-1-1-2 or 1-1-2 patterns. Also, a heavier rope did wonders for me. RXSG buff 3.4 oz rope was a savior. You’ll get there
@marlinkingsley Single/double isn’t a good way to learn them. It doesn’t build rhythm. You’re better off doing high jump singles and then work on your wrist speed.
After dropping the 1/2 method I went from 1 to 30 dubs consistently then hit 100 unbroken within about a year or two.
@lutheranguy123 Totally agree. i sticked to 1/2 so long, one day a coach was fed up with my cowardice and just kicked me in the butt (figuratively ). it happened i could totally link du together .
@joeyvimsantethepoet I had the same experience. My coach (a red shirt) got frustrated with my lack of progress with 1/2 and told me to just focus on getting a handful in a row.
@discolee They’re a mystery to me as well. One day I can do 50-70 unbroken easily, the next I’ll trip up 5 times trying to do 10. Seems to be no in between.
@verasoldmine I think theyre actually quite different, it’s all in the moving the shoulders forwards and back and going from hollow to arch powerfully.
@verasoldmine The biggest key to getting a rhythm with kipping is to push yourself away from the bar at the top, don't just fall straight down. Your head/chest should make a C-shaped motion around the bar.
@verasoldmine I have the exact same problem. To be honest I feel heavier doing kipping than doing strict, which makes no sense. I’m practicing hollow and arch positions to see if I improve but when I try to connect everything my brain crashes
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