Arrow Slides on Aerial Hoop can be both an entry variation to many skills and a great conditioning drill. Many students get intimidated by them and believe their arms aren’t strong enough. We always like to remind them that the arms stay straight the whole time so it is more back strength than arm strength.
We teach several different Arrow Slide mounts and variations. This tutorial will cover all of these different options.
Arrow Slides are a challenging and very productive conditioning drill. They can also be a very expressive choreographic movement especially when done with one leg off. All of the Arrow Slide variations with asymmetry should be trained on both sides to make sure the body stays balanced, healthy, and smart.
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Some of the most important aerial hoop skills, related movements, and prerequisites from our aerial video tutorial library that students should be very comfortable doing to succeed at Arrow Slides.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Arrow Slides and detailed directions on how to fix these problems to make the skill look and feel easy.
These similar aerial hoop skills and aerial drills are helpful to troubleshoot and help with problems. Students don't need to have mastered the Arrow Slides to work on these related skills and drills. These drills may help your students make important connections and answer the question "What am I doing wrong?".
These are some of our favorite ground drills for aerialists for Arrow Slides. They can be used as part of the ground warm up or as part of the aerial class teaching progression.
These are different variations of Arrow Slides. Students should be very comfortable with the current skill before working on these different or more advanced variations. They can be used for further exploration, managing students with different levels and adding variety to aerial hoop choreography.
These are the next steps we teach to our aerial hoop students after they’re comfortable with Arrow Slides. The next steps can be started right away and they lead toward specific future goals which are often the most advanced aerial hoop skills.
These are some of the more advanced hoop skills that build on the strength and control taught in Arrow Slides. They are not the next immediate steps, but rather long term planning goals.
These are aerial hoop sequences, transitions, and combinations that include the aerial skill Arrow Slides. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
