Some benefits of Glowsticking:

Well, recently, I've taken to poi spinning in my bedroom for practice. There are several good reasons for this.

1: I don't have to lug the CD player outside.
2: If I open the drapes at night, the big picture window acts almost like a mirror, so I can see myself.
3:The only injuries are to myself and my lamp.

Sure I have to kneel down for the windmill, but it makes a great practice spot. Anyone else practice in their bedrooms?

I sure do... I have a set with shorter lines just for indoors so over the head stuff doesnt result in me hitting the light in my room :]

I have a feeling this winter I'm going to spending most of my poi time indoors...

I practice in my small manhattan apt. The only problem is I think it crimps my style. Once I get outside I don't know what to do with all of the space!

Well my current bedroom really doesn't have room to swing a cat (so to speak) and so not really enough room to spin the poi either....but as the weather is just warming nicely here I wanna be outside anyways!!

Living room for me... and the ceiling is high enough for me to do the windmill! woop!

although mini practice poi would be fun nonetheless

NYC .... I hear ya..

cooped up in my room I stand infront of the HOP website gettin all the tricks down.... and I do just that.... but when I get outside to jive with my friends I find myself just standing there doing tricks.... less on the transitions and moving around....

tryin to stop that...

Yup, yup, yup, I'm with ya dude. I tend to be far too static for my own liking...

Well, Katinca and I have a room dedicated to the computer, and twirling. IT has UV lighting and enough room for two ppl on poi, or one person going off on poi or controlled staff

Oh yeah - I can point my Stereo's speakers into the room too - just for tunes

We are happy when its raining, and we are twirling away warm inside.

NO sound complaints yet, and we were groovin twirling to the beats til about 3am on Saturday night...

I definitely think twirling in confined spaces cramps your style...but it also makes you good at spacial awareness...which is also important when twirling at parties and stuff..

out,

Josh

Ya man i practice in my bedroom all the time, the best place to get your glowsticking skills down pat....the only problem is that i break to many light bulbs

I've got a glass sheild in front of my lamp, so I only get a loud *DONG* when struck.

Fortunately my room has room to swing a cat...
unfortunately when swinging 2 i hit things...

So pois inside is a nope for me

[This message has been edited by Wormy (edited 11 October 2001).]

When I have small amounts of time or I dont feel like walking downstairs and outside I do the poi in my room. I do have to shorten my strings and watch myself since I have a couple lamps, my computer and my television, also my stereo system to watch for, it just makes it so I have to be careful and i'm able to watch where I'm swinging very easily. Maybe it could be recommended if you are having problems with that, just remove anything that could be easily damaged and worth something.

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