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SmartyyBRONZE Member
stranger
1 post
Location: USA


Posted:
Hey everyone, i'm brand new to sock poi and to the forums!
I started sock poi.. uhm.. 24 hours ago and now am pretty decent at the Butterfly (and it looks awesome!)

Just wanted to introduce myself, and ask what the next step is in mastering the amazing art of poi. I've learned the butterfly, and can get it going for a pretty solid minute before it hits itself and it stops.. so what's the next trick i should learn?



thanks,

-Smartyy

Mother_Natures_SonSILVER Member
Rampant whirler.
2,418 posts
Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia!


Posted:
Check out the tutorials section in here and get some of those going. The turns and stuff like that need not be learned if they're causing you trouble, there are other ways to break down these movements and learn them.

Try just swinging the poi at different points around your body, one at a time of course. Think about timing and planes.

With butterfly its in a 'front wall plane'

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^
|o| Is with the poi by your sides. grin Theres more than that, but all complicated movements are simply a combination of the really, really basic concepts. Nail these concepts and soon enough you'll be piecing it all together.

hug


fake teeth and glueBRONZE Member
Checking who's online, watching you!
1,972 posts
Location: somewhere, England (UK)


Posted:
welcome to HOP smartyy

you just lost the game!!!!!! !!!!!

knowledge is power, power corupts, study hard, become evil.


rippythegatorSILVER Member
stranger
5 posts
Location: cupertino, CA, USA


Posted:
I would recommend learning the 3 beat weave next, but if you are still having trouble with the butterfly then you should just get used to the feel of the poi and how they move in relation to your body.

GidgBRONZE Member
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8,506 posts
Location: Portland Oregon USA


Posted:
Just start with the teaching vids on this site. They start easy and keep going.

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