Cartwheel Close with Sliders: You can do the drill shown in the video above at home also — a cartwheel close with sliders. Before starting the aerial, find your balance by standing with your legs apart and your arms at your sides. Cartwheel Close: You can practice doing cartwheel closes at home, using the lunge motion in the beginning of the cartwheel that you will need to do an aerial. Stand with your legs a shoulder-width apart. Finding your balance will help you execute the aerial more precisely. Always do them either outside on the grass or inside on gymnastic mats.

Do a fast cartwheel and land one foot swiftly after the other, pulling the second foot into the first one. [1] X Research source Don’t do aerial cartwheels on a hard surface.