Monkey Bars + Midline

 Why He Can Monkey Bar in Same-Side Patterns but Not Cross Midline

1. Visual Midline as the Gatekeeper

• The visual midline is the invisible vertical line that divides the left and right visual fields.

• For contralateral (right–left–right) monkey bar movement, his eyes must cross the vertical midline to spot and prepare for the next opposite-side bar.

• In his current pattern, the eyes anchor to one side — they stay fixed in the same hemisphere — so the brain never gets the signal to rotate the chest (sternum) through center.

• The result is a locked visual field, which keeps movement on the same side:

• Left hand releases → left hand grabs next bar → repeat

• Right hand releases → right hand grabs next bar → repeat