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Ok. I've watched most of MCP's vids on Contact spinning, and can't seem to get down the basic neck and/or shoulder spin. Every time I try..the thing comes back and whacks me across the face/ears. Any suggestions on how to avoid the pain? Thanks
Ok. I've watched most of MCP's vids on Contact spinning, and can't seem to get down the basic neck and/or shoulder spin. Every time I try..the thing comes back and whacks me across the face/ears. Any suggestions on how to avoid the pain? Thanks
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duck your head
oh and lift your shoulder, it helps with the ducking part
duck your head
oh and lift your shoulder, it helps with the ducking part
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This helps lots >>>
Edit: Okay, That was supposed to be a shoulder-shrug...
EDITED_BY: Neon_Shaolin (1165334955)
This helps lots >>>
Edit: Okay, That was supposed to be a shoulder-shrug...
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keep your arms out straight too... and move faster... or slower...
try moving at the same speed the staff is..
am i even helping?
keep at it... thats actually about the best advice i can give you. contact grows on you...
keep your arms out straight too... and move faster... or slower...
try moving at the same speed the staff is..
am i even helping?
keep at it... thats actually about the best advice i can give you. contact grows on you...
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Yea, since I started staff about a week ago, I can now do front left and right rotor, helicopter, 3 and 4 beat throws, and am now just getting into contact...so far I can whack myself pretty good in the face. *sigh*...I'll keep at it! By the way...I'm sure there have been many thanks said...but thanks so much MCP for the time you put into making all the tutorials on your page. They REALLY help in getting the techniques ingrained in my head. You know what they always say, "A picture is worth a thousand words." Also, thanks to they guy who made all the spinning tutorials on HOP!
Yea, since I started staff about a week ago, I can now do front left and right rotor, helicopter, 3 and 4 beat throws, and am now just getting into contact...so far I can whack myself pretty good in the face. *sigh*...I'll keep at it! By the way...I'm sure there have been many thanks said...but thanks so much MCP for the time you put into making all the tutorials on your page. They REALLY help in getting the techniques ingrained in my head. You know what they always say, "A picture is worth a thousand words."
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if it helps, you will hit yourself in the face A LOT learning contact staff basics, then you will graduate to OFTEN then OCCASSIONALLY but don't give up dude, staff is sweet when it clicks
if it helps, you will hit yourself in the face A LOT learning contact staff basics, then you will graduate to OFTEN then OCCASSIONALLY but don't give up dude, staff is sweet when it clicks
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when i do neck spins i sort of lean my head and neck forwards and it makes the staff drop down in front of you to catch it XD
btw can anyone do angel wraps cos i cant get how to do them
when i do neck spins i sort of lean my head and neck forwards and it makes the staff drop down in front of you to catch it XD
btw can anyone do angel wraps cos i cant get how to do them
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if you mean angel rolls..... yes
1 beat is easy, you just have to make sure the staff rolls, much like it does in a steve, most people make the mistake of it being like a halo, which it is definately not
To get multiple beats, you have to have a beat at the elbow & shoulder either side........
Good luck
if you mean angel rolls..... yes
1 beat is easy, you just have to make sure the staff rolls, much like it does in a steve, most people make the mistake of it being like a halo, which it is definately not
To get multiple beats, you have to have a beat at the elbow & shoulder either side........
Good luck
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Woot! I got the neck roll and reverse shoulder roll down to drops only every 6 or 7 times! Still haven't figured out the forward shoulder roll...*shrug* It's going to take a lot of practice to learn the more advanced moves, but I think I'm up for it. One thing i've learned....It hurts ALOT when your hands are numb from the cold if the staff hit your in the finger tips. OUCH!
Woot! I got the neck roll and reverse shoulder roll down to drops only every 6 or 7 times! Still haven't figured out the forward shoulder roll...*shrug* It's going to take a lot of practice to learn the more advanced moves, but I think I'm up for it. One thing i've learned....It hurts ALOT when your hands are numb from the cold if the staff hit your in the finger tips. OUCH!
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that's why winter makes you more hardcore.
that's why winter makes you more hardcore.
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Yes Meg, you're SOOOOOOO hardcore with your big flats with tall ceilings and warm rooms dedicated to spinning with nary a worry about breakages...
Alternatively you can still spin when I stand near you with this...
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Be lovely and warm in no time...
Yes Meg, you're SOOOOOOO hardcore with your big flats with tall ceilings and warm rooms dedicated to spinning with nary a worry about breakages...
Alternatively you can still spin when I stand near you with this...
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Be lovely and warm in no time...
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so with angel rolls you sort of give the staff a little flick and let it roll down your arms
so with angel rolls you sort of give the staff a little flick and let it roll down your arms
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pretty much dude, yeh
Hold stick vertical in hand, rolld towads you down you arm,
the end that start in the air faces down inbetween your shoulder blades, then face up again when hits the other hand.
Its all in the "little flick"
pretty much dude, yeh
Hold stick vertical in hand, rolld towads you down you arm,
the end that start in the air faces down inbetween your shoulder blades, then face up again when hits the other hand.
Its all in the "little flick"
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Posted:
with angel rolls its also important to understand that there will be both roll and rotation in your staff....
like globetrotter style rolling, and normal spin rotation...
and to learn it also helps if you start with your hand a little higher than shoulder level, and let gravity help you get a feel for it, because you kinda have to give it a little tug if its horizontal... ^ see above ^
with angel rolls its also important to understand that there will be both roll and rotation in your staff....
like globetrotter style rolling, and normal spin rotation...
and to learn it also helps if you start with your hand a little higher than shoulder level, and let gravity help you get a feel for it, because you kinda have to give it a little tug if its horizontal... ^ see above ^
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oh cool thanx people
oh cool thanx people
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woooooo i can angel roll XD:):) well most of the time
woooooo i can angel roll XD
:):) well most of the time newbie
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just keep your staff level that should help
just keep your staff level that should help
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