The invention relates to a method and a rotor for producing a short winding head (6), in which conductor sections (5) of a rotor winding, emerging on the front side from the base body (2) of a rotor (1), are bent in the direction of a commutator (7). The conductor ends (14, 15) of the conductor sections (51, 52), which are aligned parallel to the axis, are placed in a second inner radial position from an original first outer radial position. Conductor sections (51) leading to the conductor ends (14) are bent over a bending edge (11) of a bending ring (10) placed on the front side on a base body (2) and are aligned at least approximately parallel to the front side (4) of the base body (2).