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Location: bristol, United Kingdom
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Location: bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
i can do them without either hitting myself/tangling the poi
i dont know if its the poi i am using (light pois with long tails) or the way i am doing it. The problem is i cant do most of the tricks as the involve stuff behind your back.... any tips/better poi etc etc thanks 
i can do them without either hitting myself/tangling the poi
i dont know if its the poi i am using (light pois with long tails) or the way i am doing it. The problem is i cant do most of the tricks as the involve stuff behind your back.... any tips/better poi etc etc thanks SILVER Member
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there's no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness
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Location: limbo, Australia
Posted:
mmm, I struggle every time the poi is behind me too...
which means of course, that I'm of absolutely no help to you, whatsoever...
lotsa hitting myself... planes all screwy, always offline... silly poi
mmm, I struggle every time the poi is behind me too...
which means of course, that I'm of absolutely no help to you, whatsoever... lotsa hitting myself... planes all screwy, always offline... silly poi
--pogo (pat) [forever and always]
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Location: sweden,stockholm.
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Location: sweden,stockholm.
Posted:
do plain exercises with one poi.
allso try to do the 3 bt weave btb with one poi and learning it with both left and right hand.
that's about all that i can think off.
do plain exercises with one poi.
allso try to do the 3 bt weave btb with one poi and learning it with both left and right hand.
that's about all that i can think off.
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newbie
11 posts
Location: bristol, United Kingdom
newbie
11 posts
Location: bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
thanks ficklampa i started with one poi doing two circles (in front of me) then doing one behind my back - sucess
then i moved onto both in front of me doing circles then atfer three losing one behind my back and back for three then losing the opposite one, woo hooo 
oh and now i can do the butterfly (another tricky one for me) kinda learnt that by accident lol 
next is to learn the weave..... just ordered some socks from here too, maybe they will help me do better stuff.... i live in hope 
thanks ficklampa i started with one poi doing two circles (in front of me) then doing one behind my back - sucess
then i moved onto both in front of me doing circles then atfer three losing one behind my back and back for three then losing the opposite one, woo hooo oh and now i can do the butterfly (another tricky one for me) kinda learnt that by accident lol next is to learn the weave..... just ordered some socks from here too, maybe they will help me do better stuff.... i live in hope GOLD Member
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Location: South England/Wiltshire
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Location: South England/Wiltshire
Posted:
Does learning under the legs butterfly help with learning btb butterfly? And is it better to go from a btb butterfly in to a btb weave? And can anyone give any adive on the btb waeve, dont you have to turn you shoulders alot as your hands come to your sides?
Does learning under the legs butterfly help with learning btb butterfly? And is it better to go from a btb butterfly in to a btb weave? And can anyone give any adive on the btb waeve, dont you have to turn you shoulders alot as your hands come to your sides?
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