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Inventor
117 posts
Location: Australia
Inventor
117 posts
Location: Australia
Posted:
It's great isn't it?
I bought my first staff about 5 weeks ago. A concentrate one with the red grip, and went to the Hobart fire meet the night after with a few friends who spin. The feeling of burning off and spinning with fire for the first time was incredible. About a weeks after, I got some extra wick and turned it into a double wick staff with bigger fireballs!
My parents were doubting my sanity for a little while, so I went out and bought the stuff I needed and made two short staves, 1m each to try and learn some doubles stuff which is really fun, but mighty tiring for the arms and shoulders. About 10 days ago, a friend taught me how to do a 3 beat weave with poi. Poi seemed fun, so I ordered some purple fluffy poi from homeofpoi. When they came in the mail and I opened the package I laughed for about 10 mins. Those fluffy poi are just fuzzy and hilarious!.. 
So now I'm learning poi and a few people are claiming they hate me for learning too fast. Now that I have no money from buying myself plenty of toys, I plan on ordering some fire snakes and 2.5" monkey fists when I do have the money. I'm definately obsessed. It's great isn't it?
*Grins like a crazyman*
Did anyone else start off the same way I did?
It's great isn't it?
I bought my first staff about 5 weeks ago. A concentrate one with the red grip, and went to the Hobart fire meet the night after with a few friends who spin. The feeling of burning off and spinning with fire for the first time was incredible. About a weeks after, I got some extra wick and turned it into a double wick staff with bigger fireballs!
My parents were doubting my sanity for a little while, so I went out and bought the stuff I needed and made two short staves, 1m each to try and learn some doubles stuff which is really fun, but mighty tiring for the arms and shoulders. About 10 days ago, a friend taught me how to do a 3 beat weave with poi. Poi seemed fun, so I ordered some purple fluffy poi from homeofpoi. When they came in the mail and I opened the package I laughed for about 10 mins. Those fluffy poi are just fuzzy and hilarious!.. So now I'm learning poi and a few people are claiming they hate me for learning too fast. Now that I have no money from buying myself plenty of toys, I plan on ordering some fire snakes and 2.5" monkey fists when I do have the money. I'm definately obsessed. It's great isn't it?*Grins like a crazyman*
Did anyone else start off the same way I did?
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Carpal \'Tunnel
6,942 posts
Location: London, UK
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,942 posts
Location: London, UK
Posted:
obsession is the way to the future :P
i started poi bout 2 months ago and ive practised almost every day sinse :P just got my fire poi - cant wit to light up
started learning devil stick as well which im finding really hard but good fun all the same
obsession is the way to the future :P
i started poi bout 2 months ago and ive practised almost every day sinse :P just got my fire poi - cant wit to light up
started learning devil stick as well which im finding really hard but good fun all the same
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grumpy poorly froggy
3,999 posts
Location: Nuneaton, United Kingdom
grumpy poorly froggy
3,999 posts
Location: Nuneaton, United Kingdom
Posted:
i am just the same and its so much fun. and lets face it spinning or cleaning i know which i enjoy more
i am just the same and its so much fun. and lets face it spinning or cleaning i know which i enjoy more
Life's too short to worry about where you put your marshmallows
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Member
71 posts
Location: Plymouth, UK
Member
71 posts
Location: Plymouth, UK
Posted:
Yep, I'm defo addicted!! Bought 2 sets of practise poi within a week of eachother, fire poi the following and now have strobed glow poi and am waiting for some streetlight poi thingies from the US!!! Definately addddiiiiictttteeeeedd!!!...but it's a good thang!
Yep, I'm defo addicted!! Bought 2 sets of practise poi within a week of eachother, fire poi the following and now have strobed glow poi and am waiting for some streetlight poi thingies from the US!!! Definately addddiiiiictttteeeeedd!!!...but it's a good thang!
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Pooh-Bah
1,785 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,785 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
hey, we're all addicts here!
hey, we're all addicts here!
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
Posted:
everybody here is totally wacked about poi, i am, you are, he is, she is, we all love it!
EDITED_BY: sparkey! (1115238540)
everybody here is totally wacked about poi, i am, you are, he is, she is, we all love it!
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Internet Hate Machine
10,530 posts
Location: They seek him here, they seek him there...
10,530 posts
Location: They seek him here, they seek him there...
Posted:
Some peeps dont do poi here
some do staff and other toys
We'd be worried if you werent addicted
Some peeps dont do poi here
some do staff and other toys
We'd be worried if you werent addicted
The existance of flamethrowers says that someone, somewhere, at sometime said "I need to set that thing on fire, but it's too far away."
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Inventor
117 posts
Location: Australia
Inventor
117 posts
Location: Australia
Posted:
I suppose it's all ok then!
I suppose it's all ok then!
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*slou?
6,555 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia
*slou?
6,555 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Posted:
oh yes, really quite acceptable!!
homework? what?
ohhhhh you mean i should go play with my poi!!!!
oh yes, really quite acceptable!!
homework? what?
ohhhhh you mean i should go play with my poi!!!!
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addict
475 posts
Location: Van Diemans Land, Australia
addict
475 posts
Location: Van Diemans Land, Australia
Posted:
Hey! Gherkin Mate!!
Thanks for letting me burn with your long staff the other night. Good fun dude.
Makes me want to kinda take up staff.
Anyway. You gotta let me try your snakes when you get them. even though they will scare the tripe out of me.
Hey! Gherkin Mate!!
Thanks for letting me burn with your long staff the other night. Good fun dude.
Makes me want to kinda take up staff.
Anyway. You gotta let me try your snakes when you get them. even though they will scare the tripe out of me.
Fair luna bright, fair luna moon
it shines at night but fades too soon
fair luna moon, fair luna bright
forever we dance
we dance under starlight
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Inventor
117 posts
Location: Australia
Inventor
117 posts
Location: Australia
Posted:
Hey man!
You should take up staff. It's not a lot of money to buy/make one, and then you'll have more toys to burn!
I should be ordering the snakes and monkeyfists in a week or three, and I'll let you try the snakes for sure. I checked the weight of 2.5" monkeyfists vs. cube cathedrals, and the monkeys are only a few grams heavier, so I decided to go with them.
Hey man!
You should take up staff. It's not a lot of money to buy/make one, and then you'll have more toys to burn!
I should be ordering the snakes and monkeyfists in a week or three, and I'll let you try the snakes for sure. I checked the weight of 2.5" monkeyfists vs. cube cathedrals, and the monkeys are only a few grams heavier, so I decided to go with them.
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