Saving yourself

Today marks the 3rd out of my 7 days this week I get to fly, and today the Cotton Candy Club was visited by my dear friends, Adriana & Daniel. We all flew together last year in May for our found raiser and they both had been gone (work & school) and were visiting for the winter break.
Daniel had been catching up in Oakland, and Adrian's was ready to go to catch with him out of safety lines.
It was a great day with a lot of firsts: first catch knee hang & splits for Daniel & first time I had to go to the net with my splits out of lines (except for the time I took it OOL to the net without attempting to catch).
I am already "not tight/confident" in going to catch to this new catcher with a trick I don't take to the net but I am very happy and proud of how I saved myself.
Here is a video.

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Dowel grips and how they change the sweepback

Ok, I have been flying with regular palm protective grips for 13 years or so.
I don't like change but I heard that dowel grips makes your hands stick to the bar so I decided to try it.
I always had a non-existent sweep back off the board, (but only on the first one) mainly cause I had a traumatic experience while sweeping back (I peeled of the bar) so I figured if the dowel grips can give me any help in my sweep back, I will use them.
So here is a picture of me practicing sweeping back in dowel grips and without. Which one do you think is with dowels?






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