Learn Beginners part 1 - Selecting a staff

Would any one care to offer more insight on the sizing of double staffs?

I just finished making my first pair, I'm 6'2" and found that when placed in to my arm pit, the staff ends 4 inches past my fingers, I think they're about 3.5 feet long. When held in the middle, the wick is a streached finger span from my armpit, this allows ample room for under the arm work.

Bloody hell where is my ruler?

I am a 5'5 female and a beginner in Contact Staff. Not sure my height from my shoulder down as I probably would like to order the staff that length. What wieghts would you recommend for me? I'm unsure on this part, I don't want it to be too light or heavy as I need the right momentum on learning the contact moves.

The correct sizing for double Staffs depends on what tricks and styles you are going to apply. From the measurements you are describing, it seems that you are looking for Staffs for "tech" style (using anti-spins) and moves with negative space (moving the end of the staff through your armpit and the space between your shoulder and neck)

For "tech" the ideal measurement is a bit shorter than double the length from your palm to your armpit. This way you can do tricks that involve negative space. I'm 5'10 and use 1 meter Staffs for this kind of style.

For a combination of tech and swing style (rotating the staff with your wrist as the axis point), I use Staffs that are a bit shorter than double the length from my palm to the middle of my chest. This way I can do some tech tricks, but the staff are long enough that swing style tricks look ok. Mine are 1.20 meters in length

For pure swing and contact style double Staffs, I use Staffs that are a bit shorter than double the length from my fist to the ground. (This way they don't hit the ground when I have my arm down while spinning). The longer length allows for more fire on my staff and looks much cooler than the small wicks used for tech. My big doubles are 1.45 meters.

Staff size is very personal to your own style and body. If you're serious about staff, I suggest you learn to build your own and experiment what happens with different lengths, weights, and thicknesses. When I play around with someone else's Staffs I discover different tricks because of the nature of the staff's qualities. Thicker and heavier Staffs give an advantage to contact style tricks. Lighter and thinner Staffs give an advantage to speed and swing style tricks. With faster spinning you can have more fire on your staff because the flame is drawn away from your hand by the rotation of the staff. Thinner Staffs allow for finger tricks that add rotations to almost any trick, but they tend to bend easily if you drop them.

Good luck and happy spinning!

Heavier contact Staffs will generally make contact moves cleaner, since the staff will have more of it's own momentum. However, they do whack you harder than the lighter ones! What I recommend is for you to get an aluminum staff with wooden inserts to weight the ends. In general, the larger the difference in weight between the center of the staff and its ends (ends being heavier), the slower the staff with spin and the more control you will have. If the center has more weight because of the material of the staff (steel) or if the whole staff has a core, the staff will spin faster and be less stable for contact.

If you are just beginning and are mostly going to practice without fire, I recommend you get a lighter staff of the length you want and add weight to the ends by taping strips of bicycle or car innertube to the ends. That will protect your wicks while you practice and allow you to explore what weight you prefer.

i’m like 5’7 and i ordered a 5’3 staff, is this gonna work okay?

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