Transitions between same direction doubles and alternate direction doubles?

I've found one Transition that is basically from doing same direction figure eights in front of your body (alternating between inside and outside of arms, so that both staves are in at the same time) its pretty easy to turn that into a doubles butterfly and from there go into the alternate stuff...does anyone have any other smooth ways of doing it?

Same direction doubles. Do full circles (arms stretched) at the front to the left (or right). Start to rest the staffs on your shoulders, then get a spin behind the back. Then, gradually, get one of the staffs to lead a bit, and you should end up with an alternating type movement(maybe).

I have no idea going backwards, I was going to ask you that.

Start with the position you mentioned and pull out of it with both sticks goin' backwards. Also changing from forweds to backwards continualy is really smooth- scoop down with your thumb (both sticks going forwed) , turn your body and scoop up with your pinky finger leading. If you turn your body the whole time too keep up with the sticks it ends up that your wrists can b the only part of your arm moving.

When thats mastered you can do combos of backwards and forweds and it's really smooth when turning into alternates.

Stone, i find that letting one staff lead and following with the other works well in a transition from double to alternates.

Also you can bring one in front while the other is still behind (both goin forweds or one backwards and one forweds) and when you bring the back one to the front bring it back in an alternate time.

Arghghghgh... it's so nuts trying to explain moves in words!!

Hail to the day when we can have interactive real time vidio.. or somefin :P