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Posted:
I have been playing around with the idea of multiple stick twirling, and last night for the first time, lit up 4 sticks at once : )
I have been doing this by taking two staffs in each hand and forming a cross with the sticks. Then treating the sticks as if they were duals and doing the standard dual figure of eights and corkscrews etc. Does anyone have any cool ideas or tricks to do with more than 2 sticks?
Eveish
I have been playing around with the idea of multiple stick twirling, and last night for the first time, lit up 4 sticks at once : )
I have been doing this by taking two staffs in each hand and forming a cross with the sticks. Then treating the sticks as if they were duals and doing the standard dual figure of eights and corkscrews etc. Does anyone have any cool ideas or tricks to do with more than 2 sticks?
Eveish
What if I should fall right through the centre of the Earth and come out the other side where people walk upside-down?!
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Posted:
I saw a guy that did collects and multiplex style throws with 4 sticks, twas impressive.
I reckon juggling them all in wall plane in a 4-ball cascade would look nice.
As for three..A wall plane reverse cascade would be easy-ish and then incoporate turns and stuff.
These are things I want to learn soon
Josh
I saw a guy that did collects and multiplex style throws with 4 sticks, twas impressive.
I reckon juggling them all in wall plane in a 4-ball cascade would look nice.
As for three..A wall plane reverse cascade would be easy-ish and then incoporate turns and stuff.
These are things I want to learn soon
Josh
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Posted:
that's a cool idea : )
I have tried juggling with duals but not with all four... I will give that a go : )
that's a cool idea : )
I have tried juggling with duals but not with all four... I will give that a go : )
What if I should fall right through the centre of the Earth and come out the other side where people walk upside-down?!
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Posted:
wow Eveish,
eight burning wicks sounds fun -at least to watch from a safe distance that is
Good luck and may the god(s) of twirling protect you...
Never tried using 4, but with 3 you can muck about with a cross (the kind where the top stick is balanced on the bottom) in one hand, and a stick in the other. Spin them all the same way horzooontly and try placing the cross on top of the other stick so that of the three sticks the top and bottom are facing the same way and the middle one is 90o askew. You can then take off the top one and hence make the cross change hands. There are also lots of ways to to this where you just transfer the top stick and the others stay in your hands.
Have some other doodlings, but they are more contacty and might not apply if you are using matchsticks.
Happy playing
wow Eveish,
eight burning wicks sounds fun -at least to watch from a safe distance that is
Good luck and may the god(s) of twirling protect you...
Never tried using 4, but with 3 you can muck about with a cross (the kind where the top stick is balanced on the bottom) in one hand, and a stick in the other. Spin them all the same way horzooontly and try placing the cross on top of the other stick so that of the three sticks the top and bottom are facing the same way and the middle one is 90o askew. You can then take off the top one and hence make the cross change hands. There are also lots of ways to to this where you just transfer the top stick and the others stay in your hands.
Have some other doodlings, but they are more contacty and might not apply if you are using matchsticks.
Happy playing
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Posted:
Using them as devil sticks would be cool. Two staffs in each hand knocking other two staffs around!!! I can't devil stick but this must be possible.
Using them as devil sticks would be cool. Two staffs in each hand knocking other two staffs around!!! I can't devil stick but this must be possible.
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Posted:
you wouldn't have much freedom, aside from the basic moves, would you?
From my (limited) experience there isn't much at all you can do with cross-double without passing, aside from lots and lots of throws. Hell, I can't even do that much with crosses WITH passing :P.
- Mr Klay
you wouldn't have much freedom, aside from the basic moves, would you?
From my (limited) experience there isn't much at all you can do with cross-double without passing, aside from lots and lots of throws. Hell, I can't even do that much with crosses WITH passing :P.
- Mr Klay
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Posted:
saw Antti - amazing Finnish chappy from Glow - doing four staff cascade in Graz last week
very pretty
saw Antti - amazing Finnish chappy from Glow - doing four staff cascade in Graz last week
very pretty
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Klayman - I have found that all the moves for duals are possible with four. plus you can get some groovy side spins going that make the flaming ends look like they are strobe lights: ) There is freedom, its just all in the imagination as to what you want to do with them.
I would love to see someone do a four staff cascade! I have been trying, and failing so far, but I am determined, I will succeed!
*grin*
Eveish
Klayman - I have found that all the moves for duals are possible with four. plus you can get some groovy side spins going that make the flaming ends look like they are strobe lights: ) There is freedom, its just all in the imagination as to what you want to do with them.
I would love to see someone do a four staff cascade! I have been trying, and failing so far, but I am determined, I will succeed!
*grin*
Eveish
What if I should fall right through the centre of the Earth and come out the other side where people walk upside-down?!
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Posted:
you were in Graz?? you didn't happen to see me running around with a camera and a tail did you?
Written by: Molly
saw Antti - amazing Finnish chappy from Glow - doing four staff cascade in Graz last week
very pretty
you were in Graz?? you didn't happen to see me running around with a camera and a tail did you?
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btw of the 13,000 pictures i took from that week, here's the first little batch of "artist" photos that i threw up on the projector after the show on Saturday night.....
https://www.pbase.com/glenneroo/2004_feuerfest_artists
tons more to come in the coming days, tons of great material i gotta put up.... those who were there know what i'm talking about
btw of the 13,000 pictures i took from that week, here's the first little batch of "artist" photos that i threw up on the projector after the show on Saturday night.....
https://www.pbase.com/glenneroo/2004_feuerfest_artists
tons more to come in the coming days, tons of great material i gotta put up.... those who were there know what i'm talking about
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The pics look like heaps of fun : ) Wish I had been there : )
The pics look like heaps of fun : ) Wish I had been there : )
What if I should fall right through the centre of the Earth and come out the other side where people walk upside-down?!
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Thanks glen! The little stutter animations you did in time to the beat of the music were mental by the way and totally hilarious! Thanks!
Thanks glen! The little stutter animations you did in time to the beat of the music were mental by the way and totally hilarious! Thanks!
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hehe thanks, anytime! btw who are you and can you help me identify who is who in the pictures? i'm trying to get some DVDs out to the groups but i want to label/sort everything out first so that everybody knows who everybody is......
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Thanks glen! The little stutter animations you did in time to the beat of the music were mental by the way and totally hilarious! Thanks!
hehe thanks, anytime! btw who are you and can you help me identify who is who in the pictures?
i'm trying to get some DVDs out to the groups but i want to label/sort everything out first so that everybody knows who everybody is...... fotography: glenneroo.net
filmography: glenneroo.org
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it could be pretty but not quite yet. thank you for the compliment anyway. Me and Tommi did the 4 staff shower flash (meaning 4 shower throws from your right and catch them with your left hand) (and that´s why we both got thrown in the pool) and i practiced the much easier 4 staff fountain which is both hands throwing 2 staves. give me 3 months and i´m performing it... but yeah, no 4 staff cascade just to be precise.
for 3 staves............ try the reverse cascade/cascade/reverse cascade (after throwing to the other hand spinning direction changes) or the shower or the 4-2 which is throwing two in one while spinning a staff in the other hand. from which you can go to cascade all spinning the same direction..
............faster and less control..........
Antti [Glow/The Amazing RHD]
Written by: Molly
saw Antti - amazing Finnish chappy from Glow - doing four staff cascade in Graz last week
very pretty
it could be pretty but not quite yet. thank you for the compliment anyway. Me and Tommi did the 4 staff shower flash (meaning 4 shower throws from your right and catch them with your left hand) (and that´s why we both got thrown in the pool) and i practiced the much easier 4 staff fountain which is both hands throwing 2 staves. give me 3 months and i´m performing it... but yeah, no 4 staff cascade just to be precise.
for 3 staves............ try the reverse cascade/cascade/reverse cascade (after throwing to the other hand spinning direction changes) or the shower or the 4-2 which is throwing two in one while spinning a staff in the other hand. from which you can go to cascade all spinning the same direction..
............faster and less control..........
Antti [Glow/The Amazing RHD]
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argh, too much juggling techy speak for my liking
it looked lovely and to be quite honest I don't really know what a cascade is. It just seemed to be the word I wanted at the time.
surely the reason you and Tommi were thrown in the pool was because you were both being slack?
...once more with feeling if you don't mind... oh, and [censored] up less
see you next week
Molly
x
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argh, too much juggling techy speak for my liking
it looked lovely and to be quite honest I don't really know what a cascade is. It just seemed to be the word I wanted at the time.
surely the reason you and Tommi were thrown in the pool was because you were both being slack?
...once more with feeling if you don't mind... oh, and [censored] up less
see you next week
Molly
x
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Posted:
I must be picture: P7176614.JPG (gotta love those digital camera names)
No he did get chucked in the pool for doing something impressive... But since he only got chucked in once, the rest of the time, he must have been being slack.
Antti and Knoxious have converted me to short double staffs. I feel dirty.
I must be picture: P7176614.JPG (gotta love those digital camera names)
No he did get chucked in the pool for doing something impressive... But since he only got chucked in once, the rest of the time, he must have been being slack.
Antti and Knoxious have converted me to short double staffs. I feel dirty.
"the now legendary" - Kaskade
"the still legendary" - Kaskade
I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.
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you are dirty...
or is that a burn?
go use the camden tablets young mog
see you tomorrow?
xx
you are dirty...
or is that a burn?
go use the camden tablets young mog
see you tomorrow?
xx
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yeah man!
I may be doing stupid things tomorrow. Again. IN LONDON!
yeah man!
I may be doing stupid things tomorrow. Again. IN LONDON!
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"the still legendary" - Kaskade
I spunked in my friend's aquarium and the fish ate it. I love all fish. Especially the pink ones. They are my bitches. - Anon.
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Posted:
Hi all,
I Just thought I'd intro my new pic, I hope you can see it.
It is of me twirling my four staves : ) enjoy
Eveish
Hi all,
I Just thought I'd intro my new pic, I hope you can see it.
It is of me twirling my four staves : ) enjoy
Eveish
What if I should fall right through the centre of the Earth and come out the other side where people walk upside-down?!
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bwhahaha yaaaaaaaa LESS CONTROL!!!!!!!
can't wait to see Glow's next year show..... muahahaha!!
i sense a bus trip from Vienna to Finland coming soon..
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............faster and less control..........
bwhahaha yaaaaaaaa LESS CONTROL!!!!!!!
can't wait to see Glow's next year show..... muahahaha!!
i sense a bus trip from Vienna to Finland coming soon..
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Well, the Glow boys have accepted the challenge to be doing 6 staffs each by next Beltane (end of April)
I can't remember what the forfeit was though should they fail in their task...
Nasta lataan! (I think)
xx
Well, the Glow boys have accepted the challenge to be doing 6 staffs each by next Beltane (end of April)
I can't remember what the forfeit was though should they fail in their task...
Nasta lataan! (I think)
xx
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do you have any idea how they planned to twirl those 6 at once!? teach me teach me!!!
Eveish
do you have any idea how they planned to twirl those 6 at once!? teach me teach me!!!
Eveish
What if I should fall right through the centre of the Earth and come out the other side where people walk upside-down?!
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Posted:
perhaps they will grasp them in their teeth.
but I think throwing them up alot is more likely
disclaimer:
Molly is only a Glow-groupie and has but one stick to call her own. She is not wise in the ways of the many-stickedness.
perhaps they will grasp them in their teeth.
but I think throwing them up alot is more likely
disclaimer:
Molly is only a Glow-groupie and has but one stick to call her own. She is not wise in the ways of the many-stickedness.
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hmmmm tricky.
Even throwing them would be a challenge. I mean, up to five, in a five piece cascade maybe.... six..... argh!!! I would love to see that : )
maybe they hold them like in the two-stave cross only with three in each hand??
Eveish
hmmmm tricky.
Even throwing them would be a challenge. I mean, up to five, in a five piece cascade maybe.... six..... argh!!! I would love to see that : )
maybe they hold them like in the two-stave cross only with three in each hand??
Eveish
What if I should fall right through the centre of the Earth and come out the other side where people walk upside-down?!
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to our number one groupie.......
we're just gonna skip 5 and 6 altogether and go to 7 staff cascade back crosses while eating melt chocolade from a volunteers belly......
to our number one groupie.......
we're just gonna skip 5 and 6 altogether and go to 7 staff cascade back crosses while eating melt chocolade from a volunteers belly......
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then I shall bravely place my belly one more into that chocolatey fray
this time however try to be more enthusiastic about the licking it off again
7? really? or are you just toying with us?
I'm sure the cascade back cross reference would make that suggestion all the more impressive and unlikely if I understood but as it is all I can remember of Mr. Burrage's educational piece is penguinpenguinpenguinpenguin
now could you do that with manymany staffs?
xx
then I shall bravely place my belly one more into that chocolatey fray
this time however try to be more enthusiastic about the licking it off again
7? really? or are you just toying with us?
I'm sure the cascade back cross reference would make that suggestion all the more impressive and unlikely if I understood but as it is all I can remember of Mr. Burrage's educational piece is penguinpenguinpenguinpenguin
now could you do that with manymany staffs?
xx
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or along the same lines, how about a 'frontcross backcross frontcross backcross...'? and all the while with a chocolatey volunteer? wow, that I'd pay to see!
or along the same lines, how about a 'frontcross backcross frontcross backcross...'? and all the while with a chocolatey volunteer? wow, that I'd pay to see!
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all i can say is....
crazy #$!%@% Finns...
and what's this about the 5-3-1 juggling festival in Finland? i can't find anything on Google (or here for that matter).. ???
all i can say is....
crazy #$!%@% Finns...
and what's this about the 5-3-1 juggling festival in Finland? i can't find anything on Google (or here for that matter).. ???
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talking about seven and totally missing the original meaning of this thread..
in the ejc final gala of which we missed the second half.. was there a woman juggling 7 batons?
and about 4... i got 8 throws and 7½ catches of the 4 staff fountain today... if only i could find somebody to throw me in the pool when i nail that missing ½ catch.
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it's all about chokolate
talking about seven and totally missing the original meaning of this thread..
in the ejc final gala of which we missed the second half.. was there a woman juggling 7 batons?
and about 4... i got 8 throws and 7½ catches of the 4 staff fountain today... if only i could find somebody to throw me in the pool when i nail that missing ½ catch.
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it's all about chokolate
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www.531festival.com
no spinners but crazy crazy jugglers of which many are crazy finns. And you can meet the infamous rub her hard duo there..
www.531festival.com
no spinners but crazy crazy jugglers of which many are crazy finns. And you can meet the infamous rub her hard duo there..
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go the links and check out atleast Peabot and Ville Walo sites for great video clips.
go the links and check out atleast Peabot and Ville Walo sites for great video clips.
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