Continuous dive between

From Silkworms

continuous dive between:

(continuous front salto)

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i first saw this in this facebook video and have been trying to recreate it ever since. it seems to consist of something like a ramon wrap on each leg.

the set up: hang vertically between split silks; straddle invert and hook each leg around its corresponding fabric (so you have a same side knee hook on each leg). then climb until you're in a sitting position; the fabric will now loop around each thigh. swing your legs back between the tails, then around to the outside of the tails to clamp the tails between your feet; the friction will then hold you up without your hands on the poles. reach both hands between the poles and grab the tails. straddle your legs wide, straighten your body, and you're ready for the drop.

do not clamp down hard on the tails while you drop; instead let them play through your hands almost as fast as they will go; otherwise it is easy to get jammed and stuck upside-down.

the dive is "continous" because after diving, you can re-grab the tails from between your legs and dive again, for as long as the fabric holds out.

links: i've only seen this performed in this facebook video