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What is the most impressive move you can do? At the moment mine is the 4-beat windmill or 4-beat corkscrew =)
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LazyAngel
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19/07/05 02:00 AM
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An impression of riverdance while doing the weave..
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my best move is called 'the rev'.. it starts by spinning the poi.. and ends when the poi stop and I sit down.. 
what's my favorite at the moment? inversions.. in particular the ones where you have to lead through the move with the hand that controls the poi that's following.. 
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Who am I trying to impress out of interest? 
For the masses isolations never cease to excite non-spinners- double throws and nice stall combinations for the initiated 
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19/07/05 07:43 AM
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i set my pants on fire once while doing a waistwrap. took i while before i realised why everyone was watching me though....
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Free Tibet
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19/07/05 07:46 AM
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What is Buzzsaw and Inversions?
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Free Tibet
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19/07/05 07:47 AM
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Also what is Isolations
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Look_This_Changes
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19/07/05 08:00 AM
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mine has to be anything anti spin... always messes with non spinners heads... and definately isolated buzzsaw.
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19/07/05 04:07 PM
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Laying down butterfly trumps any double throw, inversion, isolation, or anti-spin apparently...
Heh, sad thing is, its true.
Id say my most impressive move is a reverse double butterfly throw... Or perhaps the 1h shower...
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19/07/05 09:21 PM
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Lay back with my hand in the ground while im doing a buzzsaw behind my back as you can se on the picture......
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19/07/05 11:34 PM
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I'm really loving the new moves I've picked up recently (thanks so much for the instructions Chutney!!), namely: Isolations, Hyperloops and throwing/catching.
I love the feeling of isolations with the poi going in opposite directions - finally a move that flow into/out of butterfly!
I've discovered throws and catches are by far the smoothest way of getting into / out of butterfly-type moves too - no kicking / wrapping at all
BTB weave is technically fairly impressive, but I can only do backwards, more often than not hit myself doing it, and frequently end up hitting my shoulder blades when trying to enter into it  In terms of what looks most impressive to non-poi'ers, Isolations seem to go down well because it looks like something on a string shouldn't be able to do that!
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20/07/05 12:33 AM
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My most impressive move I call "Hells Gate". Basically I end up spinning in 7 foot flames while burning off my goatee, eyebrows and eyelashes. Needless to say, I don't perform that one too often but people get a kick out of it until they smell all the burnt hair and see the black ring I left on their lawn. 
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20/07/05 02:04 AM
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i still think 3bt weave is pretty impressive 
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20/07/05 03:33 AM
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Written by: oli
i still think 3bt weave is pretty impressive
Only if you do it really, really, really fast
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20/07/05 03:50 AM
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but you also need the correct expression on your face...  That one looks a bit like it...
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Elements of the past and the future, combining to make something not quite as good as either...
Step (To Bluecat): That's something I can imagine Ed doing, only cleaner and better.
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20/07/05 04:49 AM
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Written by: ICoN
Laying down butterfly trumps any double throw, inversion, isolation, or anti-spin apparently...
\only if you're a girl.. it doesnt work for guys..
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20/07/05 05:00 AM
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I agree about the isolations' effect on non-spinners.
I don't know how "impressive" this is to others (especially you lot) but the move I'm most tickled by right now is a ceiling plane spiral wrap (from a 4 bt. corkscrew).
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20/07/05 05:53 AM
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my most impressive move has to be a weave, giant weave, split, to reverse weave must be the best i do. or my butterfly combinations.
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Free Tibet
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20/07/05 07:53 AM
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Please tell me - What is an isolation?
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20/07/05 08:32 AM
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Try the "Search" link above or look here . Isolations are one of my most favorite ways to spin. They tend to mesmerize people and can be used with almost any move.
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20/07/05 10:35 AM
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i always find that the most impressive move is the one that i cant quite do!
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20/07/05 02:17 PM
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A spiral wrap from the four beat corkscrew........Why didn't I think of that?? I HAVE to get my overworked ass down to S.F. ,,,as soon as tourist season ends.
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20/07/05 10:55 PM
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mines the btb5btwisosintbtb45000btw, oh yeah, you should see it!!! 
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20/07/05 11:35 PM
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a halo
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20/07/05 11:54 PM
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ok...im almost certain im going to be ridiculed for life over this comment. Well, here goes...what exactly is an isolation...and is there any videos i can watch to assist my understanding...and is there any chance someone can help me learn?
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21/07/05 12:05 AM
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Read the thread better.
You'll see that the Kind Mr M. T. Beer has added a link, which will help you on your quest...
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21/07/05 03:08 AM
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Mine is the amazing "hit my self in alternate eyes and shoulders while doing a btb 3beat weave."
I've tidied it up now so i hit my eyes less often
Hey, its getting there, dude!
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At this point (which is admittedly quite early in my spinning) my most impressive move would have to be the one-handed, behind the back butterfly....All I know is it is a bit tricky still... I know, I know, not that impressive....
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Free Tibet
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22/07/05 12:10 PM
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Here is an animation of me
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Free Tibet
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22/07/05 12:41 PM
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Written by: stout
A spiral wrap from the four beat corkscrew........Why didn't I think of that?? I HAVE to get my overworked ass down to S.F. ,,,as soon as tourist season ends.
Yes yes!! come down the coast and play with us! but check it out stout, last night i started playing with a spiral wrap from a 4 bt. windmill! the best effect (once i nail it, it's a bit tricky) is, of course, doing the wrap & unwrap behind your head. hands are at a weird angle though, but i think it'll look really cool.
would that be strugz' halo? 
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An isolation is where the poi rotate in the middle of them selfs instead of at your hand. http://www.feuershow.de/ for examples of nice isolations (look under tutorials, and adanced poi moves.) My greatest 'move' or whatever is the isolate 5beat weave(forward and reverse.) While I have been spinning here and there I try to get comment on my spinning about what looks good and what doesnt, and I have only gotten good comments about the isolate, infact, thats the thing most people point out when they comment on my spinning. When its done right and the poi are rotating at the other had (looking like im just moving them and not 'spinning' them or appling force,) it looks AMAZING.
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