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Location: london, United Kingdom
Hi all after getting good at contact {cheers durbs for getting me hooked on that } ive decided to take up short staff can any one give me some pointers???
Classically British
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Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
Me?
Did I?
When?
Who are you?
Eh?
You're more than welcome though
Pointers for short staff...
Hmmmmm
Try a search in the Staff section
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Classically British
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Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
Hmmm - just tried a search for you and nothing helpful really came up...
Tip number 2:
Start a new thread n the staff section!
I would help, but I don't really do staff (Which is why I'm a bit confused as to when I got you hooked...)
I'm waffling, ignore me
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Location: london, United Kingdom
Hey Durbs met ages ago in ur carpark thing we were doing sword fighting, poi , n stuff then you showed me what contact juggling was
and i was hooked after that hehee member
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Location: london, United Kingdom
ANy one got tips for people starting out on staff??
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Location: Adelaide, Australia
all the lessons in the staff section are good for when ur starting, art of staff the video is cool to if ur starting out (in the shop section) watch all the www.poiinthepark.net videos and the videos on www.soton-firespinning.co.uk
o yeah and be religious about ur twirling ull learn heaps faster
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Can I recomend to you to find someone to teach you the basics; you can learn on ur own using the lessons here on HOP, but it's so much easier and FUN to go thru this with a buddie.
journeyman
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Location: Houston, TX, in my chair, USA
First and foremost, learn movement. Figure out what you can do easily. Twirling the staff with your fingers, over the hand rolls, and just moveing with the staff and it's momentum. Get the feel first, then, when you're comfortable start with twirls like figure 8's and such. Like Ben-ja-men said, check out the HoP tutorial.
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And don't forget that if you do something different to what someone tells you, or is in a tutorial, its NOT wrong, its just another move.
Try to develop your own style with help from others, rather than trying to learn what everyone says and nothing else...It's easier than you think with staff!
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Location: Houston, TX, in my chair, USA
Here here, staff looks harder than it is. Myself, I'll tell people to start with the basics (points up) but don't inhibit yourself. Have fun, other wise you're not doing it right >^.^<
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