Еxploration on Salto “Jaeger” Piked to Hang on Uneven Bars

Abstract

The study of sports technique is of most importance for the improvement of elements in artistic gymnastics. Flight elements on uneven bars are a compositional requirement for any competitive apparatus combination. That is why the object of the study is one of the basic flight elements performed on the uneven bars – salto “Jaeger”. It is performed on the backswing and consists of a front salto over the bar and regrip on the bar to hang. Jaeger salto is the most performed element in this structural group, and an analysis of the technique would reveal technical insights to optimize the sports technique. A comparative kinematic analysis of the performances of two gymnasts was made, who applied different technical solutions while moving the arms in the flying phase of the element. The software product SkillSpector Version 1.3.2 was applied for the analysis. The main joint units (toes, ankle, knee, pelvis, shoulder, elbow, wrist, fingers, chin, and forehead) are digitized. A mathematical model for computer simulations was applied to determine the effects of different arms movements. After the simulations, it was found that the applied two technical variants of arms movement also cause certain differences in the orientation and angular velocity of the body at the end of the flight phase. Recommendations have been made that can be useful for sports educators in practice to optimize the technique of the element.