Whatever I do, it goes sideways (not parallel to my body)... it seems impossible when I'm doing it, and yet I see others doing it well... no clue how to make it happen.... sadge...
Best tutorial of this I have seen. Would have got nowhere without this vid - thank you. Still I find one side much harder than the other. One side the rope crosses perpendicular to me making the jump easy, the other side it comes more at 45 degrees so I constantly hit my foot. I think it's down to how I cross my arms but man, it's frustrating! And the wrist slaps are killer!
Sweet happy to hear it helped! It may be a flexibility issue on that one side or it could be the angle the initial side swing comes in to start the end on that side vs the other side. Slow motion video will be your friend in determining the problem.
I am so grateful that you posted this video. I had so much troubles with this EB and now realise it is not that easy to get it well done. It needs the right techniques
What is the worst rope slap you have ever had? I've had some absolute vicious BUTT slaps! I'm talking a nice standing welt across me arse haha....I tried to run from the pain....it didn't work. What do you want to see in an upcoming video?
Focus on good form. During this skill it's hard to hit the hand and arm positions at first depending on flexibility. Practice it slow so you don't have the threat of getting smacked hard👍
If you can film yourself in slow motion from a couple angles, that can really help to identify the problem. You can also tag me in a clip on Instagram (@jump15_official) and I can take a look.
Picked up my jumprope again in Jan. Using this video, it took me 3 weeks to get the EB side swing decent enough to do reliably, and another 3 weeks to get the full EB. Still gotta polish it and get it up to speed, but I did full EBs from side to side smoothly for this first time today. Thanks!
Funny thing, I've gotten in to doing Rope Flow along with jump rope. The EB Side swing is an overhand sneak in rope flow world. Fun stuff. Great for shoulder mobility after your coach kills them with Wall Balls and pull ups.
It was tough at first but it more so boiled down to just gaining the flexibility for the reach and understanding the angle that the rope comes in. I still need to work on it to smooth it out more. Time will do that.👍
