What Causes Barani Confusion?
Visual information when upside-down is disorientating the perception is exactly opposite reality. Try this experiment. Find a swiveling office chair and spin yourself around in circles. Compare your view of the floor with your view of the roof. Note that, relative to your point of view, the floor spins in the opposite direction than does the roof. (i.e. If the floor turns in the clockwise direction, the roof will turn in the counter-clockwise direction.) It is no wonder that the gymnasts get confused. The visual information when upside down (looking at the roof) is reversed! I ve seen, sadly, some gymnasts learn Barani as a round-off with no hands. This is the worst possible progression. It usually results in Barani Confusion. How can I be sure which direction the gymnast twisted? When observing twisting skills watch whether the athlete turns chest or back to you during the first half twist. If the LEFT shoulder is moving backwards, it was a LEFT twist. And visa versa with the RIGHT sh
