Handstand ProConfidence · At the wall
Wall tuck bail
The gentlest way to learn how to come down. From a tucked position against the wall, one hand steps away, then a foot, then the other, and you're back on the floor without ever falling.
You learn it before going high: fear of falling mostly comes from not knowing how to get down.
- Family
- Confidence
- Equipment
- A wall
- Type
- Reps
Train this exercise in the app
How to do it
- Facing the wall, get into a tuck: knees toward your chest, feet against the wall, hips over your hands.
- Stay low and tightly tucked. Don't try to straighten your legs.
- Move one hand out to the side, and let your body turn toward it.
- Put one foot down, then the other, softly.
- Always repeat on the same side, until the movement happens without thinking.
Two mistakes to avoid
Thinking before you move. The longer you wait at the top, the more you tense up, and the harder the descent gets. The exit is decided before you go up: you know which side you'll come out on, and you go.
Switching sides every time. At first, one side only, always the same one. Repetition is what turns it into a reflex, and a reflex doesn't build on two sides at once.
A coach in your ear
Upside down, you can't read a screen. In the app, a voice guides you through the exercise and tells you what to fix right when you need it. For example, when you freeze at the top:
“Minimal thinking, just step down”
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Cartwheel bailThe exit you'll use on every freestanding attempt: a hand to the side, the hips turn.
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