The Official HOP "I just learned a new move" thread

A few days ago I pulled my poi out from a small period of not spinning, only to pull off a couple flowers right from the start! I was so giddy, I've been randomly pulling out my poi and spinning flowers for days.

i need help with threding the neildel

here you go - > Thread the needle

TTN at the glance,

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I learned the butterfly today I'm going to be working on the three beat weave.

Congrats, if you're moving on to the three beat I suggest you get the two beat down on both sides, it will make the three beat much easier; unless you know the two beat then never mind o.O

No, I don't know the two beat, but I have taken a look/tried it, it seems to just be a matter of timing. My left side is a bit slow, so I have to compensate and concentrate on it, but it's coming along

I learned the 3beat weave and alsost did a 5 beat weave. Also thought of a cool combination for a dance.

i've started dancing around with my poi a bit more, and I've stumbled on a move and I have no idea what it's called, so I need your help guys.

It's a figure 8 formation, I typically start with both poi on my left side, swing up to my right, down then back to the left. On about the second to third rotation I separate the poi and they do this individually (the 8s). I love the move, just want to know the name lol

No name for it really, its just figure 8s with the poi in even time which you then seperate out into a 2 beat weave(a split time movement)...

That is if I'm understanding you correctly, of course.

That does sound right. cool that i learned it on my own though. I was watching videos and couldn't get it lol

I did My very first multiple spinner big burn the other night in which i learned triquenetas (probably misspelled)inward and outward box stalls inner line stalls and the 5 beat weave and windmill. any advice on strightjackets or the 4X4 fountain?
and if your interested in the vid heres the copy from my cam im in the front right
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EylY2xg8Kxk

I just got the three beat weave yesterday and working on the 5 beat weave! Can't keep the butterfly going for more than like 5- 7 beats, my left hand keeps getting out of the plane or something. any tips??

Remember that the trails cross at two points.
Split time or pray is my advice. And put them on slightly different angles?

One week into spinning and doing so daily. Here's what I've learned:
Week One:
Butterfly, with some btb and over the head variation
Over the toe, Behind the back turns, as well as the behind the back, forward to back turn
Two and Three Beat Weaves
Half Time Opposite Spins
180 and 360 Turns while doing three beat weaves
5 beat weaves (FINALLY got it Saturday, first night with a set of glowsticks)

Plans for Week two:
Stalls
BTB weaves
Changing planes

wow... so I found opposite stalls are hella crazy hard to wrap my brain around. Any suggestions to mentally preparing my brain to do it?

Also, I'm trying to do btb weave with a backward spin, is that the way that most people get it? any tips?

On btb. Yeah, most people find rev easier... but I'm probably not the best person to ask because an old injury prevents me from doing fwd properly.

Put your weak hand on the top (so doing the stalls coming down) and your strong hand on the bottom (Doing stalls coming up) and just try keep it going.

Also, can you do opposites with both stalls going up? Meaning they are on opposite sides of your body?

(I assumed you meant the ones that are up and down on one side of your body)

Get comfortable with the prospin, opposites wall plane flower and that should help greatly.

finally got the variation on split time butterfly when you kinda do antispin flowers and the poi end meet in the middle and swoosh to the other side. sweeeeet.

oh and I can airwrap in a bunch of new places and directions.

Got btb 3beat! YAY!!!

Well done!

Finally managed to get a couple more crosser variations and entries.

Same-direction, same-time, anti-spin, hip-to-shoulder(or vive versa) reels. Uggh, lots of words for a simple looking move, but it feels wonky to do. Elegence will come in time I suppose. It has four anti-spin points/petals. One at 12, 3, 6, and 9 on a clockface.

okay, so here I am week 4 and I really have no way of keeping normal time butterfly's working for any period of time.

And when I mess up, more than likely it means a kick in the gonadular region.

It has gotten a little ridiculous. Last night I pretty much picked up windmills and fountains and I can't even thread the needle.

perhaps its the promise of nether region pain that keeps me away.

gotta get it started.

-M

Week 4 and you can not thread the needle? It took me months to learn that one.

To be honest, I tried a few times, found it was not working and left it alone. A while later it clicked for me.

Same story with crossers actually....

There were some hints given for butterflies somewhere. I do not recall where now....

Getting closer and closer. Still working on it.

Later on, I watched this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86hD3Et9uKw&NR=1

This Brit's tutorial made me think of the butterfly and TTN in a totally different way. All of a sudden: clarity.

After weeks of frustration of keeping a butterfly going, I started to get a feeling that I was over complicating the concept and I needed to see this basic move implemented along with a variant to make it more complex. As it worked out, when I saw this vid, boom! I got the basic concept and then was about to not only do the butterfly, but also TTN right afterward.

Now that I think about this: I learned 3 beat weave in the same manner, I saw the 5 beat weave, and tried to duplicate it, and there I was.

-M

hooray! Finally got the behind the back forwards weave. For some reason it just clicked today. Now I need to be able to turn with behind the back weaves. Slowly but surely.

Nice one, philisweatly! I can't do btb forwards properly due to a shoulder injury.

I still struggle to turn smoothly with btb weaves, but then I have not really tried much....

i learned an airwrap and a hyperloop last week.

ade, try "fanblading" with five in reverse and three forward, and gradually attemt to add the five beat into it, it will "feel" right, effortless, when your hands make the right movement. also, check out playpoi.com, nick woolsey has a perfect tutorial video on the five beat for your situation.
-Reaver

Just learnt 5 beat weave ! ((at last!!! ive been trying for long enough!!)) just need to get it looking a bit smoother before letting rip with the fire poi...

wow i feel kinda lame just learning forward two beat weave haa haa. I just need to practice more then I will be as cool as you all are one day