yes, i need help with windmills, need to make V -
03-10-2008, 01:02 AM
i dont have a camera but i feel like i have 1 windmill down really well and i can transition back to handglide
when i try for multiwindmills tho my legs just freeze up during my stab and i land on my left hip (im doing CCW mills) its like i can only do half of the full leg spin before i just go up in the air and fall
Your first multimill, or whatever you call it, seems better than your one rotation windmill. You're swinging with a lot more energy in it. So work off of that one. So from here on, I'll be only referring to that one.
Your collapse and restab seems fine and you look like you're rolling off of your shoulders which is a good thing. Like you said, your legs are the problem. Your left leg is going diagonally straight up toward it's destination. If you do that, then all you'll do is go up and then come down. That's why your legs hit the floor shortly after.
What you want to do is maintain it so that your legs are spread apart as far as possible and swing your left leg LOW first (just glancing the ground) THEN go up. The windmill motion focuses on a circle, you want your legs swinging in a circle.
Also when you start, your right leg rises up into the air in almost a straight line. You want to swing your right leg in front of you just a bit before you swing it up in the air.
Concentrate on the direction your legs are swinging right now. If you do that, you'll have a easy time getting actual windmills.
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ok this is the windmills with me trying to sweep the left leg more in a circular motion, having a bit of trouble with bending my knees again, working on it but heres the latest
Your left leg is swinging low now but now other things are suffering. You're not on your shoulders anymore when you roll. Also you noticed that you are bending your knees. Lastly, you're not swinging as hard as you were before.
Remember to swing your right leg in front a bit before you go up. You're not doing that just yet.
main point is just to see how to kick. go each leg separately
if you watch your video, u see that your legs kind of move at the same time.
hope its helpful
edit****... so i rewatched your videos, and the problem is that your right leg goes up first. and then your left leg just sweeps under. this gives you like no momentum.
your left leg should move up first, and then you can swing it down under w/ lots of force.
Last edited by B-boyMuse : 03-13-2008 at 02:36 AM.
The newest video looks exactly like the first multimill you posted. So, you're sort of going backwards. Overall, you need more practice so you can learn how to control your mills so you don't go back to what you were originally doing.
Pay attention to Muse's video and how your form differs from his.
still not getting the kicking leg high enough for a good solid kick. look how high my left foot raises. try to get it higher so yo ucan swing it down faster.
Try to move your right leg back and up as far as possible when you are trying to get back into the hanglide. Also dont close your legs (keep your legs in the same V shape through all the windmill ) ,and keep your legs straight.
Also as I told you before work more on flexibility....it is easier (well , that is what i think) to get back into the hanglide if you spread your legs wider, because you wont have to pop as much and therefore you wont lose balance.
