[Shishkabob]

Everytime I have been taught, the person always recommends a spotter. Then u work ur way to getting into the same position without the spotter, but having him close ready to save ur ass .

[mali-bootay]

Originally posted by ChicSSilver
Putting your legs together is definetly not neccesary either.
There is someone who sometimes comes training down at the sports centre and he does straight legs and he can hold it for 6-10 seconds.

Lol u all must really suck at handstands. handstands came naturally 4 me. i used to do them bent-legged but when i started gymnastics they made me do 'em straight-legged. i can hold handstands for about 45 secs now. handstands dont really require arm strength if ur elbows r locked.

the secret to good handstands is to learn how to dig ur fingers in the ground when ur tilting.

[Deuxer John]

I found out if you look at your shadows of your legs while they're in the air, so you can move your legs without no vlue what position they are in. I can hardly hold myself up..

[-Aerix-]

Originally posted by sandman2121
hmm...good tips...ive been practicin my handstands lately...until recently i landed on my shoulder...it seems that i just jump into it and i have to much inertia to slow down to quick cuz all my weight...and since im 5'11 my feet hit the basement ceiling and cracked a floruesent light...i landed on my shoulder pretty rough it sucked but hey im back to doing so until i break sumthin else...but hey thats why its called break dancing lol not really but yea

heh... you shouldve seen the ones i was doing yesterday. I kept over correcting and ended up doing 180's out of my handstands, mainly to keep from smashing my face into the lawn.

[slyf0z_87]

yo,i dunno man......
about keepin your body straight and legs closed,i think that's kinda weird man......for a begginer i mean

i mean when i started learning it.....i bent the front tips of my fingeers to get stable annen bent my legs .....it helped get me up for about 4-5 secs....and then i kept practising till i could keep up till a min before my arms get shaky......
and that was 3 hours ago.