I tend to think the opposite, it's important to keep kids scissoring for as
long as possible, because if they teach themselves the flop at a young age
they tend to keep their technique flaws for a lont time or even forever.
With scissors there isn't so much technique that they can get wrong







From: "weiareinboud" <atalanta@...>
Reply-To: highjump@yahoogroups.com
To: highjump@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [HJ] Re: Scissor jump
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 20:20:08 -0000

Often the scizzors are used as a first start for learning the flop, but I do
not do that. I am
even against it because some aspects of the scizzors and flop are about the
same, but others
are contrary. I have seen too many kids who had very much difficulties to
learn a good flop
because some aspects of the scizzors remained in their technique.

Weia

> Hi there,
> just wanted to know if there is any relationship between how high one
> scissors and flops.
>
> Also, is it important to be able to scissor a high height in order to
> reach a high height in the Fosbury.
>
> Thanks
>