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Posted: 14th May 2002
Wah!!! Very sorry, I actually originally made a post that answered a completely different question. Silly me!!!

Okay, I always had probs with the weave, so I may not be the best to describe this, but I will give it a burl. I am also not a leftie-handee, so I may get scatter-brained.

All I can suggest is getting some nice poi personage to show you direct. My apologies again for my confus-edness

It was a day for screaming at inanimate objects.

What this calls for is a special mix of psychology and extreme violence...

Posted: 14th May 2002
*Am now taking a moment to compose a reply, please enjoy the hold music whilst I work *

It was a day for screaming at inanimate objects.

What this calls for is a special mix of psychology and extreme violence...

Posted: 14th May 2002
Okay, here goes nothing. Once again, if this makes no sense, make sure that some nice poi-personage cures your confusion.

I would usually start with both hands on my right hand side, so lets do the opposite. Start with both hands on your left hand side. To get some momentum to start & to help you figure out the direction of the circles, rock both hands gently so the poi swing towards you, only a little bit. when they start swinging back (like a pendulum), begin the first circle with your right hand by exaggerating the swing in that direction and making it into a circle. Start the circle with your left hand a moment later. The circles should be now going anticlockwise.

I am guessing that you know how to do the normal weave already, so you know how the timing feels etc, it is just a matter of the direction of the circles, and how to start. I hope this helps

please ask questions and I will see if I can confuse you further.

It was a day for screaming at inanimate objects.

What this calls for is a special mix of psychology and extreme violence...

Posted: 14th May 2002
Darling Rozi, always helping everyone.

Honestly I don't see what being left-handed really has to do with it, other than taht you haev to take ur right hand aside and make it learn things on it's own the way most of us take our left hands aside and do the same. I remember reverse weave made more sense once i got it and a lot less while i was trying to learn it... there's something about the way that you cross the poi that takes some getting used to.

Spend time doing the move with each hand individually, especially ur right hand, two circles on teh left, one on the right, repeat ad infinitum.....it really does help

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Posted: 15th May 2002
I'm left handed too and know exactly what you're going through.
What I did was to put loads of time into spinning a single poi in my right hand to build up the strength and co-ordination. I found playing with a yo-yo helped a fair bit too.

But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.

Posted: 15th May 2002
thanx guys, i really appriciate your help, rozi your explinations are brilliant thank you so much,
still think im going to need a pillow stuck to my head when trying this though, i dont think my right arms going to like this wake up call, but thanx from me x x

[ 16 May 2002, 03:22: Message edited by: lolli ]

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Posted: 15th May 2002
As all poi moves are symetrical handedness shouldn't make a difference - one hand will always be your enemy

Being generally unco-ordinated I spent ages spinning only one poi at a time, making sure my hands (espically the left) knew what they were doing before using both hands at once. Better than the 'just go for it and get hit' approach which some people seems to like so much. More of an incentive to get better, quicker I suppose!