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I just started staffing, currently ive got a 4 foot staff that im practicing with. Ive noticed that it gets tiring really quick, and I was wondering if there is a training regiment anyone could recommend.
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slow it down and stop spinning like a mentalist
i don't think there is a training regiment really it's just something you build upto
Carpal \'Tunnel
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erm....... keep spinning
4 years down the line you will go for days
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compfuzzled
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slow it down
prob the best advice ever
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No, surely the best advice ever is "Dont play leapfrog with unicorns"?
Pirate Ninja
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Practise everything in both hands, in both directions. It will help to keep you balanced and you wont develop repetitive stress as much from always doing the same thing, in the same hand.
Whats the staff made from? I have two 1.4m Aliminium staffs and find the weight ok. Though I do remember my arms getting tired in the beginning.
If you feel your muscles getting tired then try working a differrent move that doesnt hurt for a while...
Try doubles
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Get yourself a stupidly heavy staff and train with that for a bit. It will build up your muscles so your normal staff is easy.
Hurts a bit if you hit yourself tho
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Macaque of all trades
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I agree, my staffs are quite heavy and that helps, but I agree with ravehead *shudder* slow it down and go for precision more than speed.
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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sometime u should be keep moving and your hand will not get tired so easly...if you are keep doing the same thing your hand will get tired for sure,just keep doing other patten that will make u spin much more longer..
Classically British
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Just going to chuck my 2p in...
Personally if I was new to staff I wouldn't use a heavy staff until I'd been spinning for a while and had good technique down. - otherwise you risk doing serious damage to your wrist as the muscles won't have built up...
Don't forget, staff (and poi) are both pretty physical, so if you've not been doing much other exercise before you'll find it pretty knackering
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slow it down find a few local staff spinners then watch and learn
veteran
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Spin faster!!!!!
Really really fast
For longer!
Twice as long!!!
Push yourself!!!
Beat the pain!!!!!
Be the best you can be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AAARRRGGGHHH!!! My giant stick broke!!! In two!!! My stick broke in two!!! 
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Well, I am clearly no expert on this matter:
But I agree, get a heavier stick to work with when practicing, you'll build up more muscle and your light staff will feel like nothing when you're working with it.
Do make sure to stay in practice with the light one too. Because it will respond differently..
Also a plus, is when you've smacked yourself with a heavy stick alot, you'll find the light stick doesn't hurt as much.
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Practise everything in both hands, in both directions. It will help to keep you balanced and you wont develop repetitive stress as much from always doing the same thing, in the same hand.
Whats the staff made from? I have two 1.4m Aliminium staffs and find the weight ok. Though I do remember my arms getting tired in the beginning.
If you feel your muscles getting tired then try working a differrent move that doesnt hurt for a while...
Try doubles
this is what you should listen to
just practicing more doing different moves and you'll build up the muscles. if you get a staff thats too heavy you can risk straining something or injury by hitting yourself.
most importantly SLOW IT DOWN. precision makes it less tiring.
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wandering thru the woods of WI
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Location: Wisconsin, USA
be slow and if you get stuck on something move on, otherwise you'll tire out those muscles and then feel worse,
use both hands (stupid me my right arm hurts)for equal development, maybe even practice with your weak hand more
Faith
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old hand
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Some good advice here. I would advise against going straight to a heavy staff though, i did this when i first started spinning and caused some fairly serious back strain.
Also its a really good idea to warm up before spinning so you are less likly to pull/ strain anything and you will keep the muscles you are excercising suple and not get all achey after.
"Don't do it naked!"
Macaque of all trades
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good call and don't do1move too often as you will overwork 1muscle group andmaybe strain yourself
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.
wandering thru the woods of WI
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Location: Wisconsin, USA
oooh but that is how i get the muscle memory
Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed
Macaque of all trades
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Location: wombling free..., United Kingdom
true but you should work other muscle groups whilst you rest the ones you used repeatedly. building 1 set of muscles with the detrimrement of others can cause disalignment or if you Build the muscles unevenly (we are talking large) then you can look like a weirdo
) 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.
wandering thru the woods of WI
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Location: Wisconsin, USA
me and large muscles, now that is funny
Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed
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2 peices of advice,listen or ignore them at your will
dont work in advertising it will eat away at your soul(sorry dude my mum is a hippy)
pick your own speed and style of twirling
good luck
tim
wandering thru the woods of WI
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Location: Wisconsin, USA
i shouldn't work in advertising...i was planning on working in advertising? but it's fun telling people what to buy, and since i have christian values... *insert evil laugh*
do they sell foam tape, my head hurts
Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed
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on a more serious note,
i strongly advise stretching and some cardio exercises befdore you start practising and more stretches and slow movements to warm down after training
wandering thru the woods of WI
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Location: Wisconsin, USA
i was being serious...do they sell foam tape, i panic duck and hit my head often
Faith
Nay, whatever comes one hour was sunlit and the most high gods may not make boast of any better thing than to have watched that hour as it passed
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lol
pain is a great teacher,but you could try pipe lagging or carpet pieces
member
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Faith, Home depot or walmart should have foam pipe insulation, actualy I'm shure I have some laying around my garage you could use for that.
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