windmill problem please help

curiousloverz · **windmill problem please help -** 10-14-2009, 08:11 PM

can you guys please help me with the mills, i've bruised myself many many times and i just want to make my practices more progressive rather than more hurtful, and you might have to excuse the weird clothing, i read to put on lots of cushioning.

giRay · 09:03 PM

you're not lifting your legs high enough. spread your legs further up and swing them in a fuller circle. also, let your legs give you momentum and carry you through the rotations instead of twisting yourself.
at around 1:00 in, you can see that you left your left leg but let it drop way too low and too fast before your right leg swings. i fix this by lifting both legs up high and then practicing the swing motion before collapsing. also, remember the swing is in the shape of a circle, so don't hold back

good luck, keep at it=]

ps; this should help. i know it did for me

curiousloverz · 10-14-2009, 09:17 PM

i just tried and seriously i know your suppose to swing down but everytime i do that my leg tends to hit the ground too fast and thers no parallel motion afterward or if i try to swing through my right leg i end up not doing it right and i land on my left shoulder which hurts like a bitch right now

and thanks for the tips and video, i think i missed something, that u had to kick up with ur right leg first and then quickly swing ur left leg down, i dont think i had kicked it up enough through the times i've practiced, i've got bruises everywhere lol

giRay · 10-14-2009, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by curiousloverz

i just tried and seriously i know your suppose to swing down but everytime i do that my leg tends to hit the ground too fast and thers no parallel motion afterward or if i try to swing through my right leg i end up not doing it right and i land on my left shoulder which hurts like a bitch right now

ahh don't worry i feel you
i had the same problem, always landing on my shoulder and breakin blood vessels
but you'll get better gradually and you wont even realize it , so keep trying

when you swing down, be sure you're not swinging directly downwards. at the starting position, spread your legs in a WIDE v. then bring them up with your weight to the upper half of your body, making sure your legs are up HIGH. in that position, bring your left leg up and your right leg down slightly, then swing your left leg in a semi circle under your right leg which is simultaneously swinging up too. remember to keep your legs up up up! dont be afraid to have your head only a few inches off the ground

keep at it, and study slow motion mill videos. they help
=]

jryq27 · 10-14-2009, 09:40 PM

These videos have great adivice on Windmills

curiousloverz · 10-14-2009, 10:45 PM

omg i think i've gotten the gist of it down, and im practicing on carpet now lol i think i should probably stop because i can see a bump coming outta my shoulder but its addicting XD so happy

giRay · 10-14-2009, 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by curiousloverz

omg i think i've gotten the gist of it down, and im practicing on carpet now lol i think i should probably stop because i can see a bump coming outta my shoulder but its addicting XD so happy

haha good to hear=]
i hoped i helped haha

curiousloverz · 10-15-2009, 08:36 PM

yeah thx again

Zarathustra. · 10-16-2009, 05:20 PM

rotate along your arm more. its hard to get any momentum from a still position. just look at anyone who does windmills starting from that position. they don't just go from freeze to windmills, they rotate on their stabbed arm before actually kicking off to give some speed (hence your fingers point to the side or backwards).

curiousloverz · 10-17-2009, 07:55 PM

that usually hurts cause im rotating it the wrong way i think

RunningTrio · 10-18-2009, 02:47 PM

You Have To Lift Your Legs Higher!!

curiousloverz · 10-18-2009, 02:52 PM

is it higher or wider? D: i thought its suppose to be a wide v and thing is if i go higher i often drop down and hit my hip wen i collapse but i think after seeing a couple vids that im suppose to collapse on an angle

orangestyle · 10-18-2009, 05:22 PM

actually when you're higher you'll end up collapsing higher if you do it right so that way you don't hurt your hip. try to keep your head close to the ground when you collapse, it helps a lot. if you start hurting your shoulder instead that means you've improved

curiousloverz · 10-20-2009, 08:11 PM

heres an update to the windmills, not good yet but i wanna know if i improved

lowendgamer · 10-20-2009, 09:05 PM

dude, you've gotta open up your frikkin legs, I'm a newb and I can see that. Just compare yourself to somebody on youtube who can do the windmill. You need to swing your OPEN legs and collapse, it seems like you just roll over onto the ground with your legs in your chest.

Swing your right leg to the right and up HARD, then kick your left leg. Start with that. Keep'em straight. Nothing anybody says will help unless your legs are straight.


giRay Member Respect: 3.5 Posts: 52 Join Date: Aug 2009	10-14-2009, 08:41 PM you're not lifting your legs high enough. spread your legs further up and swing them in a fuller circle. also, let your legs give you momentum and carry you through the rotations instead of twisting yourself. at around 1:00 in, you can see that you left your left leg but let it drop way too low and too fast before your right leg swings. i fix this by lifting both legs up high and then practicing the swing motion before collapsing. also, remember the swing is in the shape of a circle, so don't hold back good luck, keep at it=] ps; this should help. i know it did for me Last edited by giRay : 10-14-2009 at 09:03 PM.
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curiousloverz B-Boy Rendition Respect: 1 Posts: 43 Join Date: Sep 2009	windmill problem please help - 10-14-2009, 08:11 PM can you guys please help me with the mills, i've bruised myself many many times and i just want to make my practices more progressive rather than more hurtful, and you might have to excuse the weird clothing, i read to put on lots of cushioning.


curiousloverz B-Boy Rendition Respect: 1 Posts: 43 Join Date: Sep 2009	10-14-2009, 09:17 PM i just tried and seriously i know your suppose to swing down but everytime i do that my leg tends to hit the ground too fast and thers no parallel motion afterward or if i try to swing through my right leg i end up not doing it right and i land on my left shoulder which hurts like a bitch right now and thanks for the tips and video, i think i missed something, that u had to kick up with ur right leg first and then quickly swing ur left leg down, i dont think i had kicked it up enough through the times i've practiced, i've got bruises everywhere lol


jryq27 Bboy Jry Respect: 1.5 Posts: 678 Join Date: Jan 2009	10-14-2009, 09:40 PM These videos have great adivice on Windmills


curiousloverz B-Boy Rendition Respect: 1 Posts: 43 Join Date: Sep 2009	10-14-2009, 10:45 PM omg i think i've gotten the gist of it down, and im practicing on carpet now lol i think i should probably stop because i can see a bump coming outta my shoulder but its addicting XD so happy


curiousloverz B-Boy Rendition Respect: 1 Posts: 43 Join Date: Sep 2009	10-15-2009, 08:36 PM yeah thx again


Zarathustra. Member Respect: 1.5 Posts: 469 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Scarborough	10-16-2009, 05:20 PM rotate along your arm more. its hard to get any momentum from a still position. just look at anyone who does windmills starting from that position. they don't just go from freeze to windmills, they rotate on their stabbed arm before actually kicking off to give some speed (hence your fingers point to the side or backwards).


curiousloverz B-Boy Rendition Respect: 1 Posts: 43 Join Date: Sep 2009	10-17-2009, 07:55 PM that usually hurts cause im rotating it the wrong way i think


RunningTrio Member Respect: 1 Posts: 11 Join Date: Oct 2009	10-18-2009, 02:47 PM You Have To Lift Your Legs Higher!!


curiousloverz B-Boy Rendition Respect: 1 Posts: 43 Join Date: Sep 2009	10-18-2009, 02:52 PM is it higher or wider? D: i thought its suppose to be a wide v and thing is if i go higher i often drop down and hit my hip wen i collapse but i think after seeing a couple vids that im suppose to collapse on an angle


orangestyle Taiwanese-American Respect: 1.5 Posts: 307 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Acton	10-18-2009, 05:22 PM actually when you're higher you'll end up collapsing higher if you do it right so that way you don't hurt your hip. try to keep your head close to the ground when you collapse, it helps a lot. if you start hurting your shoulder instead that means you've improved


curiousloverz B-Boy Rendition Respect: 1 Posts: 43 Join Date: Sep 2009	10-20-2009, 08:11 PM heres an update to the windmills, not good yet but i wanna know if i improved


lowendgamer Member Respect: 1 Posts: 25 Join Date: Feb 2009	10-20-2009, 09:05 PM dude, you've gotta open up your frikkin legs, I'm a newb and I can see that. Just compare yourself to somebody on youtube who can do the windmill. You need to swing your OPEN legs and collapse, it seems like you just roll over onto the ground with your legs in your chest. Swing your right leg to the right and up HARD, then kick your left leg. Start with that. Keep'em straight. Nothing anybody says will help unless your legs are straight.