Junior Pommel Handles: An Innovation Designed to Support Learning

GYMNOVA is launching a new product on the market: adjustable junior pommel handles, specifically designed to support young gymnasts in learning the pommel horse and to help junior athletes progress with confidence.

Supporting Young Gymnasts in Learning the Pommel Horse

The pommel horse is one of the most technical apparatus in men’s artistic gymnastics. Coordination, core strength, and precision are required at a very early stage — sometimes even before young gymnasts have fully developed the necessary strength.

For coaches, the challenge is clear: build solid foundations without rushing the learning process, while maintaining athletes’ motivation and confidence. GYMNOVA’s new junior pommel handles have been developed with this progressive learning approach in mind.

Adjustable Handles to Suit All Body Types

These new handles offer an extended adjustment range, with spacing adjustable from 29.5 cm to 37.5 cm, compared to 38.5 cm to 47 cm for standard handles. This major improvement allows better adaptation to younger athletes’ morphology and promotes gradual progression.

Versatile and practical, the handles feature a textured surface coating to ensure optimal grip.

Compatible with all GYMNOVA pommel horse bodies, they provide an ideal intermediate step before transitioning to FIG handles. They guarantee comfort, safety, and performance, offering junior gymnasts training conditions close to those experienced by senior athletes.

A Pedagogical Tool Designed for Progression

GYMNOVA junior pommel handles have been designed to provide numerous benefits for both gymnasts and coaches.

• Ergonomic design

The handle width has been redesigned to improve movement control and reduce joint fatigue. The height and diameter remain identical to FIG handles, ensuring training conditions close to competition standards and facilitating the transition to the standard pommel horse.

• Spacing Adapted to Smaller Athlete

The spacing between the handles is adjustable from 29.5 cm to 37.5 cm using tightening knobs. This allows coaches to adapt the width to younger gymnasts’ shoulder dimensions, optimizing comfort during training sessions.

• Soft, Anti-Slip Coating

The textured PVC coating ensures enhanced grip, providing safer and more stable handling during exercises. It reduces the risk of slipping, even during dynamic sequences, and helps minimize discomfort or impact pain in case of contact with the legs or knees, improving both comfort and safety.

• Quick Adjustment

The handles feature 8 distinct adjustment positions, offering precise customization. This system allows coaches to quickly and easily modify the handle spacing to match each gymnast’s body type.

Technical Specifications

• Aluminum handles

• Textured PVC coating

• Color: beige

• 8 adjustment positions

• Spacing adjustable via tightening knobs

• Sold in pairs

These new junior pommel handles are part of a broader commitment: to train, protect, and support progression while respecting each gymnast’s individual development pace.