Alright, I've resurrected my famous guide and added on details to it so its easier to understand, and you'll be able to learn faster from it.
Since all ya peeps be asking bout the windmill, this post hopefully will help with all the problems you have and for all that have other tips and guides of windmill, post them here or site references of other sites that have good guides. Here’s my NEW complete Guide, Some steps are still the same.
(Counter Clockwise)
STEP 1
Get in a kneeling position and place left hand on ground in front of you with fingers facing back towards you or to your left. Take right hand and place near where your head would be if you leaned over your left arm. (Experts have told me its easier to start in a kneeling position than that of putting a lot of weight on your arm in the handglide position.)
STEP 2 - The Initial Kick
This is initiated by 1st picking your left leg up, (doesn’t have to be straight out, or that high) followed by swinging your right leg directly up and to your right side, try to get it up high and directly to your right side of your body.
This SHOULD now pull your left leg towards and below your right leg. Now swing your left leg hard and low under your right leg in a wide arc like your drawing out a circle with your foot.
This action of left up right up and out and left under should be like a boxers 1, 2, 3 punch, fast and smooth to gain momentum onto your backside.
STEP 3 - The Collapse
While you are kicking your right leg up and sweeping your left under it you are going to "collapse" literally your left arm so that you roll to your left upper shoulder to your back. Pretty much this is like rolling off your arm and onto your upper back. The less weight you put on your left arm the easier it is and faster you will start the mill.
Also, push off with your right hand to gain speed. Keep your legs open wide ALL THE TIME, and you should now be on your UPPER back with your legs wide open in a V-Shape. Not too high or low on your back, just so your hips are off the ground.
STEP 4
This is the part where you get your legs up behind you while facing down. When you reach the V-Shape position on your back you are going to roll over your right arm to get to your front side.
To do this you must perform the most important 2 kicks of the windmill. The 1st kick is initiated by kicking your left leg high up while rolling over to your frontside, and hold that leg up, while swinging your right leg low under your left almost near the floor. (You also want to push up with your right arm as you roll over it and keep the left arm curled or stabbed in your gut depending on learning stabbing mills or no stabbing mills. I would suggest learning stabbed 1st however.)
IMMEDIATELY, when your right leg is passing directly below the left leg kick it hard directly up behind you, keeping your legs in that open V-position behind you. (This will be very difficult at 1st but once you get the feel of it from practicing lots you'll find its what keeps the momentum and form of the windmill.)
Try to keep your legs straight and catch yourself with your left arm so your legs don’t fall. Your forehead should also come within 3 to 4 inches from the floor.
STEP 5 - The Final Kick - LINKING
Alright, if you are able to get your hips off the ground and your legs up while facing down you are ready to initiate the final kick with your left leg. This kick is done by holding your right up in the air while swinging your left leg low and under your right, almost exactly like starting the mill.
Remember to collapse your arm the same way and to roll onto your upper back again. That way you'll be able to keep going. Keep your momentum going so you'll be able to make the next face down part of the mill, and you should have it done!
Remember, keep your legs out straight and open WIDE! I cant say how much this helps your windmills look, and how easy it is to keep going once you learn them the right way without sloppiness.
Watch your wrist to make sure you take it away before you roll down off of it and twist it the wrong way.
Preview a lot of videos on windmills, and study them to see exactly how your going to move your legs.
Remember, the windmill is not a spin, its a roll, and its done by multiple kicks/swinging of your legs. The better kicks you get, faster and better you'll get the windmill.
Concentrate while your doing the move to make sure each part of your body is doing what it should be doing. lol. Hope this guide helped.