Staff vs baton

whaich do you prefer and for what reasons? i use both and i just

wanted your oppinions

thanx,
raveman

ok so i use short sticks from time to time, and they are lovley, but staff has more flow to it and more having to find space to move in that baton, and for that it gets my vote

I'm in love with both, I could never decide.
linda

IMO

Staff is much harder, and has many more possibilities, its also IMO lends itslef to body flow and movement............. for people teching themself anyway, its much easier moving round a 5ft staff with some pattern, than moving round a stick less than 1m

Two staffs is where its at though

::still no staffy gremlin::

mmmm four staff contact...

well... a man can dream

thought that might get your attention

just thinking about three is enought make my head explode.

i like doing contact with really short sticks. so i reckon i might like baton too.

must ring that baton teacher i met

I was waiting for someone to pickup on that - well done Mr UCOF, you passed the contradiction test

**staff is still harder / better and far more satisfying than baton**



**goes to practice reading what he wrote**

i say baton's are nice but there is nothing better than spinning a nice staff and so i guess i will have to sway towards the staff.

big up contact staff!!!

my twins are only about a meter

does that make them batons?

or staffons??

Faberge: I prefer the term: Baffs

I wonder what the opinions would be if you posted the same question on a baton twirling site?

i reckon you would get the answer
"what are staffs?" and
"oh there to big to spin!"

i actually am even on both counts. the baton lends itself better to speed and tight maneuvers, but the staff flows extremely well... i do blindfold with both, and find the staff better suited to this. however when it comes to combining dance and Fire Breathing, the baton is SO much better for breathing and continuing to flow. the baton requires more manual dexterity to make it look good, therefore i love the challenge. the staff is something that requires more body control, balance, and fluidity, and that is a welcome challenge too. if i truly had to choose between the two, i honestly could not.

i'd say staff.
i've never tried batons but i think staffs round 6ft is the most lovely thing to watch, and therefore that's the thing i'd like to learn really good.

but double fire-batons isn't a shame either....

its not the size, its what you do with it that counts.

apparently.

personally, the "one styleness" of baton twirling means i very quickly get bored watching them.

obviously this could be my untrained eye not recognising the subtle differences in style but when it comes to sticks i like playing with the larger kind

need more wick on mine now though...


cole. x

i want to learn baton twirling.

I love my short sticks but I'm falling in love with my new big sticks too - rapidly!



to watch - two big sticks

2 big sticks glad to hear it

except the hurt more....................... *oops*

At the present I would say Staff. I am learning Staff with Susan Orr's Baton twirling videos. My best friend was making fun of the videos but I have learned a lot in the past few weeks. I am guessing that when you do the half or full throw & spin around it hurts more getting conked in the head with the staff. My head is still sore from the other day & I was afraid I had split my skull open. I also have a nasty bruise from an elbow roll gone wrong.