Heavy or light?

Heavier. (there is that formula of weight: head./.chain./.length./.skill, that still remains a mystery...)

Reasons: Isolations are easier to perform, they are not as flimsy and I have to move more according to the Poi and not move them according to me, easier access to "the flow")

mmmm heavy but not too heavy. weight = slower =more time to think

oof. I found that my poi designs have been getting heavier and heavier with each new model. The latest one was a barrel stitch that weighs somewhere around 2.5 pounds (1135 grams).

So I decided to make a lighter set out of tennis balls and a shoelace with a tiny monkey fist handle at the end. They are very fun. Kind of adds a sense of delicacy to my spinning. Much faster too.

Now, isolations, hybrids, tangles and the like are all still easier with a bit more weight, but having these light poi have the edge in stalls, speeding up flower patterns, wraps, and throws (thanks to the little fist handle).

Now, I have a favorite, but I dont think Ill ever have the "perfect" poi.