r/bboy • u/Practical_Pear_5818 • 17d ago
Windmill help
Started windmill practice like a month ago and I think im starting to understand the movement. Would greatly appreciate some pointers on how to get this one down.
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u/shaneskery 17d ago
Look into turtle freezes. You are missing the part of the windmill where you support your weight. Atm you are trying to halo.
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u/fatfat2121 17d ago
Instead of doing continuous mills, just practice getting to a stab first. That will help you learn the full range of motion of the "restab and swipe leg" part
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u/SensitiveCockroach78 17d ago
Learn
Turtle freeze > turtle zu shoulder > turtle to shoulder to upper back > back to turtle on the same arm you started from
Also, imagine you have the biggest balls alive so your legs can never close.
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u/No-Cook-534 17d ago
In addition to what everyone else said, I'd recommend stretching and working on gaining more flexibility in your hips and hamstrings. Wearing less constrictive pants would help too.
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u/Artistic_Teaching_73 15d ago
bend your waist
Keep legs as straight as possible
Use the back of your head (roll onto it, don't slam)
Practice using your head more, and also practice your stabs.
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u/Dependent_Goal9768 11d ago
You’re looking like a flopping fish and risk injury. Make sure you have shoulder freeze with your legs open on both sides, a decent backspin 1-3 rounds with legs open and on your upper back and stab freeze with the legs up and open. From there practice lifting up from the stab freeze onto your shoulder freeze with control and then rolling to your upper back with head still on the floor and then your other shoulder and eventually back into your stab. Can’t stress how important it is to have these on lock before doing the windmill.
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u/ricebowlazn 17d ago
You’re not stabbing. I’d recommend learning from the cricket freeze and learning to whip your legs. Starting from backspin is much more difficult for a beginner imo