I struggled with double unders for almost 3 years. I never fully dedicated myself until the beginning of this year. Everyday I practice and practice. Now I can do 250 unbroken and really just got bored and stopped. So, as far as double unders are concerned, I have been trying to identify what worked for me and came up with a few things:
1) Wrist speed. Keep your arms tight against your sides, hold the handle closer to it’s end in order to get that extra whip from the leverage Use your wrists, not your arms, to move the rope!
2) Clean jumps. I started doing DU’s with crazy super high tuck jumps, which was fine, but since then I have been focusing on jumping just like I would with single unders, just a smidge higher. It is easier to rebound into your next hop if you are not landing from a 2 foot vertical leap.
3) Try different ropes. The “cable ropes” are fast, but they are also lighter. This means if you have a lapse in the “cadence” of its rotation it is harder to recover it/keep it fast.
4) Play. Mess around with the jump rope. Try freestyle, go super fast, go slow, do POSE running , cross overs, backwards, or whatever you can come up with.. I feel this helps you get a better understanding of the jump ropes presence. This will help you time your jumps better and even recover.
