Learn Fire Poi - Where should the swivels go?

i think swivels at the Poi head are completely impractical in spinning. 1) the Swivel at the Poi head will only add unnecessary hardware and weight at the Poi head 2) if you happen to graze yourself with the Poi head and you're using the standard link chain your Poi will wind up for half a second and immediately unwind 3) if you hit yourself so much going the same direction that your chains become completely wound up you need to practice more and that trick is definitely not ready for fire. nursing the fact that hitting yourself unintentionally is okay will stunt your learning and progression to do things cleaner and more precise

also swivels at the handle only help for orbitals. my hyperloops and air wraps work the same with no swivels. the orbital is only one trick...one painfully over done trick

I think a Swivel at the Poi head end of chain would weigh about the same as the equivalent length of chain it replaces, therefore not adding weight really. The right kind of graze across the body can set a Poi head into rotation pretty well, especially if catching upon a corner of cathedral heads. That half second you mention can be much more than half a second, and more than enough to change the outcome of a mishap, potentially. Though I commend you for mentioning that if you're unintentionally grazing yourself, you shouldn't be doing that lit up yet... things do happen... and every precaution is worthwhile .