The Hip Hit Check

This is the time to check if both sides of the hip hit equally.

You can do the check with arms on and balls in but it is easier with only the bare torso. The legs should already be attached together by the traverse. So, for the test, set the feet on a flat surface and gently drop the torso backwards. The idea behind it is that when the arms and balls are in place this hip-flip is going to be very strong. The heavy torso hits the hip pegs really hard every time he does the trick! I've already talked about how to avoid toe lift in this critical movement (by placing the spacers in the correct direction). Now, we check if he turns in any direction. The thing to check is when you drop the torso and the stops are hit, whether one of the feet slips backwards more than the other? They should be even. If he again and again turns to one side, he will turn, too, when he does the real trick on the stairs. This is what we must avoid. But is it easy. If he turns left, the right stop is too big (or the left is too small) and vice versa. Common sense would say the opposite, but believe me, I tried many times. (I guess it is a trick in physics.)