When playing freely with the 4 directions... notice what you're avoiding!

Work with the four directions as a simple decision framework for free poi play, using split-time patterns like weaves, fountains, and windmills while changing your facing and sense of forwards/backwards. Nick Woolsey highlights how the same move can feel like a different direction or rotation depending on orientation, so you can map choices more clearly.

The key drill is noticing what you keep avoiding when transitioning between patterns, then deliberately routing every pathway into that weak link. Feed the uncomfortable direction repeatedly from backward weave, forward weave, and the opposite windmill until it becomes the most stable option and your transitions open up.