Women’s artistic gymnastics uses the uneven bars as an apparatus. After the vault, the bars are the next exercise to be accomplished. The vault, uneven bars, balancing beam, and floor are the Olympic order of events.

“Uneven parallel bars,” “asymmetric bars,” or simply “bars” are various terms used to describe the uneven bars.

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The bars are situated at different heights and are parallel to each other, with the low bar around 5 and a half feet above the floor and the high bar frequently more than 8 feet.

The height of the bars can be adjusted, and Junior Olympic and university gymnasts frequently use them at varied heights. These measurements, on the other hand, are standardised for top gymnasts. The distance between the bars is around 6 feet. Again, in Junior Olympics and collegiate gymnastics, this is adjustable, but not in worldwide elite competitions.

Uneven Bar Skills Come in a Variety of Forms

Release techniques, pirouettes, and circles are the most recognisable abilities on uneven bars. A gymnast performing a release manoeuvre lets go of the bar and then re-grasps it. He or she can release from the high bar to the low bar, from the low bar to the high bar, or from the low bar to the high bar on the same bar.

The Jaeger, Tkatchev/reverse hecht, Gienger, Pak salto, and Shaposhnikova are all common release skills for advanced gymnasts. These skills are called after the first person to do the move and then submit it to a special committee, therefore these occasionally strange names are simply gymnasts’ names. In a pirouette, a gymnast in the handstand position turns on her hands. During the turn, she can use a number of hand postures.

Giant and free hip circles, for example, are exactly what they sound like: the gymnast circles the bar while stretched out in a handstand or with his or her hips near to the bar.

Routine in a Bar

A gymnast’s bar routine consists of three phases:

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The majority of gymnasts just jump onto the low or high bar and begin. A gymnast may, however, perform a more intriguing mount, such as jumping over the low bar or even flipping to catch the bar.

Take a look at this collection of uneven bar mounts.

The Standard Operating Procedure

A bar routine should consist of roughly 15-20 techniques that flow from one to the next and utilise both bars. There should be no extra swings or pauses. Bars have no time limit, however exercises often run 30-45 seconds.

Combining two or more talents earns the gymnast a greater difficulty score, thus you’ll see a lot of gymnasts doing pirouettes into release moves or even several release moves. It’s crucial to maintain good form throughout. In handstand postures, the judges look for straight legs, pointed toes, and an extended body.

Dismounting

The gymnast dismounts by releasing the bar, performing one or more flips and/or twists, and landing on the mat below. The height and distance from the bar are also taken into account. Every gymnast’s goal is to stick the landing on their dismount, which means landing without moving their feet.