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Login/Join to ParticipateThe wee little one on the block
147 posts
Location: Colorado, USA
147 posts
Location: Colorado, USA
Posted:
I just started to pick up staff, and I have gotten most beginners moves correct, but I just can't get the Halo right. I don't know what I'm doing wrong and I've visited the free lesson about a thousand times, but it doesn't help. I've come to an understanding that it is a fairly basic move, and I'm sure I'm doomed if I can't even accomplish that, but I want to try everything five times and five times again before I give up on myself.
Any and all tips are greatly appreciated. I hope this helps.
Thank you all in advance
You all rock!
I just started to pick up staff, and I have gotten most beginners moves correct, but I just can't get the Halo right. I don't know what I'm doing wrong and I've visited the free lesson about a thousand times, but it doesn't help. I've come to an understanding that it is a fairly basic move, and I'm sure I'm doomed if I can't even accomplish that, but I want to try everything five times and five times again before I give up on myself.
Any and all tips are greatly appreciated. I hope this helps.
Thank you all in advance
You all rock!My knight in shining armor turned out to be a loser in aluminum foil.
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Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
Macaque of all trades
8,738 posts
Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
Posted:
Stand facing forwards,
then turn your upper body to the side you approach from as far as you go
start the halo movement
when stick is vertical smoothly rotate body to face opposite direction whilst keeping feet planted
You should always have a shoulder under the staff and the back of your neck when it's vertical. remember the centre of the staff should pivot right in the middle of your neck.
that's all I can quickly suggest without you explaining what part of the halo is causing you problems...
Stand facing forwards,
then turn your upper body to the side you approach from as far as you go
start the halo movement
when stick is vertical smoothly rotate body to face opposite direction whilst keeping feet planted
You should always have a shoulder under the staff and the back of your neck when it's vertical. remember the centre of the staff should pivot right in the middle of your neck.
that's all I can quickly suggest without you explaining what part of the halo is causing you problems...
A couple of balls short of a full cascade... or maybe a few cards short of a deck... we'll see how this all fans out.
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Hitman
985 posts
Location: Gloucester England
Hitman
985 posts
Location: Gloucester England
Posted:
dont be scared to hit yourself ethier... somtimes it also helps to slow the move right down
dw bout being doomed to never get the halo ... it toke me like 4 months to do the butterfly when i started poi now i know like 5 differnt variations on it.
dont be scared to hit yourself ethier... somtimes it also helps to slow the move right down
dw bout being doomed to never get the halo ... it toke me like 4 months to do the butterfly when i started poi now i know like 5 differnt variations on it.
he he i am mike the amazing gloscircus person who is mike.
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Elusive and Bearded
3,597 posts
Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Elusive and Bearded
3,597 posts
Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Posted:
try it at more of a 45 degree angle.
Rest the staff right at the base of your neck (either side) with the center a little in front. Now Push the staff up and over, you may need to duck your head a bit and turn slightly with the staff.....
keep doing it wrong and eventually it will come
try it at more of a 45 degree angle.
Rest the staff right at the base of your neck (either side) with the center a little in front. Now Push the staff up and over, you may need to duck your head a bit and turn slightly with the staff.....
keep doing it wrong and eventually it will come
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The wee little one on the block
147 posts
Location: Colorado, USA
147 posts
Location: Colorado, USA
Posted:
Thanks guys, that makes since.. I think
I'll try it out. ^_^
Thanks a bundle!
Edit: I just went out and tried, and what you said did help improve it some. Its not quite there, but I think I now get it enough to achieve it with practice! THANKS SO MUCH!
EDITED_BY: WiccanChica (1221170229)
Thanks guys, that makes since.. I think
I'll try it out. ^_^ Thanks a bundle!
Edit: I just went out and tried, and what you said did help improve it some. Its not quite there, but I think I now get it enough to achieve it with practice! THANKS SO MUCH!
EDITED_BY: WiccanChica (1221170229)
My knight in shining armor turned out to be a loser in aluminum foil.
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Elusive and Bearded
3,597 posts
Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Elusive and Bearded
3,597 posts
Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Posted:
a good way to really get it down is hold your hands at about yer collar bone, palms up, and catch it right there and push it back over to the other waiting hand. then once you can go back and forth a couple times do a 360 while doing it
a good way to really get it down is hold your hands at about yer collar bone, palms up, and catch it right there and push it back over to the other waiting hand. then once you can go back and forth a couple times do a 360 while doing it
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The wee little one on the block
147 posts
Location: Colorado, USA
147 posts
Location: Colorado, USA
Posted:
I'll try it, thanks.
I'll try it, thanks.
My knight in shining armor turned out to be a loser in aluminum foil.
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Hitman
985 posts
Location: Gloucester England
Hitman
985 posts
Location: Gloucester England
Posted:
ANd dont worry if u dont get it i just went and practised for a bit and found out i could do matrix's and steves but 360 halos for some reason were not being nice to me today
ANd dont worry if u dont get it i just went and practised for a bit and found out i could do matrix's and steves but 360 halos for some reason were not being nice to me today
he he i am mike the amazing gloscircus person who is mike.
Officaly an exception to the Poi Boys are Girls Thing
The wee little one on the block
147 posts
Location: Colorado, USA
147 posts
Location: Colorado, USA
Posted:
Oh thanks
Oh
thanks My knight in shining armor turned out to be a loser in aluminum foil.
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