Solo Shootover Station Drill

I was reading this post by Rick, who linked to Mark Folger's post (excellent!), regarding shootovers.

Then while reviewing ET's dvd, "Uneven Bars Releases", one piece of footage made me think of this as a possible exercise station (the kid in the video has been recovering from double stress fractures in her foot, and sometimes finds herself working isolated without hands-on coaching when her group's moved on to floor and vault):



It's not a perfect setup (open to suggestions and hopefully it stimulates further ideas), but drills by nature are imperfect simulations of the real deal. And it's not a station that begs lots of repetition. I'd say more for beginners, as a kind of warm-up reminder to visualize the skill and run through it a few times.

Of course, hands-on spotting is preferable whenever possible.

Further reads:
Overshoot on Bars
Teaching Overshoot on Bars
Overshoot to handstand
Underswing 1/2 to Handstand or Bail to Handstand

Some Thoughts on Hand Spotting

Get a Grip, or Risk a Rip!

I don't know how commonly used these are, nor how they came to be used. Chinese...Romanians?

At Broadway, a number of the girls use rubber bands with their grips.

As far as wristbands go, I'm an advocate for cutting up old sports socks instead of store-bought wristbands. Nice and long, and thick.

Related:
Choosing handguards for gymnasts

Reisport Protec Bars Grips