Home of Poi: Oggz vs. FlowPoi Duo

I actually have both, bought them both at the same time actually. I love them both, for different reasons. But to answer your question.. I say get the Duo's first and the oggz later.

There's just SO MUCH more light in the Duos, its crazy. They have 10 different modes in the flowlights so some really awesome patterns can be created. Also, as far as the light colors you get, i'd recommend you stay away from the "fire" as they are very very overshadowed by the "water" color and not nearly as bright... I haven't seen the "earth" ones in person yet but imagine they would also be better than the "fire" ones.

As far as the technical aspects of the Duo's... One of the best things about them is the lights run off AAA batteries, so you can ALWAYS have more cheap batteries with you and they burn for a LONG time on one battery. Yes the end caps can come off, HOWEVER that's usually cuz they are dirty and i didn't bother to punch them on tight before spinning. If you keep the ends clean (inside) and every once in a while tap them on firmly you'll be just fine. The handle's are kind of short but that has a lot to do with the heads being so long. I find the overall length to be just fine (i'm actually going to buy some triples soon). And yes you can do buzzsaws and hyperloops with them, i even do airwraps with no problems. In fact 1 degree tangles of any kind work really well if you tangle right where the string comes out of the light casing. Swivels WOULD help overall but i don't think they suffer much from not having them. As far as doing stalls, no problem whatsoever. I LOVE stalls and these, in my opinion, are easier to do quick stalls with than my fire heads or practice poi.

So yeah, Duos for the win, you will love them. However they DO hurt when you hit yourself (so don't).

As for the Oggz, they are in no way a bad choice. Yes they are soft, rechargeable which is awesome, and the fade is pretty cool. They are pretty light but not to bad. The strings are adjustable which is cool. (you can buy Oggz poi from flowtoys, strings, handles and all attached for you) Only bad thing about rechargeables... you have to charge them so if they die when you are out and about.. you lose. I love these poi as well, but they won't do for a weekend away or a burn..unless you use them sparingly.

Btw, the handles FlowToys makes are fantastic, they are soft, sturdy and lovely to spin with, best handles on anything glowy i've ever spun and i've spun a lot.

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