Mike, you make some great points. The sport has developed technically over the past 40 years. An excellent example has been posted here at the Coaches Internet Cafe - Titov vs Menichelli. (1956 into 1960's)
This development of the skill was excellent. It is exactly what gymnasts and coaches should be doing in the sport. Advancing the sport in both skill and technical development. Even a stutz on Parallel Bars has been refined over the same 40 years.
I would say the biggest point here is that the present day Inverted giant is aesthetically better for gymnastics over the older version of the Russian Giant.
There is a difference bewteen an el-grip and an inverted gianted in both wrist and body position.
The new question now is with the older version returning with a higher skill value what is the performance requirement. The
old Russian giant does not go to a handstand so, what are the excution deductions for this?
This A Panel rule change reflects the direction of the sport. What are other coaches thinking as far as the direction the sport is taking?
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