Fishtails

Written by: bluecat

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i just fishtailed meg

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where did u balence her?

Written by: mcp

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horizontal fishtails are impossible.

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Not meaning to contradict you but well you're wrong

horzontal fishtails must be possible cos I can do them (one end stays above the arm one below, all on the back of the hand and all horzontal)

don't know quite what I need to say to convence you but ask me next time you see me and i'll show you

Written by: mcp

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I've explained this before but I'll do it again.

A vertical fistail has each end of the staff staying on it's own side while your hand stays under it's centre of gravity and propels it.

So in a horizontal fishtail, the up end has to stay above the plane of your arm, and the bottom end below it, while you keep your hand under the center of gravity of it. I assume you are going to keep your hand here or close to it, cos otherwise, it's going to fall.

Happily though, the staff is now mostly vertical, instead of mostly horizontal, so it's pretty hard to get your hand under the centre of gravity, that and the staff keep turning and trying to cut through your arm, because you've twisted the plane of the move, but gravity hasnt twisted with you.

So maybe you could do it for one beat, but it's not going to be easy, like a fishtail should be, and then your going to have to turn.

And if you do it with too many extra beats, it's going to be a curl, like devilstickers do.

And I'm just taliing now, I went and tried one and it was quite easy. I think it might be that I didn't take into account the idea of insides.... Well it's still not much like a fishtail anyway.

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A vertical fistail has each end of the staff staying on it's own side while your hand stays under it's centre of gravity and propels it.

So in a horizontal fishtail, the up end has to stay above the plane of your arm, and the bottom end below it, while you keep your hand under the center of gravity of it. I assume you are going to keep your hand here or close to it, cos otherwise, it's going to fall.

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Happily though, the staff is now mostly vertical, instead of mostly horizontal

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So maybe you could do it for one beat, but it's not going to be easy, like a fishtail should be, and then your going to have to turn.

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well it's not that hard and can be keeped going competely horizontally without turning

the only one thing I would say about it is, it's not an even movment the hand spend alot longer on the down beat and then just pops the staff over the top of the arm for the up beat. But it's a horzontal fishtail not a vertical fishatail you would expect it to feel different.

anyhow am right your wrong so there

Written by: mcp

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And I'm just talking now, I went and tried one and it was quite easy. I think it might be that I didn't take into account the idea of insides.... Well it's still not much like a fishtail anyway.

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