Uprise Shoot

Trick ID: 084
Rise to Uprise position at backend, shoot over bar

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Explanation

Swing out. As you come back to the platform, sweep back hard and as you rise into your set, rise up into an Uprise position on the bar. As you approach the peak at the front end, bend your arms and legs ('pump') and then straighten them suddenly ('shoot') to propel yourself up and over the bar to catch.

Trick Info

Regular Grip Uprise Lines Find Possible Catches

Video

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You can find out more about this trick in following books:
Discovering Flying Trapeze

Full explanation, step by step diagrams and common problems. The Fundamentals of Flying Trapeze

Step by step diagram. Flying Trapeze Logbook

Trick listed in the logbook.

Related Items

The following tricks are variations of the Uprise Shoot:
Uprise Full Twist
Front Balance Shoot
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Thanks to Mark Maxham and Fly'n Fit Trapeze School in Japan for providing a video for this page.
IMAGE CREDIT: 1st: Thanks to Emerald City Trapeze Arts. Flyer is Laura Scoop. Thanks to David Treadwell for the photo. 2nd: Dr Stacey Naito.