(n.) A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.
Example Sentences:
(1) During the front and back walkovers and during the back handspring, maximum lumbar hyperextension occurred very close to the time that impact force was sustained by either the hands or the feet.
(2) Segmental masses and moments of inertia were estimated using the elliptical zone model and the model then repositioned into two configurations: a layout position from a back handspring and a tuck position from a back somersault.
(3) I didn't know anything about Handspring so I had no idea that this horse would be so articulate and that it could act so well.
(4) Tom knew I wasn't convinced, so he invited me to London to see a video of Handspring Puppets in action – a giraffe.
(5) 'Missed move' was most frequently cited as the injury mechanism, while somersaults and handsprings were the most injury-producing moves.
(6) The skills performed were the front walkover, the back walkover, and the front handspring, the back handspring, and the handspring vault.
(7) When Handspring came over from South Africa, I took the puppeteers down to Devon and we spent some time on a farm, so they could get a sense of what horses are like.
(8) Of the skills examined, the handspring vault produced the highest vertical and lateral impact forces, and the back handspring and back walkover required the greatest amounts of lumbar hyperextension.
(9) Tom was determined to do a show with Handspring Puppets , but because of its talent for lifesize animal puppets he needed something with an animal hero.