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Default Post the best switch ring!

I'm in LOVE with this pic of Porgas.



Has anyone ever done a better switch ring? Post pics if you have them!! Or maybe no one else is as obsessed with them as I am haha.
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Great idea for a thread!! I am sure we will come up with a lot of nice pictures here!

http://www.gymnasticsunited.com/Foto...ns2009-002.htm
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Predictably:



Not a *switch* ring, but awesome

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I guess it depends on what you prefer. Nastia's switch ring is just "above average" for me. She is better than most at oversplits, but I prefer gymnasts who don't kick their back leg up so high and instead arch their back and release their head to meet the required "heel-to-shoulder" rule.

My rank of switch rings! Least to highest

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http://i38.tinypic.com/ouxxrm.jpg
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I love Ana's switch ring. Gorgeous.

Least favorite...

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Yeah, Johnson's just doesn't really do it for me. On the other hand, the toepoint is nice.
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Yeah I was about to post this pic under "lol"

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I think Pavlova has the best one


I looks like Pavlovas back is arched more and has more of an oversplit than Nastia. But i think her front foot could be pointed more.
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Well, I was waiting for someone to post Cheng Fei. And I love Pavlova's bang bang shoot fingers.
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